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Fake trees turn Christmas on its head
Yahoo/USAToday ^ | 11-08-05 | Craig Wilson

Posted on 11/09/2005 12:47:42 PM PST by FeeinTennessee

Edited on 11/09/2005 12:59:15 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: christmas; christmastrees
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To: not_apathetic_anymore

Sounds like your problem is with the dog, not the tree ;)


41 posted on 11/09/2005 1:19:17 PM PST by Aznar5
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To: naturalized

"OK, am I the only one who is thinking about Peter?"

My first thought.


42 posted on 11/09/2005 1:20:07 PM PST by Phosgood (Kerry was a Shill for Hillery)
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To: Sols
When did "christmas" trees get co-opted into being a Christian tradition anyway?
43 posted on 11/09/2005 1:21:37 PM PST by Durus ("Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." JFK)
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To: not_apathetic_anymore

Unless you hang the presents from the ceiling too, the doggy-previewing-the-presents thing will still be a problem. But at least boy-doggies would have less temptation to lift a leg and "water" the tree and surrounding presents.


44 posted on 11/09/2005 1:21:58 PM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: GovernmentShrinker

"Somehow I can't see the self-styled "Satnaists" with their inverted pentagrams and all, sticking one of these trendy monstrosities in their living rooms."

I wasn't referring to "Satanists." The mere act of inverting a powerful symbol is believed to work to negate that power in occult philosophy, so it would not matter who was doing it, or what their intent might be. The very act itself is a negation. That's what I meant.


45 posted on 11/09/2005 1:22:19 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: FeeinTennessee

The Christmas tree comes from the Middle Ages. Is the Christmas tree screwed up? People in this thread are discussing tradition, but the earliest tradition of the Christmas tree was that it be hung from the ceiling. Is your "new tradition" better than "old tradition?" Why? Because you're used to it?


46 posted on 11/09/2005 1:24:38 PM PST by Sols
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To: RegulatorCountry
Outside of that, it has to just look absolutely ridiculous.

It "looks" like a uterus...well, it does.

47 posted on 11/09/2005 1:25:08 PM PST by madison10
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To: RegulatorCountry

And yet, some more Christmas Tree Legends - this time Inverted

Back in the 7th century a monk from Crediton, Devonshire, traveled to Germany to spread the Word of God. Legend has it that he used the triangular shape of the Fir Tree to describe the Holy Trinity of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit to the German people. The German people started to revere the Fir Tree as "God's Tree". In the next 5 centuries, the tree became a symbol of Christianity, and was being hung upside-down from the ceiling as a sign of Christianity.


48 posted on 11/09/2005 1:25:30 PM PST by MadeInAmerica
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To: not_apathetic_anymore

If you're going to use this tree then give your family helium-filled gifts.

It'll be a Christmas they'll never forget.


49 posted on 11/09/2005 1:27:30 PM PST by kidd
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To: FeeinTennessee

My friend has been hanging her tree from the wall for years. She started doing it to keep the cats out of it. I'll have to call and tell her that she is a trend setter.


50 posted on 11/09/2005 1:27:59 PM PST by Samwise (The media is "stuck on stupid.")
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To: MadeInAmerica

" In the next 5 centuries, the tree became a symbol of Christianity, and was being hung upside-down from the ceiling as a sign of Christianity."

No doubt an overt attempt to negate the supposed pagan influence of a coopted tradition. Many of my ancestors were German speaking, Lutherans, Dutch Reformed and Moravian. There are several traditional practices relating to Advent that are triangular, yet not inverted, at least in this day and time.


51 posted on 11/09/2005 1:29:33 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: madison10

"It "looks" like a uterus...well, it does."

No ovaries, then. And, the cervix is exceedingly narrow. Definite candidate for caesarian.


52 posted on 11/09/2005 1:31:09 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: FeeinTennessee

How do you keep the water in the base of an upside down tree?


53 posted on 11/09/2005 1:35:14 PM PST by mountainlyons (Still angry after all these years!)
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To: mountainlyons

"How do you keep the water in the base of an upside down tree?"

The same way you keep the presents on the ceiling and cause ornaments to fall up, apparently.


54 posted on 11/09/2005 1:38:48 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Hank Rearden; steveo
Keep nope alive.


55 posted on 11/09/2005 1:42:10 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: naturalized

ditto your thought.

...sad, indeed


56 posted on 11/09/2005 1:46:21 PM PST by woollyone (...a closed mouth gathers no feet...)
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To: FeeinTennessee
They are making a mockery of Christmas.

And Christmas has made a mockery of the birth of Jesus...But hey, it's a feel good time of the year...

57 posted on 11/09/2005 1:47:09 PM PST by Iscool (Start your own revolution by voting for the candidates the media (and gov't) tells you cannot win.)
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To: Sols

The Christmas tree comes from the Middle Ages. Is the Christmas tree screwed up? People in this thread are discussing tradition, but the earliest tradition of the Christmas tree was that it be hung from the ceiling. Is your "new tradition" better than "old tradition?" Why? Because you're used to it?



I said the MIDDLE AGES was screwed up.
And yeah I think the inverted tree is pathetic. People have gotten away from the real reason of Christmas. I'd like to share this message...I got it off a Christmas card:

COME AND SEE!

It's a star in the heavens
Come and see!

It's a light in the stable
Come and see!

It's a babe in the manger
Come and see!

It's a miracle...of love

And that's the story of Christmas.



58 posted on 11/09/2005 1:53:05 PM PST by FeeinTennessee (http://hometown.aol.com/feereports/feepolitics.html)
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To: Iscool

And Christmas has made a mockery of the birth of Jesus...But hey, it's a feel good time of the year...



I don't see it that way...if we remember the reason that Jesus came to this Earth. At least we are celebrating the fact He came here for us, we shouldn't forget that.


59 posted on 11/09/2005 1:55:16 PM PST by FeeinTennessee (http://hometown.aol.com/feereports/feepolitics.html)
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To: FeeinTennessee
Certainly people have forgotten the real meaning of Christmas. But I don't know exactly what this is about. It would be in error to define it by history, since no one knows history these days. So it probably means nothing much, other than the fact that human nature likes to go against the grain once in awhile.

I've already bought most of what I am going to buy (not much) for this year. But I'm thinking of buying absolutely nothing for next year. I'll give those close to me cash so they get something. But why reward retailers who hate Christians? No donations. No gifts other than money. Just real time focusing on the real meaning, but only if it is free.

60 posted on 11/09/2005 1:58:13 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. Ps. 14:34)
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