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Originally Posted by leonk19
I respectfully disagree. I'm Jewish myself and I feel that this Rabbi, as well as everyone who is trying to be politically correct these days about Christmas is just so stupid. As a Rabbi he should know first hand that if he gets his wish of putting up a Menora, all it will do is fuel all the other people from different religions to ask the airports to do the same. Threatening the airport with litigation is just ridiculous to boot.
And I will tell you that Christmas is not a Christian holiday. For every 1 person that goes to church to celebrate Christmas, there are 20 that go to the mall instead to buy Playstation 3's. I mean, I'm a Jew who celebrates Hannukah, but I probably get more excited over Christmas than I do for any other holiday.
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Does that mean that Hanukah is not a Jewish Holiday because for every 1 Jew who goes to Shul to say the special prayers for Hanukah there are 20 buying Nintedo Wii's?
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And it's not because of Christ, it's because I actually like the decorations and the Christmas trees and the lights. People who get offended by this stuff need to get a grip. They are decorations for God's sake. Like another poster said, I don't think any of you go to your neighbours house and tell them to put up another religious symbol by their lit up Christmas tree.
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Notice how you recognize and refer to them as "Christmas Trees", not as seasonal decorations - Might have nothing to do with christ, but definately associated with Christians.
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Even if it is a corporation putting up Christmas trees and lights, I highly doubt they are putting them up to celebrate Christ. Tell me what company Christmas parties have prayers going on. All I see is co-workers showing up and getting drunk and hitting on each other. For the general public, Christmas was and never will be a religious holiday, and people who get offended this easily should just stay indoors, because if they get offended over some stupid Christmas decorations, I don't want to know what else will send them into an uproar.
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That may be your company. Christians in my building have identified the three in our lobby as a Christmas tree because it has gifts under it and a star on top of it. My company insists on saying grace before we eat our 'holiday lunch' (I am then given the opportunity to say a Jewish grace).
Each company is different - though I bet your company's holiday parties are better than mine.