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Originally Posted by Phaneuf3
ok first off - christmas the way it is celebrated by most people and the way it is marketed by companies and deceorated for by airlines and such has nothing to do with religion. NONE. there is a celebration that christians have at the same time, but this has nothing to do with christmas trees.
secondly, simply by walking past a christmas tree does not mean you are celebrating christmas or following any traditions... religious or not.
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No kidding, I agree completly.
did you read the first line of what you quoted... it said
"first, let me be clear that I have no problem with X-mas trees, or Christmas. I love it."
You're misunderstanding my post.
My issue is not with the celebration of Christmas, trees, decorations, praying to Christ, going to church, angels on trees or anything like that.
My issue is with the statement that was made about how people in the UK/Canada/US shoud
HAVE TO follow these things and the comparison to a
RELIGIOUS country.
I completely support peoples rights to enjoy these things and I have no problem with it being in public places, on TV, at my work, at my school, in my home.
But people have the
CHOICE to enjoy these things. A choice that I myself make to do so.
They don't
HAVE TO do anything. It's their right of living in a secular country to opt out.
Clear?