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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
That's ridiculous. I can't go walking around wearing swastikas and say it is a symbol of my reverance to Hindu culture. The symbol was adopted by another group for which it became synonymous.
There is a reason it is called a "Christmas Tree". If someone has a Christmas tree it's far more likely that the person is Christian than Jewish.
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Why is it ridiculous, I know a lot of non-christians that put up a christmas tree. And the reason why the swastika is reviled like it is, is not the religeous symbiology but the fact that it was adopted as the symbol of one of the most brutal and murderous regimes in the history of the planet, big difference.
The Catholic church has not adopted the tree as a symbol of its religion. Its not in the bible, its not part of the christmas rights and ceremonies. They don't kneel in defference too it.