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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The Nativity is the Christian symbol of the holiday, not the fricken tree.
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There can be more than one symbol for the holiday. Lambs, stars, angels, bells,
trees...
I don't know why you brought up the Pope, but just because he doesn't bow down in front of a fir tree doesn't mean anything about it's status as a symbol of or a part of a Christian holiday and tradition.
It doesn't have to be in any "Christian doctrine" or anything else to be considered a Christian symbol. It has become one. There is a legend that Saint Boniface used the triangular shape of the tree to represent the holy trinity though. Does that count?
Does it say in any religious doctrine or text that you should hang a crucifix on the wall? I don't know, but I doubt it. Does that mean it's not a religious symbol?
I'm really surprised (like the other poster) that this is even up for discussion. It's a
Christmas Tree, put up at
Christmas and
Christmas is supposed to be a celebration of the birth of
Christ. How you can sit there and say "it's got nothing to do with
Christianity" is beyond me.
The way you guys are talking it sounds like you think it's just a random tree that just coincidentally gets put up at this time of year, every year, and it has nothing to do with the holiday it shares it's name with. It's another coincidence that it happens to be called a Christmas Tree.