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Originally Posted by Fuzz
And a lot of "Christian" traditions are just taken from other cultures, ceremonies and practices. I don't see anything in the bible about decorating a Christmas tree.
If you are lighting candles on a Menorah you are displaying a religious symbol, so I assume even if you didn't discuss why, it still won't be permitted.
And to link the two thoughts, I light a Menorah every year, but for me it's a tradition, not a religious item at all. So it could be argued that really almost any object can be presented as tradition, not a religious object, depending on the individual and how they experience it. Which makes it tough to write a law banning. Which I guess is what the NWC is in play.
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European Christianity is a mingling of old pagan traditions with Christian ones. A Christmas tree was a religious symbol, although it's lost its religious symbolism and is now largely just tradition. That being said, I would still consider it a religious tradition, as Christians do it as part of their tradition.
I think this is where we're getting into the danger zone. My guess is that the Menorah would likely be banned but a tree allowed.
Also lighting candles doesn't require a menorah, just a progressive number of candles over the 8 nights. Is the whole candle a symbol?
This is where the bigotry will come in. The traditional "traditions" will all just happen to be Christian, as historically people were just intolerant. This law will likely just solidify historical intolerance.
