McGuinty says Christmas tree ban ‘unfortunate’

[jason]

Ex-Lemmingworks. ##.

Christmas tree ban ‘unfortunate’ This has been very interesting. Many members of various religious communities are opposing the removal of a christmas tree from a Toronto courthouse. I listened to a TV report where one shiek religious leader related how his children celebrate all festivals: christmas, eid, dewali, hannuka, et al. Other religious leaders suggested that we should be celebrating more faith’s festivals, not fewer.

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yeah, that's sad..........

[dracschick.livejournal.com]

they shouldn't remove the tree. Add more holiday items instead:)

Re: yeah, that's sad..........

[complicittheory.livejournal.com]

it cracks me up because I don't see the tree as really christian at all...

have a cool yule.

Re: yeah, that's sad..........

[dracschick.livejournal.com]

you too:)

[ivyblossom.livejournal.com]

But we DON'T celebrate everyone else's festivals. I dunno, in my workplace, we put up a christmas tree, we have a christmas lunch, we have a christmas gift exchange, but when I suggest that we have a purim party in the winter, they say that we don't celebrate religious holidays. :/

[complicittheory.livejournal.com]

yeeeegzactly... perhaps your folks need consciousness raising.


We have an end of term party which happens right after marks are due (which is almost winter solistice), and we have a start of year and end of year party (september and may).

I don't celebrate Yule in the neo-pagan or wiccan sense, but I do like burning large logs... which is enough for me.

[annef.livejournal.com]

I do agree that the celebration of just one religious holiday over others is wrong. But a Christmas tree isn't really Christian... of course, neither is the celebration of Christ's birthday really December 25th... happy Saturnalia, everyone!

And saying "happy holidays" or "holiday tree" is just plain stupid. Doesn't anyone know what holiday means?

[complicittheory.livejournal.com]

Wellto say that christ's mass isn't related to christianity does have to be couched in the fact that this shift has been less than say 100yrs over all, and that probably only a small % outside north america see it that way, and probably japan with pink cake. And we know that it is very christian to incorporate other religions' traditions into is't borg collective.

mean or meant?
We now have summy holidays, and holidays to the south of france. But I get your point,
which is why I wish everyone a "cool yule", in the non-wiccan/non-neopagan sense. :)