2007-11-19 07:44:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
The name of the holiday is Christmas.
2007-11-19 07:50:13 · update #1
My opinion is that when people start censoring the way we speak and walking on egg shells and all that crap so as not to offend someone... it offends me. If you dont celebrate Christmas then fine but me and my house its a frigging Christmas tree.
2007-11-19 07:49:27 · answer #1 · answered by timssterling 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I honestly would not mind if "they took it back." All it does for the Christian is too make us take our focus off of Christ. We can say that Christmas is about celebrating the love of Christ by giving gifts from up under the tree when often it is just about the gifts. Often, what I think people get upset about when you talk of changing the name of the Christmas tree to the "holiday tree" is that you are taking the name of Christmas off of it. To those that celebrate Christmas for the birth of christ it is unnerving but it should be no big deal, we should be thankful that God is protecting us and that we still have our religious freedom. When we see a christmas tree in december everyone knows that christmas is near. If it has no decorations we wonder, "is christmas coming this year." Every other part of the year it is just a "evergreen tree." Let the Christian never forget that the Cross and Nativity scenes represent Christ as well. Those are the images that we should be conscientious of. If we see them any other part of the year, to many people the cross means less. Let us not focus too long on this one suject. While I would prefer that all of you are Christians and I pray that one day God may touch all of your hearts, I know that I am no better than any of you, I sin a lot, all that makes me different is that I am a saved sinner. That is what makes the difference in a Christmas tree and a holiday tree. A Christian should not be offended by the tree changing name for it should not make a difference while we celebrate the season. You are right, the Christmas tree has nothing to do with the birth of Christ, let the pagans have their tree. I on the other hand will take the Lord.
2016-05-24 05:32:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr. Bunny and dot&carryone. have made good points. But actually there is more to it than just trying to be inclusive and welcoming to religions other than Christianity. It is not a matter of political correctness. It is a matter of CYA (cover your assets), because if you stuck them up and claimed they were Christmas trees or mabe even Hannukah trees, then someone would sue you and make a big stupid stink in the media. I don't see why Christianity thinks they can privatize pine trees or olive branches.
Let's put up the trees in a public place, decorate them with lights and invite people from every faith to place some little decorative ornaments on them in the spirit of goodwill and peace. Them let us tie up all the stupid mullahs of every faith and make them sit in a room together with all the other Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim and other mullahs for not less than six hours to discuss how we are all going to get along and respect each other. Make sure the Webcams are running the whole time.
2007-11-19 09:15:36 · answer #3 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nooo - to each their own. There are much larger things to worry about - Christmas trees are not Biblically Christian anyway(that's just the commercial side of Christmas - only trees around Jesus's birth were palm trees) and I see nothing wrong at all with many others (non Christians) having them too and just calling them whatever they want. People care way too much about little insignificant things like that.
I'm not sure Jesus Himself would be down with the idea of Christmas trees and all the commercialism that so many seem to care so much about. My granny used to say the 3 wisemen didn't sit down in the desert and exchange gifts with each other - they took them to Jesus. Christmas Tree? Holiday Tree Family Tree? Whatever - who cares? Not I.
2007-11-19 07:57:51 · answer #4 · answered by svmainus 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Since Holiday trees have a pagan origin I am fine with them being called Holiday or Family trees.
I just wish they would be used on some day other than Christmas.
The same goes for other holidays some people celebrate on Dec. 25th.
2007-11-19 07:51:39 · answer #5 · answered by Abel O 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Just another sign that with the changing population, so is the culture. We are letting other people take over our own country. I am not racist and I am not against people coming here to start a new life. Everyone deserves that. But I'm not to thrilled with the very same people who come here from foreign lands saying WE have to adhere to THEM. If I moved to Pakistan, do you think I'd get away with a North American culture? Absolutely not. And I'd know and respect that. What makes these people think we have to change everything around them?
2007-11-19 08:56:39 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. E. Bunny A.K.A. Andy. 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't matter to me what anyone calls them. I am Atheist but it is still a Christmas tree to me...
2007-11-19 07:51:20 · answer #7 · answered by FallenAngel© 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Are they trying to be politically correct and make the trees acceptable to other religions?
2007-11-19 07:49:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Its so that people who dont celebrate Xmas religously can have one without thinking topo much about it. Xmas trees arnt religous anyway, they were invented (as in the idea of a Crimbo tree) hundreds of years after christmas
So i dont mind
2007-11-19 07:48:11 · answer #9 · answered by bitten_pink 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
BUNCH OF B.S>! this country was founded on Christian principals and why are we "christians" having to give up our values because some athiest or other religion is offended. Poeple IT IS MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! not happy holiday crap...
2007-11-19 07:53:13 · answer #10 · answered by ♥STREAKER♥©℗† 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋