On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 06:50:21 +1000, James A. Donald wrote:
> "PTravel"
>> >> Even granting that the Christmas tree is secular
>> >> (and I don't believe that it is), it is definitely
>> >> not all-sectarian.
>
> "James A. Donald"
>> > It evidently includes Hindus, ancestor worshippers,
>> > and animists, they being part of "peace on earth and
>> > goodwill to all men"
>
> "PTravel"
>> I'm talking about Christmas trees, not sentiments of
>> the holidays.
>
> You will find Christmas trees in the houses of Hindus,
> ancestor worshippers, and animists. Why then do some
> Jews and many Muslims make a big deal of *not* having a
> Christmas tree, as if it was made of ham?
Because it's not their religion. Duh.
> It is not that they want to make the point that they are
> not Christian. They want to make the point that they
> are not American, even though Americans want them to be
> American.
Aren't you the evil .?
By the way, are you expatriate? As in, who the . are you to define what
it is or is not to "be American" sitting over there in Australia?
--
Mark K. Bilbo
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