Oh, poor, abused Tannenbaum

If there is war on Christmas, we’ve seen the enemy and it is us — at least all of us who take extreme liberties with Christmas trees. This and recent years have produced tales of upside-down Christmas trees, remote-control color-changing tree lights, hot-pink trees and feather trees. In Lawrence this week, there was even a fuss about a tree decorated with plastic figures meant to represent 11- and 12-week-old fetuses. (Maybe everything really is about abortion after all.)
Posted by Rhonda Holman

5 Comments

  1. Ben Huie
    Posted December 22, 2005 at 8:09 pm | Permalink

    We should return the tree to its original role as a symbol of the promise of new life and the Light returning to the Earth. Remember, the traditions of the tree and of exchanging gifts of silver are not Biblical but rather represent Saturnalia and other Solstice celebrations. Nobody celebrating those would defile the tree in such a manner.

  2. Otto
    Posted December 23, 2005 at 10:32 am | Permalink

    Make sure you call it a Christmas tree because The Rev. TERRY FOX said yesterday; he wanted to force all Atheists to celebrate the holidays on April fools and not this time of year.I guess according to Fox, those of us who are not Christians should not even have the right to celebrate this season. Scrooge would be proud of such a position.

  3. Ben Huie
    Posted December 23, 2005 at 1:51 pm | Permalink

    It’s a Saturnalia tree. Fox’s people stole it. And, it is frowned upon in the Old Testament. As for the Ayatollah TERRY FOX; who cares?

  4. Ray Thomas
    Posted December 23, 2005 at 4:28 pm | Permalink

    Terry Fox needs to give up his tax free status and register as a Political Action Committee.

    Also, his magnificent edifice brings to mind the story of Jesus driving the money changers from the temple. Lot of money there.

  5. JohnDoe#2
    Posted December 30, 2005 at 1:39 am | Permalink

    amen to that Ray.