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Originally Posted by Silvy
If I put a christmas tree in my house, should I need to put up other religious symbols as well? Or only if I don't close the curtains?
I can understand the decision to remove the trees altogether as a means to resolve the issue quickly. But I would've told the rabbi to realize the difference with the pop-culture meaning of christmas trees, and the religious meaning of other symbols.
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If your house is somehow a public building used to transact business with the government, then yes, you need to put up other religious symbols as reasonably requested by members of those religions that request them. Otherwise you're free to do whatever you want in the privacy of your own home. Just as I'm going to feel free to steer clear of any future strawmen.
By going public, don't you think that Sea-Tac has basically made this rabbi look like an asshole? Seriously, there are going to be calling him the "anti-Christmas" rabbi or something very quickly.