Amazingly enough, my history professor actually mentioned this story tonight before my final exam in that class. So just an interesting factoid that he gave us for all the Christians in the audience tonight. The original Puritan settlers of Thanksgiving fame originally had outlawed the Christmas holiday and fined anyone that did not work that day.
I was raised in a Jewish family (my mother converted to Reform Judaism before I was born).
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Originally Posted by jorgelito
and get this, because it is a universal symbol of hope and triumph and not just a minor Jewish holiday symbol (since when? If so, why weren't we informed before of this wonderful inclusion?).
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It can under certain perspectives be seen that way, and probably is by many. Are you familiar with the Channukah Holiday and why the menorah is a symbol of that holiday? If not I would be more than happy to post a brief synopsis of it here. Yes, it is a minor holiday when compared with other Jewish holidays, but it is also the second most recognized symbol of Judaism (the first being the Star of David).
I personally have no problems with
Christmas Trees being all over the place, however even though I do consider Christmas to be a non-religious holiday now, the fact is that most Christians still consider it a Christian holiday. As such when it comes to publicly owned or supported places, if one religions symbols are displayed, then they should be open to display any religions symbols if requested.
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Originally Posted by flstf
Overheard in the local tavern.....
First they killed our Lord, and now they want to eliminate any symbols that may remind us of his birth.  |
Words to hit someone by..... Michael Richards gets all kinds of flak for saying nigger, but I bet nobody made a comment about that