I am inclined to give the good rabbi the benefit of the doubt though. I believe he had the best of intentions but just executed it really poorly. It is also quite possible that even if he had done things the "right" way (EX: asking permission nicely first or offering to pay for a display), the commission may still have panicked and pulled the trees anyways in anticipation of a lawsuit. We can blame this one on a hyper-litigious society.
Hopefully this will all blow over soon.
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Just making sure, a lot of people aren't familiar with the actual story behind it.
Really? The supposed event happened before Jesus was around, so I would have assumed that it could be included within Christianity as well. But maybe that's just me being naive. And in the case that your using, the only reason it hasn't been as open as Christmas or Easter is simply because it hasn't been market whored out (yet).
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Oh no dude, I think you misunderstand. I am referring to Hannukah not being open to others because Judaism in general is not an open religion, that is, one actively seeking converts. As such, the Jewish faith tends to be very private and exclusive. So of course, Hannukah wouldn't be "open" to others in that sense. Alos, Hannukah is NOT a part of Christianity as a religious holiday or what-not. (Although from an academic or historical perspective, the argument can be made for all Judaic tradition to be part of Christianity. I mean just look at Jesus and his followers for Christ's sake!! They were Jews!!)
Your second point is exactly what I am talking about as well. That is, the commercialization of a religious holiday. It is my contention that said commercialization has created a secularization of that holiday as well. It would not make sense to "commercialize" Hannukah in this sense
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edit: I apologize if what I'm saying makes little sense, i've been drinking and am not as coherent as I would like to think I am.
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I assume you are done with finals then?
