XPost: nyc.politics, nyc.general, nyc.events 
 From: dogglebe@yahoooo.com 
  
 On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:47:55 GMT, "Freedom Fighter"  
 wrote: 
  
 >"Phil"  wrote in message 
 >news:g85vk3tpu5sae4v7k49ptl1e6i68s7i8ej@4ax.com... 
 >> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:41:51 GMT, "Freedom Fighter"  
 >> wrote: 
 >> 
 >>>We also have a Constitutional right to be free from the imposition of 
 >>>others' beliefs and practices on ourselves. 
 > 
 >> We're talking about changing the name of the Christmas tree to the 
 >> Holiday tree, just for the sake of being politically correct.  It's 
 >> been called Christmas tree for centuries and, all of a sudden, it's 
 >> wrong? 
 > 
 >You can call it whatever you wish. I think such decorated trees are 
 >beautiful and desirable, but if they are financed by public funds or erected 
 >in a public place, it is a violation of our Constitutional separation of 
 >church and state to officially endorse any religion by any means, which the 
 >noun "Christmas" does. So have decorated trees around, they are beautiful, 
 >but simply respect the right of non-Christians to not have their tax money 
 >used to promote Christianity. 
  
 I think, for the most part, they are funded by donations. 
  
 Either way, calling it a holiday tree is a joke, though.  Everyone 
 knows that it's a symbol of Christmas. 
  
  
 Phil 
  
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