XPost: nyc.politics, nyc.general, nyc.events 
 From: liberty@once.net 
  
 "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. 
  
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