All Christmas trees removed from Sea-Tac Airport

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  • BridgeBitch
    BridgeBitch Posts: 87
    Can you believe this is now international news? I heard on the radio today that it was in the Paris paper.
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  • know1
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    NMyTree wrote:
    Nothing like people arguing over who's fairy tale is more realistic, to give me a good laugh for the day.


    That's extremely demeaning. Don't you see that these people do not believe that it's a fairy tale. Do you understand the meaning of the word belief? It means they hold it to be true.
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  • Restless Soul
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    BridgeBitch wrote:
    Can you believe this is now international news? I heard on the radio today that it was in the Paris paper.


    To be honest, I think it would be very difficult to ever get rid of political correctness because the media play it up so much. It makes good copy after all!
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  • NMyTree
    NMyTree Posts: 2,374
    know1 wrote:
    That's extremely demeaning. Don't you see that these people do not believe that it's a fairy tale. Do you understand the meaning of the word belief? It means they hold it to be true.


    Again, thanks for the good laugh.
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    SweetHarmonics wrote:
    I hope Bill-O is ready for another long battle in the War On Christmas, Rabbi Fuckface has dealt another blow for the evildoers.

    Come on, now. I'd think anyone would admit that these trees being taken down is silly. There are far more offensive things out there than a tree.

    People offended by "Happy Holidays" = silly

    People offended by a "Christmas tree" = silly
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  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    Would it have hurt to let the rabbi install the menorah and keep the tree? What if he did all the work himself? I'm sure the jewish customers would have appreciated it. I don't think the rabbi should have gotten so worked up about it. But the airport kinda overreacted, too.

    oh my god, i agree with abook!

    A Christmas tree is fine. A menorah is fine. I mean, really.

    Folks offended by a menorah justify folks offended by a Christmas tree. It's the Holiday season and they're both fine and are both beyond INoffensive.
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  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    fanch75 wrote:
    oh my god, i agree with abook!

    A Christmas tree is fine. A menorah is fine. I mean, really.

    Folks offended by a menorah justify folks offended by a Christmas tree. It's the Holiday season and they're both fine and are both beyond INoffensive.
    But, I completely agree with the airport. .

    A) they shouldn't be forced to display holiday decorations they don't want to. it is impossible to please everyone....so should we just cancel all holidays because of this?

    B) If they allow the Jews to put something up, then they have to accommodate ALL religions and then it becomes a huge cluster fuck of 100 different messages when the national holiday is Christmas.

    C) Threatening lawsuits is not a very Merry or Happy anything.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    aNiMaL wrote:
    B) If they allow the Jews to put something up, then they have to accommodate ALL religions and then it becomes a huge cluster fuck of 100 different messages when the national holiday is Christmas.
    That's what I thought too. This whole thing is really nonsense. Going to the airport is shitty enough I don't need a festivus pole every 5 feet. Would you even notice if there never any christmas decorations let alone noticing not all religions aren't represented?
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    fanch75 wrote:
    oh my god, i agree with abook!

    A Christmas tree is fine. A menorah is fine. I mean, really.

    Folks offended by a menorah justify folks offended by a Christmas tree. It's the Holiday season and they're both fine and are both beyond INoffensive.

    I knew I'd pull you in eventually. The rest is just a matter of time. ;)
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  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    aNiMaL wrote:
    But, I completely agree with the airport. .

    A) they shouldn't be forced to display holiday decorations they don't want to. it is impossible to please everyone....so should we just cancel all holidays because of this?

    B) If they allow the Jews to put something up, then they have to accommodate ALL religions and then it becomes a huge cluster fuck of 100 different messages when the national holiday is Christmas.

    C) Threatening lawsuits is not a very Merry or Happy anything.

    But there wasn't a request for ALL religions to have something up...just one more. I think it's jumping the gun a little bit. The airport should say that they simply don't want to put it up. But that, of course, would offend customers so they pretend that everyone would pile in making similar requests. They could put up the menorah and see what happens from there....that seems harmless enough. And if they DO get a ton similar requests then they should announce that they are only going to display decorations representing their own faith, which is their right. The airport is also trying to be PC in the name of business.
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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    macgyver06 wrote:
    lol..they should just do it..and than next to it put a nazi flag.

    i met some neo nazis a few weekends ago...still uneducated folks

    A nazi flag is a symbol of hate......different then a menorah
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,829
    NMyTree wrote:
    Nothing like people arguing over who's fairy tale is more realistic, to give me a good laugh for the day.

    wow, what a way to demean so many millions of people at once!
  • gue_barium
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    An interesting aspect to this story is that the "Christmas" tree has origins well before the arrival of Christianity, and in fact, the practice of bringing a tree indoors to mark the solstice was considered heathen and shunned by Christians for many years.
    The menorah is strictly a Jewish symbol in origin.
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  • CorporateWhore
    CorporateWhore Posts: 1,890
    A christmas tree does not hold any religious significance for Christians whatsoever; therefore, it is not a religious artifact. However, the Menorah does hold religious significance for Jews; therefore, it is a religious artifact.

    The Rabbi wanted to place a religious artifact in the airport alongside a non-religious artifact.

    We should really be pointing out the Rabbi's lack of appreciation for religious tolerance here.

    The Christmas tree is not mentioned once in the Bible. It seems silly to me that so many people immediately say "Oh, just let him put up the Menorah." Bullshit. Tell him to buzz off.

    Now, if there had been a creche in the airport, I would support the Rabbi completely.

    In fact, fuck Christmas trees. I wouldn't want any of them up either.
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  • fanch75
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    "'And a Shrine to He Who is of All Things Which are of He Who is That of the Yamcumber shall be placed in all airports across the world" sayeth the Yamcumber'"

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  • CorporateWhore
    CorporateWhore Posts: 1,890
    NMyTree wrote:
    Again, thanks for the good laugh.

    Laughing at God is akin to being a dick to your waiter. He might act nice now, but yer still getting a loogie in yer caesar salad.

    I guess in God's case, he'll just decide to damn you to tell for all eternity. That's up to him?
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  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003473083_webtrees11.html

    As of 6 minutes ago, the trees are going back up. I guess the Rabbi felt a lot of backlash.
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  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    jeffbr wrote:
    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003473083_webtrees11.html

    As of 6 minutes ago, the trees are going back up. I guess the Rabbi felt a lot of backlash.
    That is excellent news!! Thanks for posting it.
  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    jeffbr wrote:
    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003473083_webtrees11.html

    As of 6 minutes ago, the trees are going back up. I guess the Rabbi felt a lot of backlash.

    Is it wrong that this makes me very happy?
    :)
  • NMyTree
    NMyTree Posts: 2,374
    CorporateWhore wrote:
    Laughing at God is akin to being a dick to your waiter. He might act nice now, but yer still getting a loogie in yer caesar salad.

    I guess in God's case, he'll just decide to damn you to tell for all eternity. That's up to him?


    LOL!:D

    Silly person. I'm not laughing at god, I'm laughing at people who think they know god or what god wants; based on some three thousand year old fairy tales.

    Oh my, it's so demeaning to be told one is damned in god's eyes and damned to hell for eternity......oh dear....oh my....I feel so offended....LOL!

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