Seattle airport removes Christmas Trees to avoid lawsuit...

[Cinder & Smoke]

Airport workers get around Christmas tree tiff

Mini-trees appear; Jewish group plans no lawsuit over menorah’s exclusion

MSNBC News Services
Updated: 10:44 p.m. ET Dec 11, 2006

SEATAC, Wash. - Airline workers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport took the holidays into their own hands Monday, decorating ticketing counters with miniature Christmas trees after officials decided to remove all of the trees from the main terminal's public spaces.

The airport's director, Mark Reis, didn't mind the merry rebellion one bit.

"The passengers and the meeters and greeters are all happy about it," he said. "They provide a festive spirit."

There's a much larger UppyDate to the whole issue ...
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16150563/

/s/ Phred

[RICHARD]

Here's the mind blower.......If you do not clelebrate Chrstmas....Why DO YOU TAKE THE DAYS OFF?

[lizbud]

Here's the mind blower.......If you do not clelebrate Chrstmas....Why DO YOU TAKE THE DAYS OFF?

Good one Richard.

Thanks for including the link. After reading about these workers, I feel a
whole lot better.

[Logan]

Here's the mind blower.......If you do not clelebrate Chrstmas....Why DO YOU TAKE THE DAYS OFF?

Amen!!!!!

I just read a post, this morning, on another one of my groups (MSN), from a member who I like, but who does not believe in God. She was all aflutter because she isn't "ready" for Christmas!!! She hasn't read all of the Christmas books to her kids, she hasn't done her Christmas baking, she hasn't bought the Christmas gifts, etc. If you don't believe in God or the birth of Jesus, why in the world do you do Christmas at all?? Give me a break!!!!

[CathyBogart]

Here's the mind blower.......If you do not clelebrate Chrstmas....Why DO YOU TAKE THE DAYS OFF?

Because I can't get the Solstice off....it's too close to Xmas.

Edit: THANK YOU LUVIN LABS!!!

Perhaps christians should move their celebratory day away from the pagan celebration they were trying to cover up when they chose December 25th in the first place. Perhaps they should also ditch all of the pagan traditions of the holiday. (the decorated tree, wreaths, the YULE log, etc.) Either that, or let it go and let other people enjoy the season as well.

Really, why berate someone for wanting to give gifts, bake cookies, read stories to their children, and make merry just because they don't believe in your deity?

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Perhaps christians should move their celebratory day away from the pagan celebration they were trying to cover up when they chose December 25th in the first place. Perhaps they should also ditch all of the pagan traditions of the holiday. (the decorated tree, wreaths, the YULE log, etc.) Either that, or let it go and let other people enjoy the season as well.

Really, why berate someone for wanting to give gifts, bake cookies, read stories to their children, and make merry just because they don't believe in your diety?

Actually, I think it had more to do with trying to survive at that time than celebrating a pagan holiday. It was deadly being a Christian around that time. Lots of them were fed to Roman lions or used as living human torches. If they had been left to celebrate when they really wanted too, they probably would have picked a date closer to the actually birthdate of Jesus.

As for the other pagan traditions; I can live without them. I usually don't even mess with putting up a tree. I will admit to sending Christmas cards though!

[Luvin Labs]

Because I can't get the Solstice off....it's too close to Xmas.

Edit: THANK YOU LUVIN LABS!!!

Perhaps christians should move their celebratory day away from the pagan celebration they were trying to cover up when they chose December 25th in the first place. Perhaps they should also ditch all of the pagan traditions of the holiday. (the decorated tree, wreaths, the YULE log, etc.) Either that, or let it go and let other people enjoy the season as well.

Really, why berate someone for wanting to give gifts, bake cookies, read stories to their children, and make merry just because they don't believe in your deity?

EXACTLY! ***HUGS cathy***

Well, hon, you did not offend me.

thank you! I totally did not mean to do so if I did (you or anyone else), it just irks me like crazy with some of these comments that I hope I didn't come off too harsh!!! whew!

You can't get mad at the Christians just because their holiday became more popular

LOL

[JuniorxMyxLove]

Christmas Trees are not JUST for christmas! They're a symbol of the winter holidays! Also, I hate when people call them "Kwanza(sp?)/Hanukka/Christmas Trees" or "Holiday Trees" because they aren't!Theyre christmas trees, always have been, always will be. No offense to anyone who celebrates anything else, but seriously. Next we're going to be changing Christmas carols to Christmahanukwanza carols! At my school someone got in trouble for singing Jingle Bells, saying it was something about religion. But, if you think about it, it NEVER says anyting about any holiday! Im not one fo the people boycotting the stores with "Happy Holidays" of whatever in their window, but I understand why they do it. You could just say,"Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukka, and Happy Kwanza!" 12 days until christmas and I still have yet to see a Christmas sign in a store window! If we aren't allowed to show our religion or whatever like that, how come there are still the Santa's in all the stores? I'm surprised they haven't banned it yet! Or the Christmas carols, in stores and on the radio! Don't they talk about christmas and Jesus?!?!?!?!?!

Well, thats done, so Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukka, and Happy Kwanza! (There, its not so hard is it?)

[CathyBogart]

Theyre christmas trees, always have been, always will be.

No, the decorated tree was originally a pagan Yule tradition, NOT an Xmas tradition.

[Lady's Human]

Christmas was moved to the date it is celebrated now by the Roman emperor when he was trying to make Christianity the official religion of Rome. The date was chosen to overlap and obscure the celebrations of other religions.

[JenBKR]

I personally have no problem with 'Happy Holidays' - it's when people aren't ALLOWED to say Merry Christmas that bothers me.

[ramanth]

Here's the mind blower.......If you do not clelebrate Chrstmas....Why DO YOU TAKE THE DAYS OFF?

I don't take days off. The school is closed in observation of the holiday.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I don't take days off. The school is closed in observation of the holiday.

You know, I've often wondered how long that will last. With Christmas getting tossed out of everything, it's only a question of time when all business start staying open.

Ok, everyone, I found out whose fault the entire Christmas tree mess is!
It was Queen Victoria of England. In the 1840s she and her husband, who was from Germany, put a tree up in their Palace for Christmas. The tree was a common practace in his country for holidays. She liked that and put one up in the Palace for Christmas. Everyone started copying it and it became a regular tradition in England and the US since.

So blame it all on Queen Vickie!!!
this was on the history channel this morning - so no arguing with me, ok?

[ramanth]

You know, I've often wondered how long that will last. With Christmas getting tossed out of everything, it's only a question of time when all business start staying open.

I don't think Christmas will ever stop being celebrated. I can only imagine the uproar if government employees were told they had to work.

I dislike PC stuff as well but on the flip side I see nothing wrong with places deciding to decorate with the words Happy Holidays vs. Merry Christmas if they just want a well rounded greeting that covers all the religions that celebrate this month.

People have been using 'Happy Holidays' and 'Season's Greetings' for years before all this PC stuff hit the fan, but nowaday's if that is displayed, people gripe that the companies and stores are folding under PC pressure.

How so??

Like Twisterdog said, it's not about what is said as much as it's the genuine feeling behind it.