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...wishes to argue that the Christmas tree is an exclusivist Christian symbol because the Church or a large number of the Church’s followers have associated it with a Christian festival—regardless of history or the masses of proclaimed non-Christians who exchange presents and have a tree on Dec. 25—there should also be protests against any Halloween parties (which even the name will tell you has been associated by the church with the subsequent All Saints’ Day). Similarly, the Star of David or the menorah seen in many houses...
Some have complained recently about the presence of Christmas trees as “religious symbols” in the Houses. In response to this anguish over the existence of a tree with lights on it, several Harvard commentators have said that the Christmas tree has mostly become a secular item. Even where it is not purely secular, they say, it has no overtones specific to any one faith...
...past or original intent of a symbol is sufficient, then the gaily decorated tree is “exclusive” of all non-Pagans, as it comes from a pre-Christian Roman tradition (the Romans used green trees lit with candles in their winter Saturnalia festival). The simple fact that many of the stricter Christian sects ban Christmas trees (and Halloween and any other non-Christian assimilation) should be enough to prove this point. Most of the other things associated with Christmas can be traced to 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia—the yule log, carolers...
...response to the recent Christmas Tree bashings, I wonder if those same people would also like to remove all symbols from Harvard Campus? Is Memorial Church acceptable, or does it “establish religion” on Harvard’s campus? Should we ban pumpkins from our dining halls in October...
...hundreds and thousands of birds swirling around like a scene from Hitchcock, and then land on a tree and shut up,” said Steven J. Padnick ’02, describing his aviary encounter at the Carpenter Center last Tuesday. “That scared...