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...comparison with a Trojan horse is a description of how the Christmas tree is used to get young people to associate with a religion,” Schechter says. “The symbol of a Trojan horse is getting something in the door with something that looks innocent...
Schechter also created debate in responding to a student’s e-mail that questioned the importance of his concerns about the tree. In that response he suggested that people would have a different reaction if he were suggesting placing another symbol—such as a swastika—in the House...
...allowing the Christmas tree, all other symbols are permitted,” Schechter says...
Some students in Leverett House say they also share the view of the Christmas tree as a divisive symbol...
...Part of it for me is knowing that when I was younger teachers suggested I celebrate Christmas to fit in with everyone else,” Hannah S. Sarvasy ’03 says. “Some Americans say the Christmas tree is a universal American thing and for me it’s really not. I can’t separate Christmas from the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ...