'Tis not the season at Sea-Tac Airport (Christmas Trees to Come Down at Seattle Airport)

KOMO-TV ^ | 12.09.06 | April Zepeda

[Nathan Zachary]

"I seriously doubt you place much religious significance in the pelican, but in medieval times, it was seen as a sign of the sacrifice of Christ, to have bled from its breast to feed its young." B.S. But I have to give you credit for digging up that one.

[familyop]

I agree very much with your comment #39 and see your reasoning.

[JennysCool]

Hippies and their kids need to be rounded up in those camps they're always afraid someone is going to be rounding them up in. Now.

[familyop]

I'm not even Jewish, though, and can't say as to whether a rabbi should publicly denounce what he believes to be idolatry or ignore it and avoid strife with those of other religions.

[Nathan Zachary]

Oh I see what you are doing. You are still full of it. You are taking the actions of a isolated few acting on their own and trying to turn it into a conspiracy.

Other than the presbyterian church that is.

looks like you share some common feelings with the Rabbi.

[ME-262]

Good Response!

It's OK for me to make Jew jokes because I am one, or at least my sister tells me we are Jewish since she joined a cultic offshoot of Messianic Judaism. However, I believe my family wrote a letter to Hitler providing proof that we had no Jewish blood, on behalf of those who stayed behind in Germany. Anyhoo...
Have a happy Hanukkah!

I won a Hangman contest once with the word "YARMULKE", heck! that practically makes us brothers, doesn't it?

By the way, It is my wife's family that teaches Santa is a deity. My Parents(in seemingly Jewish fashion) made sure we kids knew that they had spent their hard earned cash on our gifts and that Saint Nicholas had not contributed.

[familyop]

"Oh I see what you are doing. You are still full of it. You are taking the actions of a isolated few acting on their own and trying to turn it into a conspiracy."

Now that's an idea! Use one of their own methods (devising and spreading conspiracy stories) against them! LOL!

[familyop]

Thank you for sharing that commentary. It was both funny and sad! But laughing at extreme hardships help some of the best and toughest people to get through them. Those who've at least been through three-month initial training for combat (combat) specialties have at least a little insight. We will light a menorah as non-Jews, saying different blessings, and as guided by an authority (Orthodox Rabbi).

[Edit35]

As much as I love and respect all things Jewish, this kind of thing really burns me up.

[Edit35]

The thing is that then, the ACLU would have sued, because of the presence of the Meninoria.

So what!

Let 'em sue.

In fact, I hope some legal right-thinking group sues THIS Jewish group for violating the American right to practice one's culture and/or faith.

[Edit35]

It's not just for the kids, it's for Jesus.

I always thought Christmas was a season of giving and love as a way of celebrating God's gift of Jesus to mankind.

[AlexW]

I am amazed that a liberal cesspool like Seattle would have ever put up trees to begin with.

I am so happy to now be living in a country with no PC crap.

I go to the Christmas market in the main city square
where I can hear groups on stage singing Silent Night.
People enjoying the Christmas season with hot wine and good eats.
In Slovakia, Christmas starts in the last week of November.

For those interested..Here are pics of Bratislava in Christmas.

http://www.vvpg.net/bratislava/Christmas.htm

[Edit35]

No more presents, Christmas trees, decorating your house, stringing up lights,

Could never give up Christmas.

It's ingrained in my Christian/American soul.

It's imprinted on my DNA, the same as a bird who flies south for the winter or a deer who ruts his antlers.

[CheyennePress]

No digging up required. I study medieval iconography--welll study it now as a hobby.

Call it B.S. if you want, but in medieval Europe, the whole world was seen as a manifestation of God's presense. The light passing through stained glass was literally God's light to man, shining through the stories of the Gospels.

See Abbot Suger of St. Denis.

[Edit35]

Thank you for this eye opening list of hateful Christians, the ones who apparantly have animosity in their hearts for Jews.

I plan to do whatever I can to disrupt and thwart these 'Christian' groups in whatever way I can, starting with letters to their organizations.

[Edit35]

You are taking the actions of a isolated few acting on their own and trying to turn it into a conspiracy.

Actually, I think 'familyop' has a valid point.

There are still isolated Christians in America who obviously hold animosity toward Jews, just as their are isolated Jews in America who hold animosity toward Christians.

It doesn't make right what that idiotic Rabbi is doing re: the Christmas trees in the Seattle airport.

But it does make me ashamed that I've ever had respect for those Christian 'anglican' or Presbyterian groups who likewise wish for Israel's demise.

[jonrick46]

Thanks for the link. I will be writing the POS. I am going to use my thing I wrote on another post about Chinatown's Lantern Festival. That is a Buddhist memorial celebration.

[ME-262]

My Mennonite father tells me that his people are the only people on earth who can buy something from a Jew, sell it to a Scotchman and still turn a profit! I believe him. The Catholic church used to hunt down my ancestors to torture and execute them as Heretics. I guess I've still got a little too much Heretic in me! I'm still offending people. But, at least I'm not some uncircumcised heathen eh!
Why are you lighting the menorah as a non-Jew?
I'm just curious. My ancestors proved to the Catholics we're not afraid of fire.

[ME-262]

Bratislava looks like a fun place. How did you come to find yourself there?

As far as the country having no PC crap... I'm sure I could offend somebody. Like, I'll risk offending you by presuming that you're probably a newbie there and after you've been there longer you'll find they do have a few areas of Political correctness and you have not actually found a nation comprised solely of perfect rational humans.

[familyop]

Non-Jews can learn about and follow Judaism but not as Jews (except for those who convert). According to Judaism, non-Jews have a place in the world to come and an easier way to get there. It is a very misunderstood way--a way that is very interesting to learn about.