wrote:

Putting up a plastic tree is a crime. Why even celebrate at that point.
How about a plastic wedding ring, or plastic food to ingest. What a
bunch of sheep.
Juicer wrote:

Has anyone been paying attention to the debate concerning using a
traditional tree at Christmas?

There is a raging debate and personally I fear the PC brigade are
taking it too far.

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First, its a wedding band made from highly refined (and in the case of
gold, probably recycled multiple times) metal. So unless you're wearing
ORE it's a false analogy. And some folks have non-traditional wedding
bands (I work with a guy who has a circumferential tattoo, as does his
wife, on the ring finger) made from other than
gold/platinum(wood,tunsten,titanium,jade,etc.).

And no one is suggesting one ingest a Xmas tree - indeed, natural trees
often release pollen that causes allergies for some - not to mention the
increase in fire danger. plastic food? another false analogy.
It's an ornament. Do you use candles on your tree? Do you string popcorn
and cranberries for garlands? If you do, fine. But criticising someone
for buying a plastic or aluminum ot other type tree is silly. As a
child, we once had a livving tree (cedra deodora) that we planted after
the holidays, as a newlywed we enjoyed decorationg a Norfolk Island Pine
one year and even had a flat green-paper tree on the wall when we had
toddlers. We now use a plastic tree. I would never, however, criticsize
someone who chose to use a 'real' tree.

just chill out and have a happy holiday!

Carl


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