Christmas Trees in the Workplace

[RoadRunner]

http://www.foxnews.com has a story from Oregon:Firefighters in Eugene, Ore., are threatening legal action there unless the city backs off on its decision to prohibit Christmas trees or any other religious symbols in work spaces or public areas during the holiday season.

The International Association of Firefighters local, with 160 members, is challenging City Manager Jim Johnson’s tree ban, calling trees in the city-owned fire stations an uplifting and integral part of a celebration for those firefighters who have to work during the holidays. What do you think? I heard on the news today that someone is suing the Federal government to try to eliminate Christmas as a national holiday. The Feds say that Christmas is a secular as well as religious holiday, and they aren't changing it.

This sure is a goofy country.

[Karenluvs6]

Goofy indeed!
they dare not try and take my tree from my desk...it'll get real ugly, real fast in here!

[Canodiva1]

Hmm. I don't see the big deal. If people can put up Christmas trees, fine, as long as people from other religions can put up their own religious symbols, for their holidays. Why would the city want to ban all religious symbols?

I don't believe in organized religions, but I don't see the big deal with letting people display their religious symbols, as long as all religions can be represented, if they so choose.