"Schoenfield said that for some, the name holiday tree may also be offensive.I think he goes a little too far with the offensive thing. It's more a statement of fact. As a Christian celebrating Christmas, I wouldn't want a menorah to be called a Holiday Menorah. Good point- It's not my Holiday.
"As a Jew, I have a problem calling it a holiday tree," Schoenfield said. "It's not my holiday."
But someone could shut up Ms. Gaylor.
"Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, said Schneider should withdraw the resolution and added that he needed a civics lesson.Welcome to the Christian Majority.
"When you call it a Christmas tree, that's a celebration of Christmas, which is a Christian holiday," Gaylor said. "So what does the state of Wisconsin need with a Christmas tree?
"It is a proposal that shows ill will, and it isn't necessary," Gaylor said. "What does it say to the rest of us who aren't Christian if you call it a Christmas tree? Why is he forcing it to be a state-owned Christmas tree?
"It is just a tree, but when you put Christian in front of it, it becomes a symbol of the majority," Gaylor said."
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