I think that a tree has little to do with Christianity.
The only trees I see in the Bible are: * tree of life (Gen 2:9) * tree of knowledge of good and evil (Gen 2:9) * almond (Ecc 12:5) * apple (Song of Sol. 2;3 but no iPads to soak up apple juice) * chestnut and fir (Eze 31:8) * cedar and myrtle (Isa 41:19) * sycamore (Zacchaeus climbed in Luke 19:4) * mustard (Jesus mentioned in Luke 17:6) * fig (cursed by Jesus, Matt 12:19-22)
And then there is: * a psaltery. (sol tree)
Bu, bu, but . . . wait, that is a musical instrument not a tree!
Yeah, and a chandelier is a musical instrument also.
Deacon 1: we have enough money in the general fund, and the people have voted that the church should buy a new chandelier for the sanctuary. Deacon 2: but if we were to buy a chandelier, then we would have to hire someone who knows how to play that chandelier. And someone who knows how to play a chandelier is probably expensive. Deacon 1: an excellent point. We won't buy a new chandelier for the sanctuary.
-- People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
The whole thing is nothing but subversion done by the vile people of the book, for which, it turns out the Empire did not have enough lions. Per the true faith we would carefully cut branches from evergreen trees to celebrate the coming of spring and make the Lares joyful and satisfied, thus blessing us a good harvest and fewer fires. In spite of popular belief the Christians not only refused to hang up the evergreen boughs but subverted the wonderful Saturnalia to bring fires down upon Rome and harm us for saving them from their foolish beliefs by freeing them from life. People today even believe the Christian propaganda that it was Nero who started the great fire!
And who might you ask started the "Christmas tree"? The Germans, the most filthy hideous deceptive peoples to ever inhabit this world. Oh yes such a smart idea putting a tree inside your dwelling and adorning it with lit candles. I'm sure that made them quite cozy in their mud huts with straw rooves as they burned to death under the weight of their own stupidity.
If you survive the idiotic burning dead tree foolery for that year, it demonstrates that while $diety may not necessarily love you, $diety_pronoun still has use for you in the future.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday December 07 2021, @05:17PM (7 children)
I think that a tree has little to do with Christianity.
The only trees I see in the Bible are:
* tree of life (Gen 2:9)
* tree of knowledge of good and evil (Gen 2:9)
* almond (Ecc 12:5)
* apple (Song of Sol. 2;3 but no iPads to soak up apple juice)
* chestnut and fir (Eze 31:8)
* cedar and myrtle (Isa 41:19)
* sycamore (Zacchaeus climbed in Luke 19:4)
* mustard (Jesus mentioned in Luke 17:6)
* fig (cursed by Jesus, Matt 12:19-22)
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
(Score: 2) by VLM on Wednesday December 08 2021, @05:51PM (4 children)
Well, don't forget the wooden cross, its a big part of the story.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday December 08 2021, @08:34PM (1 child)
I actually almost included that as a "tree".
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
(Score: 2) by HammeredGlass on Thursday December 30 2021, @10:39PM
The JW door knockers think it was a tree, and not a cross.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 08 2021, @10:48PM
If you are going to include everything made out of wood in the bible as a tree, you'd better be prepared for a rather long list.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 11 2021, @09:28PM
What's the difference between the crucifixion and a cow?
You can't milk a cow for 2000 years!
(Score: 3, Informative) by Sulla on Saturday December 11 2021, @01:03AM (1 child)
The whole thing is nothing but subversion done by the vile people of the book, for which, it turns out the Empire did not have enough lions. Per the true faith we would carefully cut branches from evergreen trees to celebrate the coming of spring and make the Lares joyful and satisfied, thus blessing us a good harvest and fewer fires. In spite of popular belief the Christians not only refused to hang up the evergreen boughs but subverted the wonderful Saturnalia to bring fires down upon Rome and harm us for saving them from their foolish beliefs by freeing them from life. People today even believe the Christian propaganda that it was Nero who started the great fire!
And who might you ask started the "Christmas tree"? The Germans, the most filthy hideous deceptive peoples to ever inhabit this world. Oh yes such a smart idea putting a tree inside your dwelling and adorning it with lit candles. I'm sure that made them quite cozy in their mud huts with straw rooves as they burned to death under the weight of their own stupidity.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 2) by DECbot on Thursday December 16 2021, @07:13PM
If you survive the idiotic burning dead tree foolery for that year, it demonstrates that while $diety may not necessarily love you, $diety_pronoun still has use for you in the future.
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