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   Joe-Allen "Joe" Doty said, about 9 hours ago

   Mom has Adam’s mind already made up.

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   ♠Lonewolf♠ said, about 8 hours ago

   Hey it’s a 50-50 decision between them. There’s a 50-50 chance she’ll even cosider his idea before she makes the final decision!

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   Lewreader said, about 7 hours ago

   Everyone is equal. Some are more equal than others

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   Susan001 said, about 7 hours ago

   Oh, get an artificial tree, Adam. It’ll pay off in the long run.

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   Kaytebb said, about 6 hours ago

   My friend’s dad made them get an artificial tree, the whole family hates it, mostly cause it doesn’t smell like a tree so the house doesn’t smell like it usually does after you get a tree. Her dad insists that the artificial tree is better in every way. I suggested that when he starts in she hang pine scented air fresheners on the tree just to annoy him. She laughed.

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   poppy1313 said, about 5 hours ago

   The Old Testament prophet Jeremiah warned the Israelites against decorating their homes with cut trees as the pagans did: “Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven, for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are in vain; for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.” Jeremiah 10:2-4

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   cdward said, about 5 hours ago

   poppy, nice take on Christmas trees, but other (many scholars would say more accurate) translations make it clear the trees are worked into idols. On the other hand, if a literalist wants to get rid of their tree based on that verse, I’m cool with that.

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   Doctor Toon said, about 1 hour ago

   A lot of compromises were made to convert Pagans to Christianity.
   Older traditions became part of the new religion.
   It’s just a matter of how a person chooses to practice their religion.
   Religion has a tendency to get in the way of faith anyway.

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   kyle152 said, about 1 hour ago

   Well said Doc

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    bald 716 said, about 1 hour ago

    One tradition i recall from my youth is the burning of a 12 hour bayberry candle starting at 9 PM on Christmas eve.

    I’d rather have that than a Christmas tree

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    Macushlalondra said, 42 minutes ago

    There are some Christians who think it’s wrong to celebrate Christmas and often use that passage from Jeremiah about trees to prove their point. But we don’t worship Christmas trees, there’s nothing wrong with decorating it and enjoying it. It’s no different than having any other decorations in your home. To those people I say bah humbug! LOL!

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    Goodquestmas said, 4 minutes ago

    Some say the passage ascribed to Jeremiah 10:2-4
    actually originated with: Kmart 2-4-1(AKA: blue light special.)