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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are Jewish and getting a Holiday tree this year.

Why does anyone else care what we do or what we call it?

We all have more important things to talk and worry about than who has a pine tree with lights on it in their living room. [/quote]

We are a small people and the more who assimilate,[b] the smaller we are, and the harder it is for us.  IF keeping a tree leads to more assimilation (debatable) then it is a concern. [/quote][/b]
People have a right to do as they please.  If individuals want to break from the tribe, then that is their choice.  The constant bullying and guilt tripping about assimilation is beginning to fall on deaf ears.  Newsflash we all (humans of every religion, race, and ethnicity) assimilate to a certain degree.  It is part of the human condition.  People relocate, adopt customs, experience different cultures, learn new languages, and practice ways of living that suit them.   Who wants to be caged in or pigeonhole their entire life into one box?  Freedom is living your life to the fullest and doing what makes you happy.  As this country gets more diverse and more people are open to the multicultural lifestyle of living, than assimilation will occur.  We can't just reside in a bubble and be segregated into our own corners.

Harder for us?  No, if you are free from the tribal mindset, then it is not hard at all.  We are at a difficult place in the world because of the us versus them type of attitude.  There is way too much division in the world.   I rather see assimilation than the constant, "Look it is us over here and them over there."  Humans are pretty much going to destroy the planet earth by their asinine obsession with dividing people base on religion, race, ethnicity.  Maybe we should all just stop pretending to want world peace and battle it out towards the end.  Or maybe just maybe we look at other humans and see ourselves in them.  Maybe we respect humanity and cease with the division.  Yes, I will tell Christians the same thing.

With all the hate and bigotry in the world I doubt that a Jewish family enjoying a tree is a crucial issue.  Who knows maybe that family's tree will be the bridge that brings Christians, Muslims, and Jews together instead of the constant bickering.           [/quote]

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