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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wreaths, in December, are all about Christmas.  All those saying it's fine are either Christians or live in a rural areas where no one other than Christians live (how's that for stereotyping - PC Police be damned).  Theres no place for it in a public office.
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No, wreaths in December are pagan symbols symbolizing strength (against the winter cold) used to celebrate the winter solstice.  Although incorporated into Christmas traditions, it really is no more related to Christianity than easter eggs, which are also a pagan ritual symbolizing the fertility of Springtime in celebrating the Vernal Equinox.  Christianity has adopted various traditions from the pagan celebrations, but that doesn't make them Christian.[/quote]

They're still religious.  Do you all not realize that the pagans were religious?  They believed in gods?  These symbols are attached to their superstitions.  Pointing out they have pagan origins doesn't make them less religious and more appropriate.  If anything, it further emphasizes to me why none of this stuff belongs in the workplace.  The Christians took it over for a reason -- because it was a way of taking over their religion and inserting one set of beliefs to replace another equally superstitious set of beliefs.  If any of you think this stuff is innocuous, you're fools and part of the reason why the religious right is able to maintain such a chokehold on our political institutions.[/quote]

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