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[Ladi lyndi]

Pookie  wrote:
 
> As to the "chtistian-izing" of the holiday- I find it a bit amusing
> the christians don't even follow their own teachings- in the Old
> Testament is say explicitly not to cut down the ever green and
adorn
> it in silver and gold which was a part of the pagan belief of the
> time Baal.
 
Lynn:
 
Just curious.  Where in the Old Testament does it say not to cut down the ever green and adorn it with silver and gold?  The only thing I remember that comes close is in Jeremiah 10 and it is not talking about adorning a tree but rather making an idol out of the wood and adorning that with silver and gold.  It is specifically talking about pagan idols or gods and not adorning a plain old tree which sits around looking pretty.  I suppose if you only read Jeremiah 10:3-4 in some versions you may come to that conclusion but reading the entire passage is where you fully understand that what is being talked about is not a tree but more of a statute or idol which has been crafted out of wood.
 
 
 


 

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