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by soperj 1381 days ago
Christmas tree has it's roots in Pagan traditions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule
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That is still religious.
Doing something that has religious roots doesn't automatically make it religious. The question is: what are you getting out of it? We're setting up a (now fake) tree during holidays, but treat it as tradition and a nice decoration for winter. Another example: Halloween.
> Doing something that has religious roots doesn't automatically make it religious

That's our point right

That's not how I read the "That is still religious." comment to which I was responding.