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and powerful). -Original Message- From: Volokh, Eugene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 2:14 PM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Christianity as taint Well, I'm happy to hear how various Christians understand the meaning of Christmas

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-syllable word, with the i pronounced. Douglas Laycock University of Texas Law School 727 E. Dean Keeton St. Austin, TX 78705 512-232-1341 512-471-6988 (fax) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Wed 11/30/2005 4:24 PMTo: religionlaw@lists.ucla.eduSubject: Re: Christianity

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, November 28, 2005 5:29 PM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Christianity as taint But on issues other than religion, government is entitled to take sides. Even on issues where people of different religious views disagree. Government regulates behavior, including

Christianity as taint

Will's post reminds me of a broader point: The complaints about publicly displayed Christmas trees strike me as likely to be particularly offensive to many Christians, because they seem to take the view that Christianity (or, to be charitable, religion generally) taints everything it's

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places"? - Original Message - From: "Volokh, Eugene" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Law Religion issues for Law Academics" religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 5:26 PM Subject: Christianity as taint Will's post reminds me of a broader point: Th

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, such as Easter egg hunts). Eugene -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marty LedermanSent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:33 PMTo: Law Religion issues for Law AcademicsSubject: Re: Christianity as taint Eugene: Honestly, does

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PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Volokh, Eugene Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 4:27 PM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Christianity as taint If it [the Christmas tree] is to be excluded, the theory must be that anything that is even *associated* with a religious

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The Christmas tree is, well, a Christmas tree.  It is more than associated with a winter holiday -- it is a pointer to a particular religion.  It is an endorsement of that religious tradition.  It has acquired "an inherent religious meaning."  To say otherwise is quite disingenuous, it seems to

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Title: Message Well, I surely don't want to be disingenuous, but I hardly see how it's an "endorsement of [the Christian] religious tradition." It certainly says nothing about the divinity of Christ, the birth of Christ, or what have you. There is no "inherent religious meaning" to it,

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Well said! Alan Brownstein -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Douglas Laycock Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:50 PM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Christianity as taint There is of course another theory

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religious question. Eugene -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Douglas Laycock Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:50 PM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: Christianity as taint

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: Christianity as taint Why is the government's putting up only a Christmas tree, and not a creche, saying that this is the preferred way *for citizens* to celebrate Christmas? I should think that citizens would realize that the government is laboring under various limitations