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Lowe's and Inverted Christmas Trees Are Evil!
11/14/07: Lowes' has responded to one half of the AFA's complaint. The company calls them "Christmas trees," not "Family trees." They claim the catalog contained typos that weren't caught in time. The AFA considers their apology a victory.
No word on upside-down trees, however. The AFA may actually have a bit of shame, for they weren't mentioned in the updated Action Alert at all. Nor did Lowe's apologize for them. So we can still enjoy a good laugh. Oh, and the Liberty [for Conservative Heterosexual Protestant Christianists] Counsel has their "Naughty and Nice" list up. Best Buy is "naughty" because of: "Web site: 'Gift Center: This season shop with confidence knowing your holiday will be: Wow Guaranteed,' 'Great savings… for the Holidays.' Gift cards: 'Happy Holidays' 'Happy Kwanza' 'Happy Hanukkah' and 'Merry Christmas.' No real celebration of Christmas." Original 11/13/07 article begins below I don't care for Lowe's, because they sponsor racecar driver (and almost certain NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion this year) Jimmie Johnson. I don't care for inverted Christmas trees, either--they always make me afraid they'll topple over. However, I didn't know that they were anti-Christian. The American Family Association, defenders of Christmas, informed me of their evil natures in a rather entertaining Action Alert. On Tuesday, November 13, they sent one out entitled "Lowe's Refuses to Call them Christmas Trees." Since it's not available on the AFA website, I will quote it here: In an effort to avoid the use of the term 'Christmas tree,' Lowe's has renamed their Christmas trees and are now calling them "Family trees." In their Holiday 2007 catalog, containing 56 pages of Christmas gifts, Lowe's advertises hundreds of gift items, including scores of "Family trees." In fact, the word "Christmas" only appears two times in the entire holiday catalog. The ads mentioning 'Christmas' cover only 12 square inches of the 5236 square inches available. Now, I find the term "family tree" laughably politically correct, even though I am a Pagan who decorates with trees for the Solstice. However, I figure they can call their fake trees whatever they want, and am touched by the attempt to include as many people as possible into the spending...I mean, fun. But that's not the best part of the Action Alert. This is: "Lowe's even has one of their Family trees turned upside down on a stand. We are not sure what the significance of that is." Their particular distress at the upside-down tree is in the suggested e-mail letter to the president of Lowe's, too: "Would you please explain to me why, in your Holiday 2007 catalog, Lowe's prefers to identify Christmas trees as "Family trees?" And why, in one instance, the Christmas tree is turned upside down?" Apparently nobody at the American Family Association thought to consult an interior decorator, window dresser, decorating magazine, or catalog. Upside-down trees have been sold since at least the 2005 holiday season. They were used as a way for retailers to display ornaments without taking up too much floor space, and migrated to private homes. Hammacher Schlemmer's are sold out. There is no anti-Christian intent whatsoever. It's not even all that new a concept. "It is also told that Saint Boniface used the triangular shape of the fir tree to describe the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. By the 12th Century, Christmas trees were hung from ceilings as a symbol of Christianity."--All About Christmas With their latest attempt to whip up outrage, the AFA proves that they have no knowledge of or use for Christian history or modern style. Talk about a gift-wrapped Christmas present!
Lowe's and Inverted Christmas Trees Are Evil! | 6 comments (6 topical, 0 hidden)
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