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Name: gomper
E-Mail: gomper
Subject: What do I think...?
Date: Sunday, December 09, 2018
Time: 11:07:15 AM
Remote Address: 193.200.150.125
Message ID: 318970
Parent ID: 318968
Thread ID: 318963
Candy Canes are meant to be a shepherd's staff. They remind us of the shepherds who watched their flocks by night, the fact that Christ was born in a manger among animals (although that's not exactly biblical). The Candu Cane also reminds us of the staff that a Bishop carries.
However... No one really regards the candy cane as a religious symbol anymore. It's true that the Christmas tree is no more of Christian origin than the Easter bunny is. But we adorn the Christmas tree with Christian symbols such a star at the top (the star that guided the wise men (who showed up not hours, but probably weeks or even years after Christ's birth) or sometimes an angel.
We also retroactively ascribe certain origins to traditions. Many things we do around Christian holidays remain unknown in terms of their origin. Its a very, very convoluted mish-mash of traditions and practices in terms of its trappings and outward appearances. The theology of God becoming incarnate, however, is as old as the Christian Church.
So... trees and candy canes are NOT religious symbols which is why they appear in government offices and all kinds of public spaces.
But I digress...
The song "Baby It's Cold Outside", as I hear it, does not condone, glorify, romanticize, or suggest consensual sex in any way. What I hear is a man kind of begging a woman to stay with him at his home. YES, he clearly wants to be intimate with her. But has he taken any unethical or unlawful steps to force this? No, I don't hear it.
Should we be okay with having bans of this kind foisted upon us? I say its problematic. If this is okay, then what else would be okay? There are millions of songs which we could pick on next. So I would be worried.
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