IN 2007: NO CHRISTMAS AT SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Will the Lights Go Out on the National Christmas Tree, Too? This... [MORE]

michael class

Nov 10, 2007 22:39

A rabbi makes a request to put up a menorah, just as it's done all over the US, and across... [MORE]

Sylvia

Dec 12, 2006 21:32

The Jewish faith has two high holidays: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. For Christians to step in on either of... [MORE]

kellen

Dec 12, 2006 15:19

I diagree. I am a Christian. The Rabbi did not ask for the trees to be removed. He asked for... [MORE]

Heather Darden Black

Dec 12, 2006 16:45

I applaud the Rabbi's forward thinking. I'm Christian, I pay taxes and I support his cause. Yes, like the previous... [MORE]

Marisa

Dec 12, 2006 23:57

I would like to point out that the Rabbi was not denoting anything negative about the Christmas tree display, just... [MORE]

Joshua

Dec 13, 2006 00:50

Wow, this has become an international event! As a Canadian, and Jewish, Channukah is our 'Festival of Lights'. It is... [MORE]

Anny

Dec 13, 2006 14:14

Hey. "Christmas" trees are pagan icons. Some early christians tried to re-classify pagan symbols and ceremonies to christian purposes. Like... [MORE]

Theo

Dec 12, 2006 01:52

The x-mass tree has since long become a symbol of joy for kids - there's notghing religious about it except... [MORE]

Santa

Dec 11, 2006 21:27

I am shocked and disgusted by the airports decision to remove the Christmas Trees and NOT display the Menorah.I am... [MORE]

Amber

Dec 11, 2006 20:21

If Rabbi Bogomilsky was interested in adding a menorah to the holiday display maybe it would have been more fruitful... [MORE]

Karen

Dec 11, 2006 18:14

I am considered a an old soldier retired after 30 years and three wars. Military history tells us that there... [MORE]

Alexander J Fiore

Dec 11, 2006 15:41

The airport commission made the right decision. All they need is for the Wiccans to want a display, then the... [MORE]

Michael Brutsch

Dec 11, 2006 15:41

I think people should stop pushing thier religion and remember, this is the UNITED STATES of AMERICA. It is the... [MORE]

An American

Dec 11, 2006 14:04

Dear "American," What you suggested is EXACTLY what the rabbi did. The airport officials are the ones who overreacted. In the... [MORE]

An Intelligent American

Dec 11, 2006 19:14

Pine trees in the home is a PAGAN Ritual. And the PC name for the tree is Holiday Tree. If... [MORE]

KJ

Dec 11, 2006 14:04

I think the Atheist's comment at the end of the article makes the best point. Does the Christmas tree really... [MORE]

David

Dec 11, 2006 14:01

I wonder what Jesus would have done in this case. I believe that the Rabbi's request was single and complex.... [MORE]

John R

Dec 11, 2006 13:48

This is proof that Christians do not want God in the public place, they only want Christianity in the public... [MORE]

stuart

Dec 11, 2006 13:01

Who's better: Zeus or Apollo? How about the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy: Which one's better? This is what these... [MORE]

DavidG

Dec 11, 2006 19:18

We have to wonder why the airport sat on the Rabbi's reasonable request for so many months. Menorahs are O.K.... [MORE]

David

Dec 11, 2006 12:29

I think the airport reacted appropriately. The threat of a lawsuit was completely inappropriate, and forced the airport to take... [MORE]

Jessi

Dec 11, 2006 12:12

The airport acted politicaly, refused to answer and caused thier own ship to sink. Their adviser probaly said do nothing,... [MORE]

joe camel

Dec 11, 2006 12:05

Why should somebody care if somebody with a different cultural background displays something because of his / her believe? I... [MORE]

George

Dec 11, 2006 12:02

The Rabbi ought to be ashamed of himself... this is just another example of religious zelotry - and the lengths... [MORE]

Mark

Dec 11, 2006 11:56

The Rabbi's not so innocent ("being unfairly painted as the grinch who stole Christmas"). Through his lawyer he has explicitly... [MORE]

harold williams

Dec 11, 2006 11:47

Who cares if the the airport puts up holiday displays from various religions and ethnicities? This is America, everyone gets... [MORE]

Thomas

Dec 11, 2006 11:23

Forget the religion factor, I'm sick of hearing the word "LAWYER" and "SUE". Get a grip rabbi you hosed the... [MORE]

Michael J. Stoddard

Dec 11, 2006 12:18

Obviously a mistake has been made. It 's Dec. 11. Let's return the Decorative trees WITH the Menorah and get on... [MORE]

D.Davis

Dec 11, 2006 13:35

Seattle, stand up and volunteer your efforts and money toward putting both symbols up. Travelers do not need to pay... [MORE]

Albert Arroyo

Dec 11, 2006 15:26

Gee the Seattle Airport sure lost an opportunity to come out looking like the good guy. Put the menorah up... [MORE]

Casey

Dec 11, 2006 11:14

All businesses need to grow a backbone and take a stand. If you are going to wilt every time you're... [MORE]

Tony Boyda

Dec 11, 2006 10:57

I expect to read some howls of protest, but this was obviously the right thing to do. If Sea-Tac is... [MORE]

Raman

Dec 11, 2006 10:47

The ironic thing about this story is that the Christmas tree is originally a pagan shrine and at one time... [MORE]

Bob

Dec 11, 2006 09:58

Yo, Rabbi, you made a decision, you hired a lawyer, you knew what was going to happen, and now you... [MORE]

Jon Carry

Dec 11, 2006 09:27

If the airport thinks it outsmarted the Chabad, they are going to see this continue for some more time. For... [MORE]

Observer

Dec 11, 2006 13:50

"Observer" above wrote "Show me ONE public place where a menorah stands and no christamas [sic] tree in sight?" Come... [MORE]

Dario

Dec 11, 2006 15:33

The thought of a lawsuit for putting up festive trees is ridiculous in the airport. Dario, one of your readers... [MORE]

Sandie

Dec 11, 2006 19:02

It's amazing that people go out of their way to be discriminatory when the path of least resistance is inclusion. [MORE]

Dawn Black

Dec 11, 2006 08:48

A very poor decision by the Airport Commission!! They just threw up their hands and quit! I am a Christian... [MORE]

Chuck

Dec 11, 2006 08:43

A decorated evergreen tree is now deemed offensive and discriminary to Jews unless a Menorah is given equal space? Since... [MORE]

Barbara

Dec 11, 2006 13:00

It's 2006. Welcome to the era of P.C. :)

NoneYa

Dec 11, 2006 13:18

A Christmas Tree has become completely devoid of any religous signifiance. The menorah is clearly Jewish and only Jewish. How... [MORE]

JohnM

Dec 11, 2006 02:35