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Outside of America, in Britain for example, powerful lobbies are trying to remove all the Christian connotations in the name of being [[politically correct]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6726491/Bishop-of-Ludlow-warns-that-secular-Britain-wants-to-do-away-with-the-manger-at-Christmas.</ref> This is similar to the idea of [[CE]] in that it ignores the religious/historical basis of Christmas. See also: [[War on Christmas]] and [[Atheism and Christmas]]

Outside of America, in Britain for example, powerful lobbies are trying to remove all the Christian connotations in the name of being [[politically correct]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6726491/Bishop-of-Ludlow-warns-that-secular-Britain-wants-to-do-away-with-the-manger-at-Christmas.</ref> This is similar to the idea of [[CE]] in that it ignores the religious/historical basis of Christmas. See also: [[War on Christmas]] and [[Atheism and Christmas]]

==Biblical Mentions==

==Biblical mentions==

Christmas trees may be mentioned in the book of Jeremiah as pagan idols, in verses strikingly similar to the popular Christmas song, "Deck the Halls".

Christmas trees may be mentioned in the book of Jeremiah as pagan idols, in verses strikingly similar to the popular Christmas song, "Deck the Halls".

{{Bible quote|Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.|book=Jeremiah|chap=10|verses=2-5|version=KJV}}

{{Bible quote|Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.|book=Jeremiah|chap=10|verses=2-5|version=KJV}}