MADISON, Wisconsin - Rep. Marlin Schneider, D-Wisconsin Rapids, asked his colleagues to support his plan to rename the holiday tree the "Wisconsin State Christmas Tree." He said the tree was known as a Christmas tree from 1916 until wobbly state officials changed its name in 1985.
"I am here today to voice the ire and frustration of the majority of people of the state of Wisconsin who want their Christmas tree back in the state Capitol, not a politically correct holiday tree," Schneider said, nearly shouting.
But Annie Laurie Gaylor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation said lawmakers shouldn't waste their time debating such trivial issues. Calling it a "Christmas" tree would offend nonreligious people and amount to a government endorsement of Christianity, she added. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Get A Buz
"I am here today to voice the ire and frustration of the majority of people of the state of Wisconsin who want their Christmas tree back in the state Capitol, not a politically correct holiday tree," Schneider said, nearly shouting.
But Annie Laurie Gaylor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation said lawmakers shouldn't waste their time debating such trivial issues. Calling it a "Christmas" tree would offend nonreligious people and amount to a government endorsement of Christianity, she added. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Get A Buz
