My
Hero was a British comedy about an alien superhero (Thermoman) trying to fit in
and make sense of life on Earth. In one
episode he’s concerned about people putting trees in their homes and wonders if
it’s some alien plot. But his girlfriend
tries telling him about Christmas trees and celebrating the birth of
Jesus. He asks if these trees were special
to Jesus, and she says no, and he eventually says that the decorating trees
part is “a funny way to celebrate his birthday.” I found a clip online, and the
scene is right after the opening credits
And
it’s very true. In years past (maybe
even this year, but I haven’t paid any attention) very vocal, wannabe Christian
martyrs cry out about how other people have “mistreated” Christmas trees, or
whatever. But Christmas trees didn’t
come around until well over a thousand years after Jesus. So why all the intense DEMANDS that Christmas
trees have to be associated with the birth of Jesus? It’s almost as if some people see Christmas
trees as graven images.
A
few years ago, after seeing that episode of My Hero, I wrote a short story for
a friend’s website. The story is still
up, and if you’re interested, check out “In the Spirit.”
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