America in the midst of our holiday season — a time for family, rest and hotly contested litigation over religious displays on government property. For this year’s installment, we have a “tree ...

There’s nothing overtly religious about the giant Christmas tree at Faneuil Hall Marketplace in downtown Boston. It’s got lots of lights and generic holiday ornaments. But don’t call it a “holiday ...

Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles, the risk of a fire hazard and impossibly tangled strings of lights? Strapping a fir tree to the hood of my car and ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Christmastime can be more than a battle for parking spaces at the local ...

The religious should be offended because it is an attempt to secularize a Christian symbol of Christmas. Secular people should be offended because it%27s an attempt to deceptively rename a religious ...

Seoul faces the same controversy every Christmas: Should the Christmas tree at Seoul Plaza have a Christian cross at the top? The debate has resurfaced once again this year. The 19-meter tree, adorned ...

As the countdown to Christmas begins, the Christian community in the federal capital, like elsewhere in the country, is joyfully embracing the tradition of decorating evergreen coniferous trees to ...

Pam Antell’s daughter looked at her mother and asked why there were Christmas trees but not any menorahs in the hospital. Antell didn’t have an answer for her daughter, and now she’s trying to change ...

In the corner of the elegant public lobby of the Arizona House of Representatives building, a white flag with the symbol of a pine tree hangs. “An appeal to heaven,” it reads, in black text. While the ...

Figuring out whether to celebrate holidays, and how, is tricky for lots of interfaith families—but thoughtful communication makes a difference Traditionally, for Christian-Jewish families—or at least ...

The other day I had a discussion with a dear, dear Jewish friend who lives in New York, about a huge Christmas tree he saw in the lobby of a building he was in and the absence of a menorah, which ...