Saudi seizes smuggled 'X-Mas' trees Trees were confiscated as they violated the country’s rules

[Sally]

Certainly can't have a Christmas tree in Saudi Arabia even though there are Christians working there and certainly would enjoy having a tree. It's bad enough that there aren't any churches for the people to go to Christmas services, but what harm could a tree do?


Saudi seizes smuggled 'X-Mas' trees Trees were confiscated as they violated the country’s rules

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• Staff

Published Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Legal measures would be taken against the two smugglers. (Supplied)

Saudi customs authorities arrested two Arab men trying to smuggle Christmas trees into the conservative Gulf kingdom through its King Fahd causeway linking it with Bahrain.

Officials said the trees were confiscated as they violated the country’s rules which ban celebrations on this occasion.

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Saudi seizes smuggled X-Mas trees - Emirates 24 7

By

• Staff

Published Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Legal measures would be taken against the two smugglers. (Supplied)

Saudi customs authorities arrested two Arab men trying to smuggle Christmas trees into the conservative Gulf kingdom through its King Fahd causeway linking it with Bahrain.

Officials said the trees were confiscated as they violated the country’s rules which ban celebrations on this occasion.

Continue reading at:

Saudi seizes smuggled X-Mas trees - Emirates 24 7

 

[Pogo]

Christmas trees are a pagan custom. The evergreen symbolizes the eternal life of Nature as Her sun dies on the (Southern) cross in the heavens, chills for three days and then rises again (on the horizon).

Somewhere along the line some religion -- I forget which one -- co-opted all that to sell memberships.

Oh btw celebrating it used to be illegal somewhere else too. Massachusetts.

 

[Sunni Man]

Certainly can't have a Christmas tree in Saudi Arabia even though there are Christians working there and certainly would enjoy having a tree. It's bad enough that there aren't any churches for the people to go to Christmas services, but what harm could a tree do?


Saudi seizes smuggled 'X-Mas' trees Trees were confiscated as they violated the country’s rules

By

• Staff

Published Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Legal measures would be taken against the two smugglers. (Supplied)

Saudi customs authorities arrested two Arab men trying to smuggle Christmas trees into the conservative Gulf kingdom through its King Fahd causeway linking it with Bahrain.

Officials said the trees were confiscated as they violated the country’s rules which ban celebrations on this occasion.

Continue reading at:
Saudi seizes smuggled X-Mas trees - Emirates 24 7

By

• Staff

Published Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Legal measures would be taken against the two smugglers. (Supplied)

Saudi customs authorities arrested two Arab men trying to smuggle Christmas trees into the conservative Gulf kingdom through its King Fahd causeway linking it with Bahrain.

Officials said the trees were confiscated as they violated the country’s rules which ban celebrations on this occasion.

Continue reading at:

Saudi seizes smuggled X-Mas trees - Emirates 24 7

The key word here is "smuggled".

Meaning it was a criminal activity.

Different countries have different rules.

I fail to see the problem. .....

 

[aris2chat]

It's a tree, not a cross or a bible. A small potted tree with lights might have been just a house decoration.

 

[Tom Sweetnam]

Japan displays millions of decorated trees at Christmas. There, Christmas is a celebration in which young lovers express their dedication to one another. I think that's pretty cool. Of course it's commercial; what isn't these days? But it's not a religious celebration. Only in the West do morons get so bent out of shape over such a beautiful celebration. Miserable people.

 

[Tom Sweetnam]

BTW Why haven't we bombed the shit out of Saudi Arabia? They're the one's behind Isil more than anyone. Oh...and the people who own Al Jazeera. Them too.