Happy.....Holidays?

On the front page of today's Seattle Times is a story about the removal of all the Christmas trees from SeaTac airport because a rabbi asked for a menorah to be installed next to the biggest tree. Instead of putting a menorah or other cultural symbols for holidays that happen around this time of year - they took down all the tree. I guess it can be expensive to support every one's traditions.

This incident reminds my husband of a conversation his boss had with a former office manager maybe 6 or 7 years ago. They were deciding how to decorate the office for the holidays and were talking about getting a tree for the lobby. The office manager was concerned about some of the other traditions not being represented said to my husband's boss in a soft tone, "Do you think Rob will be offended?" Not really understanding what she meant my husband's boss asked, "Why would Rob be offended?" In an even softer voice she replied, "Because he's a...Jesuit." It's true Rob IS a Jesuit. Went to Jesuit schools all his life. Too bad she didn't know that Jesuits are not Jewish.