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...acceptable by other standards. As such, even interpreted as a religious symbol, a Christmas tree represents only the celebration of a single holiday event—it is not an overt theological statement, as is a crucifix. Like the sukkah, or temporary shelter, that was put up in the Leverett House courtyard during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot earlier in the fall, the Christmas tree should be allowed to stay. Both are, and should be allowed as, legitimate expressions of religiously diverse House communities...
...When I was a young person the tree was used to divide groups into those who were with the ‘right’ religion and those who weren’t,” says Leverett Resident Tutor Stuart E. Schechter...
...Leverett residents have flooded the House’s e-mail list with an at-times heated discussion over whether the House should have a Christmas tree—started after House Master Howard Georgi ’68 requested resident input—and more broadly the proper way to celebrate religious holidays in a diverse community...
Some students in Leverett House say they also share the view of the Christmas tree as a divisive symbol...
According to Michal Y. Spechler ’03, a member of the Leverett House Committee, HoCo bought the tree and put it in the dining hall after a resident suggested...