Yahoo! News - Fla. County Reverses Christmas Tree Ban
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - The Christmas tree decorations were being rehung at Pasco County buildings Friday after the reversal of a county attorney's finding that the trees were unacceptable religious symbols.

Trees had been removed from county buildings Wednesday after the initial decision, which allowed them only in "semiprivate" areas such as personal offices.

That decision drew angry reactions from residents and the American Center for Law & Justice, a law firm founded by televangelist Pat Robertson.

The initial decision had been a response to a man who wanted to display a menorah at a county building.

Wooden said a menorah could be displayed with a Christmas tree if a sign was added to the display reading: "Salute to Liberty. During this holiday season, the (government entity) salutes liberty. Let these festive lights remind us that we are the keepers of the flame of liberty and our legacy of freedom."

Ah, now I get it. I hadn't really read the story until now. While a menorah, technically, is a religious symbol, and a xmas tree, technically, is not, this was a response to someone else besides a "Christian" wanting to display their religion, and as you know we can't have that.

(Edit: The more I think about it, I would say a Xmas tree is a religious symbol. After all, it is an object put up in the celebration of Christmas, which celebrates the birth of Christ, correct?)