LONDON – Legend has it that the rare thorn tree on a hill in southern England had ties to the earliest days of Christianity, and pilgrims often left offerings at its base. In more recent times, local ...

"The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: They shall grow like a cedar of Lebanon." (Ps. 92:12) I believe you don't want to be a cedar and a palm tree at the same time, I shall suggest to be a ...

"Time to take down Christmas and reset the house after the holidays! this is the most satisfying feeling to me, but I left a ...

c. 2012 Religion News Service SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Whether churchgoers realize it or not, the trees in their churchyards have religious roots. Those tall, thin-branched trees on the corner of this ...

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 ...

News of Newhall seniors protesting the removal of a Christmas tree from their community room this week because, they said they were told, it was a religious symbol prompted a national outcry — a ...

Of course, interfaith families negotiate these kinds of decisions all year round: Should we observe your traditions, my traditions, both, or neither? On some level, these are questions that any family ...

Wondering when to take down your Christmas tree? Tradition says to keep it up until Epiphany, January 6. Here's why you can extend the season.

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 ...