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Christmas trees, for Christians only

My friends over at the Unvirtuous Abbey (read my interview with them) posting this very interesting picture:

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I’m thinking that this cannot be real. It has to be a joke. It has to be photoshopped. I posted this on Facebook and it immediately drew laughs and a few disapproving comments.One commenter said he would not be able to buy one since he doesn’t carry his baptism certificate on him.

The crazy part is that there are Christians out there who think a Christmas tree is quintessentially Christian. Christmas trees, or more specially, the bringing in evergreen or an evergreen tree, comes from pre-Christian pagan practices. Germanic tribes would often observe the transition into winter using a Yule log or so type of tree.

So, is this a hoax or a real picture? Anyone have any info?