A Nashville news channel, News Channel 5, refused to use the word ‘Christmas’ in its coverage of the local city Christmas tree recycling program.
Instead, the network renamed Christmas trees as ‘festive live trees’ in its coverage.
The Metro Nashville area has a program to help families get rid of their festive live trees so they don't go to waste. https://t.co/4l4DZegACv
— NewsChannel 5 (@NC5) December 26, 2024
To this slight, a commenter replied: “The word you’re looking for is Christmas. They’re Christmas trees. America is Christian – act like it Phil!”
The word you’re looking for is Christmas.
They’re Christmas trees.
America is Christian – act like it Phil!
— Continuing Anglican (@AngloAmericans) December 26, 2024
The recycling program is one of many nationwide, and city governments and organizations offer it each year to help Christmas trees get second use.
In the case of the program covered by News Channel 5, Nashville offers citizens the chance to donate the trees for use in composting and mulch operations. They’ll meet the woodchipper instead of the landfill.
News Channel 5 was previously the subject of controversy after one of its reporters appeared to refuse to acknowledge the anti-Christian motive of the Abundant Life school shooter, as previously reported by The Dallas Express. News Channel 5 reporter Phil Williams saw the release of the shooter’s manifesto as a moment for him to sway the tragedy towards an attack on “Maga.”
Instead of holding the shooter accountable for their explicit hatred of Christians, the reporter shifted attention to the shooter’s identity and personal background. Williams, it seems, was more interested in framing the incident through a lens of political correctness than in grappling with the uncomfortable reality that the shooter had specifically targeted Christian institutions.
