this point another dangerous neighborhood in a decaying city. how dangerous is it? well, if the kids hung their christmas lights four thugs got out of an suv and robbed them. then a few hours later someone set fire to a christmas degree they had set up in a nearby park. who sets fire to christmas trees? well, suddenly a lot of do. last december the same group of volunteers in chicago had another one of their christmas trees burned dot ground. the year before that, someone ran over the christmas tree in chicago s washington park with a car. to there seems to be quite a bit of christmas tree destroying going on all of the sudden. what does it mean? wall, well, let s see. this isn t just a matter of people setting fire to balsam firs, a christmas tree is a symbol. a symbol of a specific culture. a symbol of a much loved tradition hundreds of years old. above all, it s a symbol of a religion, in this case the world s largest religion. torching christmas trees is an attack on christianity.