Other misapplied passages: 'prostituted themselves under every green tree' is about idols under trees, not trees themselves

Some people cite passages about Israel 'prostituting themselves under every green tree' to claim trees are inherently associated with paganism. But those passages describe idol worship that occurred outdoors under trees — the tree is simply the setting, not the object of worship. Applying this to Christmas trees is the same anachronistic error: ignoring what the passage actually meant in order to force a modern meaning onto it.