Ancient pagans worshiped trees.

This is not a joke. It's one of the reasons that we have the term "knock on wood" today. You see, when you wanted something to come true in the old pagan religions, you would make a wish and then knock on a tree to make it come true.

Pine-cones come from the ultimate tree. Evergreens were seen as the highest form of trees because they didn't "die" during the winter like other trees. Trees that could survived winter were considered sacred trees.

This is why you cut down an evergreen tree, bring it into your home and decorate it for Christmas. It's tree worship of the highest form. It's an ancient pagan tradition that predates Jesus and has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with Christianity.

The pine-cone is a symbol of those trees and why you see it in a lot of pagan iconography, including on the staff of the religious leader of the most pagan church on earth. Notice how, on the staff, the tree is growing out of the pine-cone, and Jesus is crucified on that tree. They literally have a symbol of Jesus being crucified on their pagan god. It's a blasphemous symbol of the highest order if you're a true Christian. You should see that and feel sick to your stomach.

Also, the origins of the pine-cone in pagan worship have absolutely nothing do with the supposed pineal gland, new-age bullshit that people are pushing on this site all of the time. If there's any correlation between the two whatsoever it came MUCH later.