keywords: mall popcorn floor arlington christmas
text: At the Mall, Mixing Popcorn and Religion  "On the third floor?" asks a woman in stonewashed jeans with an off-white &lt;em&gt;hajib&lt;/em&gt; on her head, holding her daughter's arm. She's standing on the first floor of  Ballston Common Mall in Arlington, in view of a towering Christmas tree.