Saint Nicholas is a real Saint...Keeping his memory alive is not evil. Neither is Disney Land. It is all done for good clean fun, and no disrespect to the Lord Jesus. |
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---lisa on 12/27/07 |
Once again the devil is leading us by our gullible noses. He is not stupid enough to tell us not to believe and celebrate the birth of the Saviour, he merely sidetracks us to concentrate on something else eg. santa etc.No nativity scenes in shops only brightly adorned trees. |
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---cheryl on 12/16/07 |
The problem with Santa Claus is that when we teach our children about him, we do not tell them that he is pretend. We tell them that the movies, fairytales, etc., are pretend, but Santa is made to be a real person. That's a lie. |
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---Susie on 12/11/07 |
"Are stories about fairies, Cinderella etc also taboo?'
When they are told as fantasies they are not taboo. Understand that a lie is a lie. Therefore if a child is told Santa is real, the person saying that is lieing. If you want to tell your child the story of Santa ,then it's ok, as long as you keep it as a fairy tale(not real). |
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---Matthew_from_LA on 12/10/07 |
Elder ... It really is you!!
No-one else would have written that
Welcome back |
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---alan_of_UK on 12/10/07 |
In recent years this has bothered me. I would maybe explain Santa more honestly if I had my children's childhoods over again. Where do you draw the line though? The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia were written by Christians, I believe, however are full of make believe. Should Christians be absolutely literal? Are stories about fairies, Cinderella etc also taboo? |
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---DENISE on 12/9/07 |
do you mean christmas
i am santa claus and a christian
i point to christ through what i do
not the worlds christmas or holidays |
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---Santa on 12/9/07 |
**St. Nick was the Christian bishop of Myra. A very good man honored by the Dutch.**
And all the pre-reformation Churches, as well. |
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---Jack on 12/8/07 |
Santa must be wrong. You should'a seen the junk he left me last year. It won't worth sitting on his lap for over an hour. I even got NV Barbara's card back.. no such address... huh?
Yea, he's wrong alright........... |
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---Elder on 12/7/07 |
Eloy would that have been eastern standard time or daylight saving time.
I'd go for the saving time, knowing Jesus' nature.
Do you also know at what time God made time? How about when He made dirt? |
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---Elder on 12/7/07 |
why should they do such..it is insulting to God to be celebrating the Sun God instead of the True Living God Jesus Christ our Lord n Savior...it is not the day that Christ was born..a great big lie..teach our kids the truth..and no, we shouldnt participate.. |
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---pammy on 12/7/07 |
Nancy:
When I was growing up in the '60s, nobody would have any problem with "children sitting on a stranger's lap".
However, today, in the United States, people are so brainwashed with a spirit of fear and hysteria about many things, that an adult can hardly even smile at a child without someone accusing him (or at least suspecting him) of sexual abuse.
Jesus did not give us a spirit of fear. But we seemed to have gotten one from somewhere else. |
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---StrongAxe on 12/7/07 |
Christians celebrate Christ Jesus's birthday which was on the night of December 25, 5 B.C. between 7 and 8 o'clock according to the Holy Bible: Isaiah 53:2, Luke 2:1-7, Haggai 2:15,18,19, Daniel 9:25, Ezra 7:8,13,21-23,27, Luke 3:23, Matthew 26:20,21, Luke 2:8. |
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---Eloy on 12/7/07 |
Just a coincidence? SANTA / SATAN
I am not trying to come Santa's rescue but his name was Saint Nicolas and the way the dutch
pronounced it sounded like Santa Ni'Claus, English speaking people mispronounced it Santy Claus later shortened to Santa. |
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---Exzucuh on 12/6/07 |
"Just a coincidence? SANTA / SATAN ?"
Undoubtedly a coincidence. |
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---alan_of_UK on 12/6/07 |
The Santa Satan thing is wrong. In Hebrew it is Hasatan not Satan. English Satan is a misspelling as is Santa Claus. That is Dutch that Americans got wrong. It is St. Nicholas, or Sinter Klaus. St. Nick was the Christian bishop of Myra. A very good man honored by the Dutch. |
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---Ramon on 12/6/07 |
What is one of the world's oldest holidays that includes:
- elaborate rituals & ceremonies
- house decorations of evergreen plants such as holly and mistletoe
- a time of unrestrained rejoicing, with revelry, drinking, and gluttonous feasts
- a week later a new year is proclaimed
Christmas?
Nope. Actually it's the winter solstice festival in honor of the Nimrod, the Babylonian Sun God.
Christ's Mass (instituted by the Roman Catholic Church) has only been around +/-1600 yrs. |
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---AG on 12/6/07 |
Just a coincidence? SANTA / SATAN
I believe we should give this holi-day back to the Pagans. It is about the winter solstice & some scholars believe [Jesus] was born around the 20th of April.
I have read all thru the Bible & can't find a Christmas anywhere but many HOLY-DAYS that ARE a type & shadow of Christ?
This holi-day is all about materialism NOT Christianity it is nothing more than a white-washed Pagan holi-day. |
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---John-Daniel on 12/6/07 |
No! Why would we teach out children about someone that doesn't exist? This is like telling our kids that Jesus is not the reason for the season. |
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---Susie on 12/4/07 |
I told my children that there was a santa clause I didn't know the Lord then and and i lied to them .My three girls have always told there children that there was not a santa and before i came to the Lord i also said in my cards Merry xmas We have lost what the meaning of Chrtmas is about Jesus Not Santa an present |
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---Betty on 12/4/07 |
I see nothing wrong with it...Unless people lead their kids into believing that he is real and not fiction. |
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---Rebecca_D on 12/3/07 |
Frankly, I think the crying toddler that holds up the photo line has it right: it's pretty creepy sending your kids to sit on a stranger's lap.
Or were you speaking of more than just the photo ops? |
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---Nancy on 12/3/07 |
I grew up believing in Santa. At a certain age I started to question it but my parents didn't tell me he wasn't real yet. By the time they did tell me I wasn't devestating or think how could they lie to me. It was just a story told to a child. It was a story I enjoyed for many years. I have every intention of passing that story on to my children. Along with the story of Jesus of course. |
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---mary on 12/3/07 |
The time has come that the wolf can no longer hide among the sheep. |
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---Jack_fossett on 12/3/07 |
I think it is ok. As long as they know the true meaning of Christmas then I definently think that christian kids should preticipate in Santa. |
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---Kayla on 12/3/07 |
Why not? Santa Claus participated in Christianity--or rather, the historical St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra.
And I thought this issue had been dealt with not a couple of weeks ago. |
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---Jack on 12/3/07 |
Wrong,Wrong ,Wrong,oil and water don't mix
Christ and Santa are separate presentations. |
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---Jack_fossett on 12/3/07 |
Sure, why not? Tell them first about Jesus. I believe it's just innocent fun for little kids and it may even teach them a bit about giving. Just as long as they know the real story, Jesus, I can see no harm in Santa Claus. Some parents tell their kids that THEY are Santa, just so they get all the credit. This, imo, is wrong. Imagination is a good thing! |
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---sue on 12/3/07 |
Each person must choose for themselves whether or not they teach their children that a non-existant person actually exists but they should be aware that once they tell one lie they will need to tell others to cover up the first and will eventually have to come clean. If parents want the trust of their children it is best to be absolutely honest from day one. |
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---RitaH on 12/3/07 |
Santa Claus is innocent as long as the lies are not told about him coming down chimneys children been misled in many instances can cause you to answer one serious question Why did YOU lie? which was the ditress of one woman who told how devastated she was when she was told the truth and how she challenged her parents about always telling her to tell the truth yet blatantly lying about Santa for all the years it happens! |
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---Carla5754 on 12/3/07 |
Santa Claus is innocent as long as the lies are not told about him coming down chimneys children been misled in many instances can cause you to answer one serious question Why did YOU lie? which was the ditress of one woman who told how devastated she was when she was told the truth and how she challenged her parents about always telling her to tell the truth yet blatantly lying about Santa for all the years it happens! |
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---Carla5754 on 12/3/07 |
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