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How do Christians deal with Santa Claus ?

robycop3

robycop3

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Santa has become the top icon of Christmas, causing many to forget the reason for the season. Without discussing whether "he" is pagan, etc. I'd like to know how the parents among you deal with his constant presence in all the media & decorations from Black Friday thru Dec. 26.

Some 70 years ago, my Christian mom handled it well. She told me Santa was Jesus' helper, & He enabled Santa to do such things as watch over all kids, travel the world invisibly & leave presents in everyone's home, etc. & when Christmas was over, Jesus put Santa to sleep til next year. She reminded me that, while at Christmastime, Santa watched every kid to see if he/she was naughty or nice, Jesus did the same all year long. I told other kids that, and many believed me.(I was only 4 or 5 at the time, in pre-school & kindergarten.)

What did YOU do, or your parents ?
 
canadyjd

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robycop3 said:
Santa has become the top icon of Christmas, causing many to forget the reason for the season. Without discussing whether "he" is pagan, etc. I'd like to know how the parents among you deal with his constant presence in all the media & decorations from Black Friday thru Dec. 26.

Some 70 years ago, my Christian mom handled it well. She told me Santa was Jesus' helper, & He enabled Santa to do such things as watch over all kids, travel the world invisibly & leave presents in everyone's home, etc. & when Christmas was over, Jesus put Santa to sleep til next year. She reminded me that, while at Christmastime, Santa watched every kid to see if he/she was naughty or nice, Jesus did the same all year long. I told other kids that, and many believed me.(I was only 4 or 5 at the time, in pre-school & kindergarten.)

What did YOU do, or your parents ?
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I didn’t lie to my children. I gave them the history of Saint Nickolas. I told them Christmas as observed in the US is mainly a secular holiday that focuses very little on the birth of Christ.

I told them Santa doesn’t really exist and isn’t really giving them presents but it was ok to pretend he did. Their gifts were given by Myself, my Wife and other realities.

They took it pretty well, considering they were 4 and 5 years old. My wife was somewhat mad at me though.

peace to you
 
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Revmitchell

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We did not focus on Santa or even include him in Christmas. I told my children that while some people who do not believe focus on gifts and Santa its really about Christ.
 
Bible Thumpin n Gun Totin

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We've told our children flat out from the beginning at 1 or 2 years old that Santa isn't real.

We let them watch Christmas shows like the Grinch, and movies with Santa in it, but we explain that Santa is a fictional character and the holiday is for Jesus. We explain that the Christmas tree is a tree because Christ died on a tree for us and the gifts are symbolic of Christ giving us the gift of eternal life.

My wife's parents are unbelievers and don't like that we do that, but I've flat out told them that we're not lying to our kids and taking glory away from King Jesus in my family. Her parents aren't happy, but too bad.
 
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Cathode

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robycop3 said:
Santa has become the top icon of Christmas, causing many to forget the reason for the season. Without discussing whether "he" is pagan, etc. I'd like to know how the parents among you deal with his constant presence in all the media & decorations from Black Friday thru Dec. 26.

Some 70 years ago, my Christian mom handled it well. She told me Santa was Jesus' helper, & He enabled Santa to do such things as watch over all kids, travel the world invisibly & leave presents in everyone's home, etc. & when Christmas was over, Jesus put Santa to sleep til next year. She reminded me that, while at Christmastime, Santa watched every kid to see if he/she was naughty or nice, Jesus did the same all year long. I told other kids that, and many believed me.(I was only 4 or 5 at the time, in pre-school & kindergarten.)

What did YOU do, or your parents ?
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Facial reconstruction of Saint Nicholas, early Catholic Bishop.

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He also attended the first Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.

Enormous numbers of great miracles are attributed to his intercession, it was like Apostles in their ministry.
 
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JonC

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Well....he was Greek. So we teach that he gives baklava to all the good little boys and girls. He gives pickled anchovies to the bad kids.
 
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Cathode

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JonC said:
Presbyterians.
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He gave olives fresh from the tree to the heretics of his day.

Apparently he literally punched on with those not in line with Nicaea, hence he sports a broken nose in his face reconstruction.

Try find a Bishop today who would punch on for the Faith.
 
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Salty

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So, are we telling our kids a white lie when we read "Little Red Riding Hood" or the "Three Little Pigs" to our kids?
 
Salty

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If we have a Nativity scene in our home with the Three Wise Men -
are you giving a falsehood to our little children?

Since we know that the Kings did not show up for a couple of years or so??
 
37818

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Salty said:
If we have a Nativity scene in our home with the Three Wise Men -
are you giving a falsehood to our little children?

Since we know that the Kings did not show up for a couple of years or so??
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There are a number of issues. One, they came to a house, not the manger. Second, their number being 3, represent the number of type of gifts that were brought. Not the number of wise men that brought said gifts. Thirdly, they were not kings.
 
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unprofitable

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Salty said:
So, are we telling our kids a white lie when we read "Little Red Riding Hood" or the "Three Little Pigs" to our kids?
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Apples to oranges.

When I was a child, I knew that the 3 little pigs and Little Red Ridinghood were not real. They were not presented as having religious significance or being attached to Christ.

Christmas is not the same. I DID believe for a while that santa was Christ's brother. THAT is NOT OK.

The problem for me is we are on a forum debating the context, accurate interpretation, and meaning of the word of God. Sometimes these discussions become quite heated.

Yet when it comes to christmas, do we just throw that same zealousness for the truth out the door and slap whatever we want to on the Son of God and say that is OK?

My daughter in law said she taught her children that the red part of the candy cane represented the blood of Christ.

Where do we draw the line?
 
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Cathode

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unprofitable said:
Apples to oranges.

When I was a child, I knew that the 3 little pigs and Little Red Ridinghood were not real. They were not presented as having religious significance or being attached to Christ.

Christmas is not the same. I DID believe for a while that santa was Christ's brother. THAT is NOT OK.

The problem for me is we are on a forum debating the context, accurate interpretation, and meaning of the word of God. Sometimes these discussions become quite heated.

Yet when it comes to christmas, do we just throw that same zealousness for the truth out the door and slap whatever we want to on the Son of God and say that is OK?

My daughter in law said she taught her children that the red part of the candy cane represented the blood of Christ.

Where do we draw the line?
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Tell them the Truth. Santa’s Catholic, they’ll get over it.
 
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