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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids just assumed the kids who didn't believe in Santa were the bad kids on the naughty list. Fine with me.[/quote]

I'm glad to know that you are teaching your children tolerance, as Jesus would have done.

Seriously-- sub in "Jesus" for "Santa," and what does that look like?
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My kids know that Santa isn't Jesus. [/quote]
As a pp who grew up celebrating Jesus and not Santa for Christmas, may I ask how can you equate celebrating Santa?  Isn't Christmas celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ with ancient pagan celebrations? Santa is a modified version of spirits traveling the sky in midwinter, as far as I know.  Winter solstice was celebrated long before Christianity emerged. So, in my mind Jesus is not to be confused for Santa, as above pp said, but rather "Santa" was celebrated long before church finally gave in and incorporated Jesus into the old festival of end of the harvest and pagan celebration of trees/nature and spirits. No matter how celebration came to be  today, it is a great holiday and Santa or no Santa for one year shouldn't make a difference.[/quote]

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