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[quote=Anonymous]Keep in mind that "Santa" isn't even Christian in the sense that it's not part of the original Christmas story  and not found anywhere in the Bible.

Saint Nicholas was a benevolent King and the modern Santa Claus comes from an english poem about Saint Nicholas.

It's certainly originally  identified with Christianity, but there's no reason in the modern world why Christians need to claim it and other religions need to reject it.

Do Jewish parents not let their kids go trick or treating either?  That's "all hallow's eve," originally, and is associated with two church holidays - all souls day and all saints day.

Perhaps it's time to liberate Santa from Christianity and just make him a fun temporary make-believe friend to all kids.  Unlike doctrinal religious beliefs, kids are actively discouraged from believing in santa past the age of 7. Why not let all kids enjoy whatever short-term fantasies they can - tooth fairy, easter bunny (also not biblical), Santa, etc.... as long as they are fun, not harmful and kids grow out of them.[/quote]

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