Santa Claus
I DONT believe in him
2006-12-23 05:09:17 · 13 answers · asked by Shelbi R 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A FEW years ago the assistant managing editor of the U.S. Catholic magazine wrote:
“Whereas the true lesson of Christmas is a message of divine mercy and sacrifice, Santa is the front man for greedy corporations, and the tutor in greed for millions of American children. He is the saint of gimme. He has become a total sellout to materialism and greed. He is in the pay of the big toy manufacturers and department stores. A greedy child is never appeased. A spoiled child appreciates nothing. An overindulged child is convinced that the major figure of Christmas is not Christ, but himself.”
This editor thought that Santa should have been left at the North Pole.
Our children, from and early age, knew, and were told there was no such person as Santa Claus, we never had a problem with them. We did not set one day out of the year to give presents to our children, it could be any day, week, or month.
2006-12-23 10:41:54 · answer #1 · answered by BJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SANTA is the spirt of Christmas. Christmas world wide.
Santa the that special energy that makes room for us to help others, make peace and all those other great things.
Santa - combination of St Nicholas, Kris Kringle and others is American in origin and most of the world bought in.
Remember Santa, the spirit of love, giving, compassion and joy is inside you.
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Santa Clause
2006-12-23 13:14:00 · answer #2 · answered by dayakaur 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No! Santa is a pagan figure and has nothing to with montheistic religion. It is a shame that Christians allow these pagan ideals into their faith like the easter bunny and halloween
2006-12-23 13:15:51 · answer #3 · answered by Erni S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how you were raised I think. I used to believe in him but as I grew older, I could figure it out. I may not believe anymore, but I believe in the spirit of him and the emotions it brings to the little ones. I also believe in Jesus and his birth and we celebrate that as well. But as I said, it depends on how you were raised. I hope you enjoy this time of year. It is supposed to a happy one. I hope there is nothing holding you back from enjoying the holiday.
2006-12-23 13:14:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just to tell you, Santa was real, but he died. So its sorta either way, but in all, I DO believe in Santa Clause. He is the one that makes Chrsitmas fun!
2006-12-23 13:13:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i dont know but here i will tell u something that is true. santa claus was a real person before hisa real name was st.nicholas. and he died and so people belive that he became santa clause. and in french st.nichlas was sant nickclause and thats how he got his name
2006-12-23 13:12:52 · answer #6 · answered by SnicKerBar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I choose to believe in him for the sake of the joy and surprises the belief in him brings but I now he is not for real :)
Peace
2006-12-23 13:12:17 · answer #7 · answered by daliaadel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in the toothfairy ! But Santa ... nah !
2006-12-23 13:40:09 · answer #8 · answered by Just Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 bad for you then cuz Santa is real :)
2006-12-23 13:12:14 · answer #9 · answered by myangel_101211 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do--Wonderful man!
2006-12-23 13:22:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋