Why do Christians let Santa Claus drown out the true meaning of Christmas?
And all other Christian holidays, with pagan beliefs?
2007-06-07 15:00:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
See the link... to my other question.
Biblical evidence against practicing fables.
2007-06-07 15:01:20 · update #1
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhzrRDRRsjti1sSUNGDAhgvsy6IX?qid=20070606090937AABWKlb
2007-06-07 15:01:28 · update #2
Why is everyone so angry at me?... I don't have kids yet and I will not lie to the about anything.
2007-06-07 15:14:11 · update #3
My husband and I do not celebrate Christmas, Easter, Halloween, or New Years, mostly because of the pagan origin of those holidays. The Bible clearly forbids being involved in anything pagan.
Deuteronomy 12:4 Do not worship the Lord your God in their way.
One thing my husband and I noticed was that it did not say do not worship their gods (which is of course not allowed) but we are not worship Jehovah with the practices of the pagans.
We are Holy Spirit filled Bible believing Christians.
I know that I will probably be chewed up and spit out by a good majority of Christians. I am used to it on this subject.
2007-06-07 15:16:14 · answer #1 · answered by hepzibah77 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not, nor have I ever drowned out the true meaning of Christmas with Santa Claus. Although we recognized Santa when my children were little, we always taught them what Christmas is really all about, which is the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Same thing with Easter. Although I made my kids Easter baskets and went egg hunting, we taught them the true meaning of Easter which is the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
2007-06-07 15:07:43 · answer #2 · answered by God's Child 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You lie to your kids about Santa Claus to prepare them for the lie you tell them about God. It's all very simple.
(As far as your ignorant assumption about Santa Claus drowning the true meaning of Christmas, don't you know that Kris Kringle is really just pseudo-german for Christ Child?)
2007-06-07 15:04:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
My mother let me know from day one that Santa wasn't real, and it was precisely for that reason. She encouraged me instead to learn about St. Nicholas of Myra, who Santa Claus was based on.
2007-06-07 15:04:43 · answer #4 · answered by solarius 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Christians I know don't lie to their kids about Santa, The Easter Bunny OR a Tooth Fairy. Personally my own kids never believed it, just by using their own common sense. Christmas is a Celebration of Jesus's birth regardless of any pagan holiday celebrated in years past. Jesus Christ is our focus.
Do your kids believe in Santa, and do YOU lie to them about it?
2007-06-07 15:10:54 · answer #5 · answered by ™Tootsie 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
my point exactly! Why do we forsake the perfect feasts that were ordained by God and are perfect observances and celebrations of Jesus in exchange for the counterfeit rooted in paganism and festivals of the flesh??
God instructs that we teach our children His word, His instruction and His precepts, not htat we deceive them into believing , even for a time or even in fun, in characters (especially ones with god-like qualities) , false gods or concepts that go completely against His word.
2007-06-07 15:19:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Christmas has become a cultural thing, rather then a religious thing.
Theyre all cultural, never are they religious, as much as people want to disagree, it's true. Christmas isn't a religious holiday anymore, it's become a fad.
2007-06-07 15:11:33 · answer #7 · answered by j12 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God is just Republican Santa.
2007-06-07 15:06:59 · answer #8 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201309/truth-about-halloween/
2016-10-27 07:20:59 · answer #9 · answered by A.D. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋