Could it be...SATAN?

[katautumn]

Ah yes, even amidst the recent struggle in the war on Christmas there is another more subtle battle being waged among brethren. Is Santa Claus evil? Is it sinful to teach your children to believe in the "magic" of the big fat man bringing presents while you sleep soundly on Christmas Eve?

Apparently Santa Claus and Satan have much in common.

[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You ever noticed how easy it is to transform "Satan" from "Santa"? Just move the "n" to the end. And presto! "Satan" appears. . . Hmmm….[/font]

http://www.biblebelievers.com/watkins_santa/santa.html

This holiday the choice is yours “Jesus Christ or Santa Claus.” Mary’s baby or Santa Claus. Son of the Most High God or Santa Claus.

Santa will fill your stocking,
But Jesus will fill your heart with
Love that never fails,
Peace that surpasseth all understanding
Joy, unspeakably joy.
Santa comes only once a year---Christmas Eve,
But Jesus says, “Lo I am with you always.”
“I will never leave you nor forsake you”
Santa is making a list and checking it twice,
But Jesus has our names written in the
Lamb’s Book of Life.
Santa brings gifts,
But Jesus brought the gift of eternal life.
Santa comes with his sled and reindeer,
But Jesus is coming back with a mighty army
To receive unto Himself, His bride, the Church
Jesus Christ or Santa Claus?

http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=4378&ContributorID=372

If you've read the table about this, you have seen that Santa is really a counterfeit of the life and mission of Jesus Christ. Why would the devil go through so much trouble to create such a character as Santa?

http://www.delusionresistance.org/christian/santa.htm

Furthermore, Santa Claus is a blasphemous false christ.

http://www.wayoflife.org/fbns/christianitytodayreclaiming.htm

These are just a few examples of the mentality that Santa Claus is evil. Is it really so wrong to teach small children simple faith with a mystical Santa Claus? Is Santa really an idol?

I had friends who told their daughter that the three wise men came in the night and brought her presents. It was a lie, but they justified it by saying that three wise men were a more "holy" fairy tale than Santa.

So, let's forget the whole war on Christmas for a minute and focus on this war against Santa.

Does anyone here agree with the above statement? Disagree with them, but still opt to not allow their children to believe in Santa? Just curious.

 

[Skydancing]

Children need a bit of magic and fantasy in their lives and if belief in Santa does that for them, the little white lie is more than justified.

 

[cerad]

My kids are older now but they seemed to have survived the Santa War just fine. I do agree with the basic premise that there really is no difference between Jesus and Santa.

 

[katautumn]

I believed in Santa Claus until I was ten years old. Then I started asking for the expensive presents so that's when my parents had to break the news to me...gently, of course. But now I relive the magic of believing in Santa through my little boy who is very excited about Santa Claus coming to town. I would never take that away from him while the other kids get to enjoy the fun just because I'm worried he will "idolize" Santa. Children are so innocent, and to use your own insecurities to take Santa away from them is robbing them of that innocence.

 

[Skydancing]

Kids soon wise up about Santa, my eldest daughter worked out at the age of three, that he couldn't get around all the kids in the world on one night!

 

[The Seeker]

The whole idea of teaching kids that a fictional, supernatural being is going around giving people presents for no good reason always struck me as a bit dodgy. Kids can come up with enough fantasy and imagination without our help, leave the kids stuff to the kids.

 

[CLAY1960]

Of course there is the little problem of the name Santa... rearrange the letters and what do you have.... Satan.... hmmmm interesting....

 

[katautumn]

I can also rotate the letters in the word "lived" to spell "devil".

Haha for some reason the whole rearranging of the letters reminds me of Dana Carvey playing the Church Lady on SNL talking about how evil Santa is. She had those magnetic letters and she rearranged them and said, "SATAN!"

 

[CLAY1960]

I can also rotate the letters in the word "lived" to spell "devil".

Haha for some reason the whole rearranging of the letters reminds me of Dana Carvey playing the Church Lady on SNL talking about how evil Santa is. She had those magnetic letters and she rearranged them and said, "SATAN!"

I remember that skit... loved the church lady.... LOL

 

[Phred]

I can also rotate the letters in the word "lived" to spell "devil".

I can rearrange the letters in Jesus Christ to spell sujes strich which means nothing at all.

 

[katautumn]

I can rearrange the letters in Jesus Christ to spell sujes strich which means nothing at all.

My sister had a Furby once that said that! It must be some sort of strange, unintelligible language used by the enemy to pass subliminal messages on to our children. Oh heavens...no!

 

[CLAY1960]

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My sister had a Furby once that said that! It must be some sort of strange, unintelligible language used by the enemy to pass subliminal messages on to our children. Oh heavens...no!

yep, you uncovered a conspiracy.... you know you are gonna have to relocate and change your name now right?

 

[katautumn]

Great! And I just moved to a new home. Darn those Furbies!

 

[CLAY1960]

Great! And I just moved to a new home. Darn those Furbies!

you weren't satisfied... you had to take a peek behind the curtain, and now you will suffer the consequences..... oh well....lol

 

[Superpants]

and "christian forum" can be arranged to "mini fart chorus"

 

[Rae]

Seeing that Santa Claus is based on the Christian Saint Nicholas, I find it funny that some Christians are so paranoid as to accuse Santa of being Satanic based on a few comedians' jokes. Don't you?

 

[kiwimac]

Poor old Saint Nick! A worthy servant of Jesus called 'Satanic', deary me

 

[Lilly of the Valley]

Ah yes, even amidst the recent struggle in the war on Christmas there is another more subtle battle being waged among brethren. Is Santa Claus evil? Is it sinful to teach your children to believe in the "magic" of the big fat man bringing presents while you sleep soundly on Christmas Eve?

Apparently Santa Claus and Satan have much in common.


http://www.biblebelievers.com/watkins_santa/santa.html


http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=4378&ContributorID=372


http://www.delusionresistance.org/christian/santa.htm


http://www.wayoflife.org/fbns/christianitytodayreclaiming.htm

These are just a few examples of the mentality that Santa Claus is evil. Is it really so wrong to teach small children simple faith with a mystical Santa Claus? Is Santa really an idol?

I had friends who told their daughter that the three wise men came in the night and brought her presents. It was a lie, but they justified it by saying that three wise men were a more "holy" fairy tale than Santa.

So, let's forget the whole war on Christmas for a minute and focus on this war against Santa.

Does anyone here agree with the above statement? Disagree with them, but still opt to not allow their children to believe in Santa? Just curious.

I don't think the idea of santa is evil, but making that the meaning of christmas and ignoring the true meaning isn't exactly good. I think telling of the real St. Nick and how he did live is okay, but telling them that santa is real and such is wrong because it's lying. Santa Clause isn't real.

 

[Moros]

'jesus christ'
anagrams to
'Such jest sir.'

 

[Electric Sceptic]

Let's see...a myth about a benevolent person who watches you (unseen) and rewards you if you are good...sounds terribly evil.

Wait, are we talking about Santa, or the christian God?