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Albion said:
Okay. I was just saying that even if we were to agree that December 25 is not accurate, there's no agreement among Christians on what date to move it to! As a result, moving it really is not an option.
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I agree. I like it just the way it is even with it's inaccuracies. In a way "the 'holidays' of this world have become the 'holidays' of our Lord."
 
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Good for you! That is great! I was talking to a girl who is about 23 and she told me that the Santa lie is why most kids her age are Atheist. She said she found out Santa wasn't real and assumed Jesus wasn't either and her parents didn't do church so...
 
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That's sad. As a kid I never connected Christmas and Santa Claus with God, Jesus, or the nativity even though they happen at the same time. I think God was preparing me for 'the calling' even then.
 
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OldWiseGuy said:
That's sad. As a kid I never connected Christmas and Santa Claus with God, Jesus, or the nativity even though they happen at the same time. I think God was preparing me for 'the calling' even then.
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That could be true! As a kid I remember getting in trouble for lying around Christmastime and I was grounded and threatened with " no presents" then I found out he wasn't real and I asked them both to their face and they lied right to my face and that year I learned what a hypocrite was. I was very offended by the lie and I remember crying on my bed. I didn't want their presents. I wanted Jesus to be real but now I didn't know what to believe. I presented such a compelling case that I got ungrounded! I was 7.
 
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Sorry about your experience. Mine was quite a bit different, different times I guess.
 
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We celebrate the holiday, glorifying God. I see nothing evil about decorating a beautiful tree, and exchanging gifts; while teaching our kids that the season is about Jesus, and celebrating His birthday. My parents never lied to me, and I always found Christmas to be such a magical holiday; with the music, lights, etc (no, not magical in a wizard or witchcraft sort of way). We tell our kids that Santa is a pretend character, and that he was a person. They can pretend and have fun, while knowing the truth.
 
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I sure did. I caught them putting gifts out in the middle of the night. I wondered what else they lied to me about.
 
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