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To: pissant
His alter ego is Nicholas of Myra, a fourth-century Turkish do-gooder who was venerated as St. Nicholas. His alter ego is Nicholas of Myra, a fourth-century Turkish do-gooder who was venerated as St. Nicholas

There were no Turks in Anatolia until the eleventh century AD.

3 posted on 12/21/2009 10:47:29 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

He’s a beer writer, so we have to cut him a bit of slack.


4 posted on 12/21/2009 10:49:07 PM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Fiji Hill

My favorite Santa Claus story happened a the Council of Nicea. Jolly old St. Nick encountered heresiarch Arius in the halls — and beat the cr@p out of him. Physically assaulted the man. A true shepherd who loved his flock — and had a vigorous response to the human predators who would destroy them.


5 posted on 12/21/2009 11:55:41 PM PST by RJR_fan (Christians need to reclaim and excel in the genre of science fiction.)
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