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To: TEXICAN II
Let's go slowly. (1) According to the story, Santa Claus brings presents to reward virtue, and leaves nothing or perhaps a lump of coal to reward vice. (2) Jewish and Muslim kids tend not to get any presents from Santa Claus. Any halfway intelligent child who believes the Santa Claus story and who knows some Jewish or Muslim kids will be able to draw the obvious conclusion.
22 posted on 03/17/2002 5:18:57 AM PST by ConsistentLibertarian
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To: ConsistentLibertarian
Thank you for your very kind reply! But, lets go even more slowly, please.

Jews ( in my limited experience of business relations with perhaps a few hundred good customers and fellow salesman in the furniture industry, over perhaps 15 years ) are, in my estimation, remarkable for 1, their discipline and integrity 2, their frequent and very regular kindness to children-with or without Santa Claus. They have been somewhat critized in some remarks from interviews I have heard from Israel, for this generous practice, regarded as far too materialistic. You see, your #16 I find to be badly constructed-false-and to be a gratuitous, backhanded slap at Christianity, whether intentional or not! I appreciate you are only attempting some light humor, but its likely I suspect, that even very young children have no serious difficulty discerning the religous significance of Santa Claus & his connection to Christian Christmas. That anyone might invent contrived humor about Americans who happen to be Jewish is not at all offensive. IMHO, they thrive on such attention & they have been so successful as to find it almost impossible to avoid'spoiling' their children. It has become cliched.

Your #16 I still find contrived and hollow.

24 posted on 03/17/2002 6:30:27 AM PST by TEXICAN II
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