"The movement is intended to raise awareness of the fact that the consumption-oriented Santa launched by the Christmas gift industry has very little to do with the holy bishop Saint Nicholas," said Christoph Schommer of the Catholic aid group Bonifatiuswerk, which is rallying the Santa opposition...
...Protestants have also joined in promoting Nicholas over Santa Claus as a more fitting symbol of Christmas.
The Lutheran Church put out a pro-Nicholas manifesto this month titled "How a Holy Legend Turned Into an Advertising Gag".
They also know that the folks in the Far North are the indigenous European people who've been driven from their lands and their natural wealth by Black Sea interlopers.
This is just another attempt by the Indo-Europeans to commit genocide against the Sa'ami and their heritage.
Guess they ran out of Jews to kill or something.
Opponents say Santa has cheapened Christmas by reducing a celebration of Christian values to a decadent and deeply dissatisfying display of greed.
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Teaching my kids that the Coca-Cola santa is not the “real-thing” has been a challenge.
This is just another ploy by a protestant cabal. Sounds like the roundhead puritans of merry olde englande are back....
Alex Murphy: Please Forward to Christoph Schommer:
My legal name is Santa Claus, and I am a Christian Monk and ordained Priest who volunteers as a full-time advocate for children who are abused, neglected, exploited, abandoned, homeless, and institutionalized through no fault of their own. I believe that Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ, not the crass, commercial, secular spectacle it has become in many places, and that the greatest gift one can give is love, not presents. Shame on you for belittling Santa’s generous and loving spirit. Santa Claus (SantasLink dot net)