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It's well known that Christmas is a celebration of Christ's birth throughout the season, regardless of the “game” played of Santa Clause, Flying Reindeer etc. So of course there's a link....fairy tales engage children at this time of year...fun for all! Yet Children sing of the “Baby Jesus” , role play on stages throughout our country his birth. It's a wonderful season for all...

I brought up the point to illustrate truth. I don't think there's any way to say that Santa Claus is truth. I've seen you put up reasons, but it's not truth. And when Santa Claus is mixed up Christianity then it's blending a truth and lie together.

2Jn 1:1 The Elder, To the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have known the truth,
2Jn 1:2 because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:
2Jn 1:3 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
2Jn 1:4 I rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

I just don't think Jesus Christ or the first disciples would ever have condoned, encouraged, or found excuses for this. Truth is a precious commodity and teaching our children about the Lord is serious business with no room for fairy tales or fables.

2Pe 1:16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

I disagree...Jesus often took extra care with children and in fact corrected the deciples from keeping children from him....He understood their limitations of understanding beyond question..... Engaging them is significant.

.....as mentioned, Children not only “play” the game of Santa over Christmas but they role play the manger scene as well.....And It is important to understand Christ remains central to Christmas in Christian homes regardless of other “trimmings” associated with it...they “all point to Christ”.

I say again... false religions always center on side issues to distract from the core truth being addressed in order to create doubt and question and “soften” their targets.

False religions/cults must discredit, misrepresent, and malign as once feelings of mistrust are in place, the individual will open his mind to “other alternatives of false and/or cultist beliefs and practices.... (Examples again of Jehovah Witness, Mormonism, Scientology, as well many off branches of Christianity using Christian language and doctrine, often legalistically, to seduce people.

As for Christmas.... The "Truth" of Christmas is well know, and in fact worldwide by unbelievers as well as believers, they know it is a Christian Celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ the Christian Savior..... That IS the Truth...and Truth sets us free from legalistic claims of false teachers and their religions. BTW Christianity is a "reasonable" religion.