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Yes, and Even Santa Claus!

But surely dear old Santa Claus is not a creature of pagan birth? But he
is, and his real character is not so benevolent and holy as many suppose!

The name "Santa Claus" is a corruption of the name "St. Nicholas," a
Roman Catholic bishop who lived in the 5th century. Look in the
Encyclopaedia Britannica, volume 19,12 pages 648-649, 11th edition,
where you'll read: "St. Nicholas, bishop of Myra, a saint honored by the Greeks and Latins on the 6th of December....A legend of his
surreptitious bestowal of dowries on the three daughters of an
impoverished citizen...is said to have originated the old custom of
giving presents in secret on the Eve of St. Nicholas [Dec. 6],
subsequently transferred to Christmas day. Hence the association of
Christmas with Santa Claus...."

Through the year, parents punish their children for telling falsehoods.
Then, at Christmas time, they themselves tell their little children this "Santa Claus" lie! Is it any wonder many of them, when they grow up and
learn the truth, begin to believe God is a myth, too?

One little fellow, sadly disillusioned about "Santa Claus," said to a playmate, "Yes, and I'm going to look into this 'Jesus Christ' business,
too!" Is it Christian to teach children myths and falsehoods? God says,
"Thou shalt not bear false witness!" It may seem, right, and be
justified by human reason, but God says, "There is a way that seemeth
right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death!" "Old Nick"
also is a term for the devil! there a connection? Satan appears as an
"angel of light," to deceive! (II Cor. 11:14; Rev. 12:9.)

And so when we examine the facts, we are astonished to learn that the
practice of observing Christmas is not, after all, a true Christian
practice, but a pagan custom--one of the ways of Babylon our people have fallen into!


Title: The Plain Truth About Christmas
Author: Herbert W Armstrong
Date: 1952, 1972, 1974
Type: Booklet
Type Media: PDF

https://cog-hwa.org/pub/bb/xmas.pdf

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