Why do we make Santa Claus more real than Jesus?

United States
August 14, 2012 7:01pm CST
We tell our kids to be good because Santa is watching and he wont bring them gifts if there bad.Some of us go to the extent of putting on the red suit and pretend to be him. When was the last time someone told you they saw Jesus and you didn't think they were nuts?
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@marcmm (1804)
• Malaysia
15 Aug 12
Santa Claus was created in order to deviate from the teaching of the Bible. When Santa Claus was created, people seems to forget the true meaning of Christmas. How often we heard that without Sanat Claus, there will be no Christmas in movie or television show. This is misleading. Santa Claus has become the tool of the devil. Eventhough it promote people to be good, it also make us forget about Jesus. Once we forget about Jesus, than it will be easier for devil to take control over us. It not just Santa Claus, but also Easter Bunny for Easter.
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@marcmm (1804)
• Malaysia
15 Aug 12
You can also read the article I wrote regarding this matter on Helium. You can read about it. http://www.helium.com/items/1804599-christmas-halloween-easter-thanksgiving-roman-123
@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
15 Aug 12
Yeah..i agree with you my friend, the world today is now changing. So it's up to us people who truly know the true meaning of christmas to evangelize and spread to then next generation that Christmas if for our Lord Jesus Christ our Savior. We celebrate this very important day as we remember his birth. Santa Claus is good but we must never forget to tell our children and grand children that without Christ there would be no christmas and no Santa Claus. Let's give Jesus Christ our first priority, let our children read books or watch shows about the birth of Jesus Christ. It's really up to us parents/adults to inform the next generation. .. Happy Mylotting and have a great day ahead!!..
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 12
Oh yes, that is the biggest mistake of parents. They give Santa Claus what is supposed to be for Jesus. Jesus is the giver of all gifts and not Santa Claus. Santa Claus is not even real but Jesus is. But many parents want their children to know about Santa Claus without even realizing that what their children need to know more about is Jesus. Well I can't blame these parents. Maybe they themselves don't even know Jesus in the real sense of the word.
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@dainy1313 (2370)
• Leon, Mexico
15 Aug 12
Oh sure! Yesterday, each day. I believe extremely truth Fatima and the apparitions to little sheperds. I was at Fatima, Portugal the 13th May, 2011, and accured a strange sun phenomenon, and this year the 13th May, happened the same phenomenon at the same time. I watch by inthernet the Fatima Sanctuary, all days, almost the whole day. Santa is just to sale on Christmas time. Children at home know Santa, and receive some gifts but but but, we tell them who was St Nicholas, what he made, in fact we had a video with his biography. He was a Saint. Just that.
• United States
24 Aug 12
The thing about Jesus is, He's much more controversial than Santa is. But since I grew up in a Chrstian home, I always knew there wasn't a Santa Clause. Jesus is way more interesting and much better than Santa because He's a real person. Also, if you check out a lot of atheist videos on YouTube many of them always compare Jesus and Santa because in their minds, whether or not they want to admit it Santa is the reason they stopped believing in God, because they found out that Santa didn't exist they start to wonder if God and Jesus are like Santa, something adults just made up.