I have lots of kids. Groucho & Chico hated Santa from the get go, both in his department store incarnation but most especially in the "Hey kid, I'm gonna sneak into your bedroom while you're asleep" mode that scared the stuffing out of 'em and I was glad to put their minds at rest. Harpo and Zeppo on the other hand quite like the jolly fat guy, and once again I'm all conflicted. Jon Acuff @ Stuff Christians Like sums up the dilemma and the options nicely...
1. We can welcome Santa with a creed like “Arms wide open.”
2. We can kill Santa
3. We can combine Santa and Jesus
My friends have a theory that if you tell a kid for 6-8 years that there’s a magical, semi all knowing entity named Santa and then pull the rug on them later, it will be harder for them to believe in God. The idea is that if I can’t trust that what you told me about Santa is true, why should I believe you about God. I think they raise a good point...
It will be easier to focus on the true meaning of Christmas if you go ahead and pop the Santa sleigh into neutral, tie the gas pedal to the steering wheel with a bit of festive ribbon and ghost ride Santa over a cliff. Killing Santa would allow you to focus on Christ’s birth...
My fingers felt a tiny crackle of lightning just typing the sentence, “We can combine Santa and Jesus.” God is a jealous God. If you try to make Santa the fourth member of the trinity, or put a red hat on Jesus, please buy at least 10 copies of the Stuff Christians Like book first, because then at least people will have something funny to read at your funeral...
If you're in need of more serious council Noel Piper has some wise words on the DG website
And here's someone who took the 'Kill Santa' option too seriously...
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