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Originally Posted by greatamerican128";p="
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Originally Posted by whipp";p="
Why do the people actually believe in imaginary men who live in the sky and keep a list of who is naughty and nice and brings good little boys and girls presents on Christmas morning.....wait a minute, is that God or Santa Claus? (*)(*)(*)(*), I always get those two mixed up.
Well, my question is why do people believe in those fairy tales anyway. My father was a holliness minister and I tried believing and praying to Santa-Jesus for 16 years before I realized it was *beep**t.
I am now a 33 yr. old wife and mother of a 13yr. old daughter and it will be a cold day in hell before I put my child through the crap I was put through growing up. She was raised on science and facts not fear and stupidity.
I put out the call 10 yrs. ago for anyone to prove to me that there is a God and no one has done so yet. The call is still open!
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I'm interested, what did your parents teach you?
And no I don't believe in Santa Clause, which in fact was made up by pagans not Christians. |
My father was a minister. We went to church at least 3 to 4 times a week and I have read the bible countless times. Reading the bible was one of the things that made me not believe in a God. There are so many contradictions and absolutely terrible things in it that I knew just were not true. I was so afraid of the things that I was taught in church and by my father that it took me until I was 16 to realize that I was allowed not to believe and to think for myself.
And as far as Santa being made up by pagans and not Christians that is all well and fine but it still a fact that it is just plain sad and pathetic to put your life in the hands of imaginary beings. I know right from wrong and am more than capable of teaching my child this without threatning her with Hell and fire and brimstone. My daughter has won awards at school for her politness and friendliness. She would never open her mouth to say anything negative about anyone yet she has NEVER set foot in a church.
Christians think to be moral and good you have to have the same beliefs as they do. I am proving them wrong!
"God is Santa Clause for adults"