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A 69 year old artist, who was brought up Catholic, was assured of controversy when he decided to display a crucified Santa in his front yard. The Santa represents frivolous consumption with \ufffdshop \ufffdtil you drop\ufffd inscribed in Latin over his head.
\n<\/a> [Via Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Well I guess at least he had reindeer to help him carry the cross.<\/p>\n

In related news: Santa – Blasphemer.<\/p>\n

Santa is not a "blasphemous counterfeit" God drawing attention to himself, Victoria’s Warrnambool Catholics said after a Christian pastor slammed Santa Claus as a distraction from the "true God".<\/p>\n

The Warrnambool Standard reports that New Life Christian Church Pastor Steve McNeilly yesterday sparked debate and a sack of letters of protest after claiming in a local paper that Santa was a counterfeit God who only confused children and distracted them from the "true God".<\/p>\n

"The Santa myth is a blasphemous counterfeit for God that draws the devotion of children to himself," he said.<\/p>\n

Late yesterday Mr McNeilly stood by his view that it was important to be honest with children and consistent with Christian beliefs by not supporting the Santa fantasy.<\/p>\n

But Fr John Fitzgerald from Warrnambool’s St Joseph’s Catholic Church said Santa had a special place with children and was a good way of teaching children the gift of giving.<\/p>\n

"In the Christmas picture Santa is a giver and can teach us the importance to give oneself and our heart to our family," he said.<\/p>\n

Father Fitzgerald said it was important to keep Santa separate from the real story of Christmas, however, he noted a connection between Santa and Christ. "Santa is seen to share and give as Christ himself does," he said.
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