10/4/2017 2:54 PM PT Iâagain Dave, selecting this, some people are going to be upsetâWell what are you doing, how are you dealing, you know, why are you dealing with this issue?Once again, we want parents out there who have the responsibility, Christian parents, of raising their children in the Lord. Mr. Rayfield has admitted making a serious misjudgment in telling the story to children as young as five. She said, âChildren are not children for very long and it is not his job to tell them things like this. The problem is that this is all mixed up with Jesus Christ in the manger, his virgin birth, and the angels, the life he livedâwhy should the angels be any more real than the reindeer or Santa Claus. According to Paula, he has been murdering survivors and stuffing their corpses with presents. I would say the Vicar is totally wrong. Santa Claus brings Dead Sea to life with tree to spread Christmas cheer Santa Claus came to the Dead Sea on Sunday ahead of the Christmas season as part of a … Maybe he should have taught the parents to tell the truth first and then let them apply it. But Saint Nicholas was often known as a gift-giving and charitable person. To him, in referencing Santa Claus, he had 3 options: 1. BUT there are 300,000 species of Mrs. Katherine Auschlander heads a program where a group of children visit Santa Claus at St. Eligius. It has left us parents with a lot of explaining to do today.â Mother of four, Sarah McCreery, also from Maidenhead said, âIt would not have taken a genius to look out at the congregation and realize how young the children were. But the way the Vicar went about it was very inappropriate, not quite wise by a long shot, he should have left that up to the parents. If you are experiencing problems playing Flash content, please consider installing our official Newgrounds Player to continue enjoying this content indefinitely. A pro-Islamic State (IS) media unit used depictions of Santa Claus dead, including his decapitated head in a box inside a bar, in posters inciting for attacks during the holiday season. "Santa Claus is Dead" is the Christmas episode of the ABC medical drama St. Per second. He was not disappointed. Elsewhere, produced and aired as the eleventh episode of its fourth season. second - a conventional reindeer can run, tops, 15 miles per hour. Kids read fairy tales, they love them and enjoy them and probably not too many children believe they are real, theyâre not really taught to believe they are real. A 250-pound Santa (which seems ludicrously slim) Santa Claus is dead I was out with a group of agricultural specialists touring a sheep farm nestled in the beautiful rolling County Kilkenny. Getty Images Yes, Virginia, there was a Santa Claus — but now he’s dead. If you are outside the U.S. Now somebody will say, O, come on, you know, this is something in their life they enjoy and they look forward to and itâs a tradition andâbut I have to keep asking the question, yes, but if itâs not true, if itâs a myth, do the kids need this for their imagination? dead now. Dave, maybe our listeners know that we tape this program so I donât know when this is going to come out but it will probably come out sometime after Christmas. The Berean Call is available by postal mail each month for free. We are willing to send the newsletter to you by regular mail but encourage you to read it online to save printing and mailing costs. spacecraft re-entering the earth's atmosphere. One presumes million miles, not counting stops to do what most of us must do at least once second. I love Christmas.â Mr. Rayfield also told the youngsters that reindeer would burst into flames if they had to travel at the speeds necessary. 1) No known species of reindeer can fly. has ever seen. I grew up as a boy in a Christian home, I never believed in Santa Claus. Assuming Mother Sue Smee was at the service with her five-year-old and nine-year-old sons. I say let’s admit the ugly truth and move on, America: Santa Claus is Dead and in his beloved place We Have Been Malled! there's at least one good child in each. Santa, meanwhile, will be subjected to centrifugal forces 17,500.06 Aerial photographs confirm this fact beyond a shadow of a doubt. Send us a message to add or change your paper mail address. It was during a trapeze artist stunt, performed by Giuseppe Crudera, who was on top of the world’s tallest building in New York. He is a mall Santa who worked for the Willamette Memorial Megaplex Mall and went insane when the outbreak hit. For purposes of comparison, the fastest man- made The first image of Santa Claus was captured by mistake. 5) 353,000 tons traveling at 650 miles per second creates enormous air It was totally inappropriate.â Mr. Rayfield, whose comments came from an internet story on how scientific research could dispel the myth of Santa is now writing a letter to parents apologizing for the blunder. we are now talking about .78 miles per household, a total trip of 75-1/2 It can be a problem, thatâs our concern. This means that Santa's sleigh is moving at 650 miles per second, 3,000 He could receive Santa (pass on old the stories, folklore, and act like Santa is real with his kids) 3. Dave, again, we were caught up in the world and what the world does and my encouragement here to believers out there, to parents, you mentioned, we want to encourage them in the truth. Youngsters at a Christmas carol service were devastated when the Reverend Lee Rayfield told them Santa Claus was dead. Saint Nicholas was a Bishop of an Ancient Greek town called Myra, which is now part of modern-day Turkey. After all… In 1913 an Italian-American photographer accidentally proved that Santa Claus is Real. So there is a great danger that when the child is disillusioned of his belief in Santa Claus, then he says, Well, you know, what about Jesus? rate of 3.5 children per household, that's 91.8 million homes. He could redeem Santa (tell his kids the truth about Santa, and use him as a tool to teach his kids something far greater) Mmhmm. Even at an early age children can receive the gospel, receive salvation at a very young age, but if thatâs mixed, you know, as Gary mentioned earlier, our producer, that as a child he couldnât separate the two because the same people who were teaching him about Jesus were teaching him about Santa Claus and thatâs what we want to avert. Click here to see our updated Privacy Policy. vehicle on earth, the Ulysses space probe, moves at a poky 27.4 miles per Tom, you bring out a very good point. has 1/1000th of a second to park, hop out of the sleigh, jump down the The bad news: Santa Claus is definitely dead. A thing can only be dead if it first existed. I mean really! Every year around … Notice: Many browsers are beginning to disable or hide the Adobe Flash plugin, in preparation for its end-of-life in December 2020. Santa Claus comes to the hospital and collapses while meeting the children; the Craig hosts a Christmas party; Ehrlich is upset when no one buys him any gifts; Westphall has Lizzy and her boyfriend over for the holidays. that each child gets nothing more than a medium-sized lego set (2 pounds), The Berean Call is available by paid subscription . That’s right, malled, and we must come to terms with it. In conclusion - If Santa ever DID deliver presents on Christmas Eve, he's dead now. “Professor, those two statements cannot both be correct. Each. "Santa" was actually called Saint Nicholas. ... Of those waiting outside were a detective and officer dressed as Santa Claus … The entire reindeer team will be vaporized within 4.26 thousandths of a But Santa Claus made sure the Christmas spirit could live on. At an average (census) In conclusion - If Santa ever DID deliver presents on Christmas Eve, he's The legend of Santa Claus has a long history, mostly rooted in folklore. https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBereanCall/videos, https://livestream.com/bereancallconference. The bad news is that he’s been dead for a long time. tree, eat whatever snacks have been left, get back up the chimney, get back I think itâs a dangerous thing to teach children that Santa Claus is real and one day they have the rug pulled out from under them. 2) There are 2 billion children (persons under 18) in the world. Santa A. Claus, longtime Concord Mall Santa, dies Santa A. Claus, who put smiles on the faces of thousands of children for more than 18 years at the Concord Mall, died … St. Nick has a heart attack, but not until the Auschlanders' grandson Max calls him a fraud. Buddhist children, that reduces the workload to 15% of the total - 378 The idea is that when a child starts asking, “Is Santa real?” the parent lets him or her in on the real secret: “Your heart has grown so much that I think you are ready to become a Santa Claus. chimney, fill the stockings, distribute the remaining presents under the In Russia, Santa Claus fell afoul of Josef Stalin. Hey Kids, Santa Claus Is Dead ... Real Grave Found (Maybe) Hey Kids Santa Claus Is Dead Real Grave Found (Maybe). Copyright © The Berean Call 2016. He could reject Santa (turn his back on the idea of him) 2. On the other hand, the parents got themselves into this problem, they need to have worked together. This increases the payload - not even Now, Religion in the News, a report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media.This weekâs item is from BBC News, December 10, 2002, with a headline: Vicar tells children Santa is dead. Santa Claus is not dead, Santa Claus never lived, Santa Claus never existed, so he might have done better to explain that but I donât think it was up to the Vicar to be the one to do that explaining. The Dead Sea is known to be one of the most inhospitable waters for plants and wildlife due to the salt concentration in the water being 8.6 times saltier than saltwater oceans. So, where do they separate the myth on the one side that they have grown up with, with what they have been taught about Jesus? J ust in time to start building up his pre-holiday hype, Santa Claus is back in the news. will absorb 14.3 QUINTILLION joules of energy. Santa's dead, indeed; some people will twist any statistic to "prove" their cynical theory. This is to say that for each Christian household with good children, Santa Because this was a first-year philosophy course he expected them to be a little green when it came to abstract ideas. Archaeologists in southern Turkey say they have discovered the tomb of the original Santa Claus, also known as … “Santa Claus does exist.” Now Sebastian heard a few giggles and was that a grunt? They understand, at least very early in life that this is simply a fantasy and a myth and so forth. On land, conventional reindeer can pull no more Santa, meanwhile, will be subjected to centrifugal forces 17,500.06 times greater than gravity. described as overweight. For the non-believers, his magic reminds us that the spirit […] The Berean Call is also available in a large-print edition at a nominal cost. Assuming that each of these You see, so, on the one hand you could say well, about Santa Claus and all this stuff, itâs just like the Grimmâs Fairy Tales, itâs like the Fables of Aesop the Slave. resistance - this will heat the reindeer up in the same fashion as BUT since Santa doesn't (appear) to handle the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish and times the speed of sound. we know to be false but for the purposes of our calculations we will accept), But, you know, Iâm not getting on this Vicarâs case about what he did, but it does bring up a concern that I think Christian parents should have about promoting a myth among their children. He did put parents in a difficult position. And, the last thing I would think they would want would be to have their children confused. Santa Claus came to the Dead Sea on Sunday ahead of the Christmas season, part of a campaign by Israel’s Tourism Ministry to bring some Christmas cheer during a … Recently, my son was arguing with a friend. 3) Santa has 31 hours of Christmas to work with, thanks to the different into the sleigh and move on to the next house. Even when I was there I did not twig. would be pinned to the back of his sleigh by 4,315,015 pounds of force. ‘Santa Claus is dead.’ When Sebastian Phillips finished writing that phrase on his bulletin board he turned around to see what the reaction had been on his students. I was never taught to believe in Santa Claus and I never taught our children, my wife and I never taught our children to believe in Santa Claus, thatâs nonsense. pull TEN TIMES the normal amount, we cannot do the job with eight, or even Santa Claus came to the Dead Sea on Sunday ahead of the Christmas season, part of a campaign by Israel’s Tourism Ministry to bring some Christmas cheer during a global pandemic that has kept Christian pilgrims away from the Holy Land. I mean, thatâs all mixed up in the same story. Before the Russian Revolution, Grandfather Frost ( Ded Moroz ) was a favored figure of Christmas who … Why are kids into Christmasâtoys and receiving gifts, you know, all of that kind of stuff, I think a Christian parent has to take a good look at what he is doing and what he is teaching his child because, you know, he may have to back away from it because of circumstances. The lead pair of reindeer When I found out, every conversation about Santa … Fact: Santa Claus is real. than 300 pounds. Now the reason I want to discuss this news article is that it does present some problems. (which seems logical). This works out to 822.6 visits per second. Because at certain time in their lives maybe, I donât know, some kids are precocious but 8, 9, 10, you move up, all of a sudden they find out this thing that they have been buying into is a myth, but at the time the children have been taught in a Christian home about Jesus. There either is a Santa Claus or there isn’t. It presents a problem doesnât it? We need 214,200 reindeer. Sadistic Claus (real name unknown) is a maniac in Dead Rising 4. A 250-pound Santa (which seems ludicrously slim) would be pinned to the back of his sleigh by 4,315,015 pounds of force. A gunman is dead after a shooting at a New York City cathedral Christmas concert. time zones and the rotation of the earth, assuming he travels east to west Santa Claus came to the Dead Sea on Sunday ahead of the Christmas season. I would say it would present a problem if you teach about Santa Claus. they will burst into flame almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer A church in Turkey named in the honour of the original Saint Nicholas may be his final resting place. To many people around the globe, Santa Claus is one of history’s greatest humanitarians. We watched as a farmer had his dog dutifully herd the sheep this way and that, commanded only by a series of whistles. He selflessly makes millions of wishes come true without asking for anything in return, aside from milk and cookies and a tax write-off from the government. But, Santa Claus or the tooth fairy, now thatâs someone whoâs impacting their lives, bringing them presents and so forth.So they would have more of a tendency to believe in that than they would in a fairy tale that they are reading about, the wicked witch or, or whatever. million according to Population Reference Bureau. 91.8 million stops are evenly distributed around the earth (which, of course, behind them, and create deafening sonic booms in their wake. All rights Reserved. Click here for copyright permissions. Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts to the homes of well-behaved children on the night of Christmas Eve (24 December) or during the early morning hours of Christmas Day (25 December). Again, for comparison - this is four times the weight of the Queen Elizabeth. Santa Claus Is Dead. And furthermore, if my parents are telling me something that isnât true and I find out that Santa Claus isnât true, what about, not only Jesus, but other things they say to me as well? The tomb belonging to dear old St. Nick may have just been discovered under … Even granting that "flying reindeer" (see point #1) could Well Tom, what about the tooth fairy? Santa Claus Is Dead. I am mortified and appreciate I have put some parents in a difficult position with a lot of explaining to do. In short, Most of our content is published in our app for iOS, Andoid, Windows, and Kindle. Click here to get the app! My wife and I found out this was a point he was making in the argument: Santa Claus is dead. Santa is just his nickname. counting the weight of the sleigh - to 353,430 tons. He said, âI did not realize how young some of them were and Iâm sitting here now wondering how I managed not to realize. Santa Claus is dead, and archaeologists may have discovered his tomb. ” Sebastian grinned, “Actually they can Adam. nine. Even parents at the service in Maidenhead Berkshire were shocked to hear Mr. Rayfield say it was scientifically impossible for father Christmas to deliver so many presents so quickly. It is the news no child wants to hear and certainly not from the mouth of a Vicar. There are quite a few options for keeping in touch with us: Subscribe to our email updates here, and choose if you want daily, weekly, or monthly updates. living organisms yet to be classified, and while most of these are insects 4) The payload on the sleigh adds another interesting element. Last updated Wednesday, December 13, 1995 He is also assisted by a group of murderous survivors dressed like elves. Santa Claus is not dead, Santa Claus never lived, Santa Claus never existed, so he might have done better to explain that but I don’t think it was up … I mean, we are talking about Santa Claus, Santa Claus! and germs, this does not COMPLETELY rule out flying reindeer which only Santa every 31 hours, plus feeding and etc. So, the good news is that Santa Claus is, technically, real, and not a myth. times greater than gravity. Archeologists announced they have uncovered what they believe to … The incident happened at the packed St. Piranâs school carol service at St. Maryâs church in Maidenhead on Monday night. the sleigh is carrying 321,300 tons, not counting Santa, who is invariably Whether or not you believe that Santa Claus is a real person who enters every child’s house by way of a chimney to leave presents, the legendary figure and the tradition of gift giving can be traced back to the Dutch colonists. Philosophy course he expected them to be a little green when it came abstract... 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