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Hizzout
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Re: Is Santa white?
12/19/13 07:22 PM
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First millennium Christians, wanting to facilitate conversion of the Norse, needed a Christian parallel...




Without getting into "War Room" material, this was a pretty common practice. Many christian holidays have pagan and/or other religious "parallels" (as you put it) included in their celebrations.

It makes me smirk whenever I see a christmas tree inside of a church.






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Subject Posted by Posted on
* Is Santa white? GatKong 12/18/13 05:26 AM
. * Re: What color is Krampus? Bad A Billy  12/20/13 03:39 AM
. * I don't believe in Santa at all. Dullaron  12/19/13 08:01 PM
. * Re: I don't believe in Santa at all. Hizzout  12/19/13 09:08 PM
. * Re: I don't believe in Santa at all. Gor  12/19/13 10:32 PM
. * He's an elf Hizzout  12/18/13 06:00 AM
. * Re: He's an elf Gor  12/18/13 06:49 PM
. * Re: Is Santa white? DMala  12/18/13 05:53 AM
. * Re: Is Santa white? RW-Column  12/19/13 10:12 AM
. * Re: Is Santa white? GatKongModerator  12/19/13 05:56 PM
. * Re: Is Santa white? Hizzout  12/19/13 07:22 PM
. * Re: Is Santa white? RW-Column  12/20/13 06:00 AM
. * Re: Is Santa white? GatKongModerator  12/19/13 07:30 PM
. * Re: Is Santa white? RATMNL  12/19/13 03:46 PM
. * Re: Is Santa white? jumpmaniac81  12/18/13 05:52 AM

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