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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
There are Jewish employees, Muslim employees, Sikh employees and, like myself, Athiest employees... all of whom would not wish to bring their children in to see Santa.
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you're an Athiest and wouldn't want your kids to see Santa? i consider myself to be an Atheist as well but i've celebrated Christmas all my life. i don't see it in a religous context at all, it's simply a time for families to get together, exchange gifts, and all that good will towards men and such. i see it the same way as Thanksgiving, Easter, Canada Day, or any other nationally recognized holiday. why should religion be brought into a holiday that doesn't really have anything to do with christianity in the mainstream sense? now if they were setting up something like a nativity scene i could see reason for people to get upset, but the modern day Santa has no ties to any religion. the figure may have started out that way, but Coca-Cola is more reponisble for his likeness now than anything else