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What do you think Santa Claus is? He’s certainly not in the bible.

• aasasd 8y ago
  I'm pretty sure saints aren't from paganism.
  • hobgoblin1234 8y ago
    ... syncretism. Heroes with a thousand faces
  • sorokod 8y ago
    The Christian religion with its three gods (https://catholicbible101.com/theholytrinity.htm https://catholicbible101.com/theholytrinity.htm),the cult of virgin mary and multitude of saints - in what significant ways does it differ from paganism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism) ?
  • scottlocklin 8y ago
    You should look a bit harder; some of them seem to be. At least elements of them. Dog faced St. Christopher. St. Brigid. Eostre taking place when it does. Heck, read 'the Heliand.' Early Church fathers were pretty explicit in their reasons for doing this.