Thanks, Brad.  I get really torqued at people who insist that Christianity
be kept out of politics when nothing is more important in forming a person's
character than Christianity and nothing is more important in politics than
character.

Paul
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Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: parent question


> I think Phil is joking about Santa, but there is no doubt, especially from
> Paul's testimony of his Christmas party at work, that the real meaning
gets
> lost much of the time out there. I'm surprised at this with chaplain
> influence there. Being chaplain's I can understand the right to bring in
> the varying religious beliefs, but no one has a doctrine involving Santa
> Claus. By allowing such gives the impression they became cowardly in their
> own beliefs and  rather than say "Hey hey hey wait a minute here!" they
> said "Well? What do we do here? Let's bring in Santa that willl give us a
> way out."   Perhaps that is not the case, but the impression I got. I,
> frankly and proud you offered to read the account of Christ's birth next
> year. That shows courage in upholding what you believe is truth.
>
> Brad