Do You Not Know The Saints Will Judge The World?
The systematic erasure of Christendom continues unabated. But for how long?
You may or may not have heard the news, but Christmas is canceled in Bethlehem this year.
That small town, which in Hebrew translates to “house of bread,” where Jacob’s wife Rachel was buried, just west of where Ruth gleaned in the fields of Boaz, the father of Jesse, the father of David, whose Root and Branch, Jesus of Nazareth, the Bread of Life, would later be born of a virgin.
There, in that place, Christmas, at least this year, is no more.
Erased. Deleted. Two thousand years of tradition - or more precisely, heritage - disposed of like manure in a stable.
I don’t know about you, but for a kid who thought Santa was so much more than a department store distraction, I’ve always loved Christmas, even to the point of willfully believing a lie.
And long before I knew the God who was made flesh, I waited perpetually for the coming of the Claus.
But what I can and will never do is esteem tradition over truth.
Now, I know what you’re thinking, and yes, I’m aware that Santa Claus as has been depicted in American and European culture for centuries is, in its current form, a fictional and wholly fantastic character, albeit one which has endured across wars, economic collapses, plagues, and political upheavals.
But if you happened to have ventured into any retail store over the last few weeks, you’ve likely noticed that the Santa you recall from your childhood is, um, different nowadays.
For starters, there’s the inspirational wheelchair-bound Santa, who apparently suffered some unspecified accident and is now “differently abled.”
Or if you like your Santa with a little glitter and glam, consider “Pride Santa,” who’s replaced his signature “ho, ho, ho,” with the more inclusive “love is love.”
For those who like their Santa extra spicy, there’s Sombrero Santa, better known near the U.S.-Mexico border as “Pancho Claus.” Heck, he’s probably making his way across the border as of this writing.
And don’t forget about Asian Santa, with his distinctly samurai flair, or Trans Santa and his now-liberated wife Dr. Claus, who apparently has her doctorate in, let’s say, toy-making.
So many Santa choices. So much diversity. Are you not entertained? Are you not now liberated from the tyrannical yoke of European Santa?
Full disclosure: there are some limitations, strictly speaking, on who can faithfully represent the literary version of Santa. Cultural touchstones like The Night Before Christmas give us plenty of clues as to the racial identity of this non-existent persona.
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound…
…His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
Red cheeks and nose, all-white bearded chin: these are traditionally descriptors of a Caucasian - and in this case, totally imaginary - face.
But that hasn’t stopped the gatekeepers from assaulting this beloved image and remaking it in their own preferred image - which, as of late, has become specifically and undeniably less rosy cheeked.
Whose Santa is it, anyway?
Consider NBC News, whose editorial team desperately wants you to value non-white Santas and opted to quote a black therapist and advocate for the “systemic racism” narrative who “thinks it is essential for kids to see non-white Santas.”
“Psychological research shows that role models who reflect the child’s identity and experience have a positive impact upon the development of self-esteem which leads to improved academic performance, self-confidence and mental wellness,” [New York City-based therapist Colette Brown] tells TODAY.com.
“Santa Claus is magical, generous and benevolent. He holds every person as special and unique. What child would not benefit from an image of themselves reflected in such a being?”
Mark well the words she chose here. “Benevolent.” “Magical.” “He holds every person as special.” These are deifying words. Those are attributes a pagan might easily ascribe to deity.
Not just that, but they likely betray a person whose highest and best view of God is just that: a benevolent, generous magician. If we’re lucky.
As you might expect, this trend of replacing Santa has drawn backlash, perhaps most notably in 2020, aka the Year of the Rat, when an Arkansas family who installed a inflatable black Santa on their lawn learned not everyone is on board with having their culture stolen from them.
In North Little Rock, Ark., a family recently received a racist letter after installing an inflatable Black Santa Claus on their lawn. Signed by an anonymous “Santa Claus,” the letter admonished the family for attempting “to deceive children into believing that I am a Negro. I am a Caucasian (white man, to you), and have been for the past 600 years.” In response, neighbors rallied in solidarity by installing Black Santas on their own lawns, a heartening gesture welcomed by the family as a demonstration of liberal inclusivity.
Here’s a reported copy of that letter.
Now, you and I have the right to disagree with much about this note: its tone, its spirit, maybe even its intent.
But what we cannot deny is its factual accuracy. Facts are not feelings.
It is a fact that for the last six-plus centuries, Santa Claus has been almost universally depicted as Caucasian with varying degrees of facial hair and body shapes. Even Santa’s name is derived from Dutch. As a cultural icon, he originated in northern Europe. And all that.
Prior to the late 20th century, he was never depicted as anything else.
But because Santa is fictional, none of this, of course, actually matters - except that St. Nicholas, the inspiration behind the Santa Claus myth, was a historical person, a Christian man, to be precise.
St. Nicholas’ legacy is well-known: born to a wealthy family in the village of Patara in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) during the 3rd century, Nicholas was raised as a devout Christian. After his parents died while he was still young, Nicholas took his inheritance and used it to help clothe the needy, feed the hungry and heal the sick.
He was, in sum, a disciple of Jesus Christ.
This, at least according to the latest data, is what he looked like.
In 1810, artist Alexander Anderson was commissioned to draw an image of St. Nicholas. What he came up with was what historians believe was a cultural turning point.
Anderson’s rendition of Nicholas still depicted him as a religious figure, one who is draped in priestly vestments adorned with a cross. But his twist was the inclusion of fireside stockings and the depiction of two children: the “nice” one with a skirt full of toys and a smile, and the “naughty” one with nothing but a stick and a scowl - clear forerunners of the modern-day Santa myth.
Was it necessary to reach back through the centuries and personally observe the face of St. Nicholas in order to know what he looked like with near absolute veracity? Did we really need to consult with a forensics team to figure this out?
Or was it self-evident? Did this truth leave its own paper trail?
We didn’t have to dream this up. History has recorded the features of St. Nick’s countenance in all sorts of relics, engravings, busts, you name it.
All of this matters because facts matter. History matters.
Reality matters.
And this is no isolated incident. “First they came for Santa…“ that sorta thing.
Consider: Schoolchildren in the UK are now being taught that St. Hadrian, an abbot and North African scholar in 7th-century Anglo-Saxon England, was black, despite the fact that there is no record of him being black at all.
According to the Telegraph, “The Dark Age abbot St Hadrian of Canterbury has been referred to as a ‘black scholar’ in primary school teaching material, despite the holy man being of north African origin and not black.”
Think of it.
Absolutely nothing to support this assertion about Hadrian’s race beyond what is now deemed desirable - perhaps, even, exclusively praiseworthy - by the zeitgiest, or “spirit of the age.”
And yet, young schoolchildren - for reasons the public is simply not granted the privilege of knowing - are being indoctrinated with a demonstrably false history, knowingly so, all with taxpayers footing the bill.
Santa is a symptom of the end of the age
The fanciful notions of a black or trans or any other kind of Santa as bearers of culture are no different than the Orwellian practice of rewriting history in real time.
George Orwell, it seems, knew what so many of us have apparently forgotten: the most effective way to destroy a people is to de-legitimize what came before in order to reshape their way of thinking - and their way of life.
Just as a woman can never become a man, just as an Ethiopian cannot change his skin or a leopard its spots, neither can Santa Claus - or his historical counterpart, St . Nicholas - be anything other than what he always has been.
Like the “pregnant man,” it is a willful misrepresentation of documented fact. It is a gross assault on what we - that is, "Western" civilization - have long known to be true.
Why are we doing this?
Why are we willfully distorting history in pursuit of conforming the next generation’s worldview to a political narrative?
Who, precisely, is behind this assault, which is happening in real time around the world simultaneously?
And if they’re willing to do this in real time, right in our faces, how much of this was already done in the past?
How much of our heritage have they erased already?
Think Confederate statues.
Think Catholic missionaries.
Think Bethlehem.
This revisionism has an endgame, one that may not be readily apparent or even quantifiable, but an endgame nonetheless.
And that endgame can only be the obliteration of Biblical truth, the dam of a thousand cracks which, I suspect, could burst forth at any moment.
2023, I’ll leave you right there.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. And a happy and hopefully prophetic New Year.
I do not celebrate the Northern winter solstice Pagan festival as a biblical Christian.
If the incarnation was in mid winter then the shepherds would not be spending the night out in the fields. They would bring their sheep into the folds of the local towns and be sleeping in their beds.
This was part of Constantine's plans of syncretism of all the world's religions. It was the birthday of his Pagan god Sol Invictus and also of the many other sun gods (Baal, Mithras, etc.) who were reborn after the shortest day of sunlight grew back again with ever longer days.
Good works by biblical Christians should be done without anyone knowing your works or you will receive your glory from men and not from God. We must not worship men, but God alone.
I am sure there are many black men who have done good works too and so if black people want to set up their own Pagan black idol it is no different to those who worship a white idol. Both are sin.
The only thing we need to do is to obey scripture and always keep it in our possession. Love your neighbour and your enemies, do good and preach the word of the good news of salvation to all men.
Today, with the teaching of the religion of Evolution, we need to begin at Genesis and expose the scientific flaws in Evolution e.g. the 2nd Law of thermodynamics which tells us that heat, knowledge and DNA is only lost or damaged and never increases. The flood also helps explain the bones buried while the animals were eating or giving birth. Once we establish the need for a creator we can show how He is the only authority to set the rules for His creation, The Ten Commandments, that show us we are sinners in need of a saviour from God's wrath in the Lake of fire. Then we can turn to the gospels and preach the truth in them to a people who are seeking salvation.