Friday, 21 December 2007

Archbishop says belief in God not the same as belief in Santa

The Archbishop of Canterbury says: "The thing is, belief in Santa does not generate a moral code, it does not generate art, it does not generate imagination. Belief in God is a bit bigger than that."

Let's take his points one by one:

1. Belief in Santa does not generate a moral code:
What about 'you better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout I'm telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town.' Santa promotes good behaviour among millions of children.

2. Belief in Santa does not generate art:

What about those fine pictures of Santa drinking from a Coke bottle that were done by Haddon Sundblom in 1931. That's iconic stuff.




3. Belief in Santa does not generate imagination.

Kids all over the world believe in Santa and think he lives somewhere inaccessible and brings them the toys they want. They dream of him all year 'round -- that's imagination generation.

4 comments:

Mike said...

You seem to be paying attention to a religious leader. Not falling off the wagon are you.

Mike

Elizabeth said...

Ha ha, good one Mike! Thanks for your comments.

Dave K said...

DId you hear the one about the dyslexic devil-worshipper ? He sold his soul to Santa.

Elizabeth said...

Ha ha! A wit in our midst....