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BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) - Art Conrad has an issue with the commercialism of Christmas, but instead of just shunning the malls and turning off his television, he's decided to share his distaste with his West Bremerton neighbors by displaying a 15-foot crucifix bearing Santa Claus in place of Jesus.

"Santa has been perverted from who he started out to be," Conrad said. "Now he's the person being used by corporations to get us to buy more stuff."

He photographed the crucified Santa for his own Christmas cards, bearing the message: "Santa died for your MasterCard."



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I'd say "Poor Taste"!
There is only One who died on the cross for us, taking on the punishment that you and I deserve. Putting an imaginary character (or even a real person), on the cross is disrespectful to what God has done for us.
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"Santa has been perverted from who he started out to be," Conrad said.

And what is it that he started out to be? Couldn't we have seen this commercialization and marketing thing coming?
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"Now he's the person being used by corporations to get us to buy more stuff."

Had we left Christ in Christmas instead of making up an imaginary story in order to lie to our children, we'd probably be better off. emoticon



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Order ofMelchizedek ...

Had we left Christ in Christmas instead of making up an imaginary story in order to lie to our children, we'd probably be better off. emoticon




I completely agree with that, but.....I did chuckle when I saw the picture.

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