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    Is Santa Claus a God?

    by Jim Davies Dec 25, 2015 2 minutes

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    Santa Claus occupies a strange place in Christian belief. On the one hand, only children seem to really believe he exists; on the other, he gets a great deal more attention than many other purported supernatural beings, such as angels or Satan. 

    Does Santa Claus count as a god of the Christian religion? (From an anthropological point of view, many.  

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