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...yesterday morning was having more fun than executive assistant to the Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 Phil Bean? It was the 25th; people got up early in their pajamas--hey, for all Dartboard knew, it could have been Christmas, and Bean could have been Santa Claus. The U-Hall stalwart was spotted criss-crossing the Yard, delivering joy and happiness in the form of preprinted envelopes. At least one blocking group was seen yelling at Bean not to toy with them but to "Give us the damn thing...
...your holiday." Clearly, Jesus Christ is not Flynn's savior, and his faith is his own business. But he has no right to attack one of the most sacred days of the Christian faith as "an elaborately sustained parental lie." He asserts that the belief in Santa Claus is detrimental to children's moral and religious development...
Children's moral and religious development is guided by the parents and, in many cases, the church. If a parent chooses to include the belief in Santa Claus and the notion of giving and receiving as part of his or her family's celebration of Christmas, that is not only reasonable but wonderful. EMILY O. PENDER...
...asserted that an early belief in Santa Claus breeds distrust between children andparents and may warp children's moral andreligious development...
...Christmas is] an elaborately sustainedparental lie," Flynn said. "I urge all parents togive Santa Claus...