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Sunday, December 22, 2024

The Real Christmas vs Santa Claus Myths and Legends

John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© December 22, 2024

 

What do you think about when you read “Santa Claus”?

 

Christmas?

Gifts?

Children’s story?

Naughty and Nice list?

Reindeer? Rudolph?

Toy-making Elves?

North Pole?

Cookies and Milk?

Santa Claus-  St. Nicholas Legends & Facts (knowinsiders.com Photo)

 

I suspect these memory suggestions are perhaps the mere tip of the iceberg and you could add more to this list.

 

The traditional view of the jolly fat man with a white beard has evolved from legends, myths, European pagan cultural traditions and only a smattering of history. A good short read on the Santa legend I discovered can be read from the post:

 

o   The Real Santa Claus: Myths vs. Facts: By Jenny Lee; Knowinsiders.com; 12/7/24 14:52

 

What does Santa Claus have to do with the real meaning of Christmas? Actually, not much. Santa Claus and Christmas only has a peripheral connection.

 

Christmas is about God Almighty being born in human form to accomplish the Redemption of humanity cursed by the bad choice of Adam and Eve to listen to Satan and eat the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Adam and Eve’s choice was an act of rebellion that separated the from the Presence of God transferring them to Satan’s dominion of darkness. (Genesis Chapter 3 AMPC)

 

The Birth of Jesus from Father God and from Mary became the first step of Redeeming the descendants of Adam and Eve from the bequeathed Fallen Nature. Jesus became the sacrificial Lamb of God who died a falsely accused criminal on a Roman Cross – ERGO TOTALLY INNOCENT. The Gift from God is allowing the Son to die to purchase the Redemption of an underserving humanity (Matthew 1: 18-25; 2: 1-15; Luke 1: 26-35; Luke 2: 1-20; John 3: 13-21 AMPC). That is the Love of God! God’s Gift is Redemption for those who Believe on their Risen Savior Jesus. (Mark Chapter 16 AMPC) No Belief means no Redemption.

 

The historical St. Nicholas is about an ancient Bishop offering semi-anonymous redeeming gifts to keep children out of harm’s way under Roman Emperor Diocletian who was ardent persecutor of Christians.

 

Below is a brief history of St. Nicholas I found posted on 12/20/24. And after that post, I borrowed a Life Site News very short video on St. Nicholas for those with a short attention span.

 

JRH 12/22/24

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The Christian Bishop Saint Nicholas, the original and true Santa Claus

Saint Nicholas of Myra (Herland Report Photo)

 

By Hanne Nabintu Herland

December 20, 2024

Herland Report

 

The Christmas celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ has been a religious tradition for two thousand years. Yet, the past decades the Christian holiday has been reinvented by Western secular forces to serve consumerism, indulgence and materialism alone.

 

The deep, philosophical meaning of Christmas and God’s love for humankind is gone from our atheist mainstream culture and we are sifting into nihilism, vanity and lovelessness.

 

The Christian Bishop Saint Nicholas: Santa Claus has become this fat, humorous troll from the North Pole who puts gifts into children’s stockings, riding his sleigh on reindeer like some witch, while occult figures such as gnomes and elves aid him in the pursuit of serving the interests of the retail market. It is all Walt Disney. The story of the true Santa is totally lost, writes historian and bestselling author, Hanne Nabintu Herland, founder of The Herland Report and its corresponding YouTube Channel. The article was first published at the regular WND column.

 

The Christian Bishop Saint Nicholas: Church history explains well who the original Santa Claus was, namely an early Christian bishop in modern day Turkey, Saint Nicholas (270-343 AD). He was a wealthy man and one of the greatest church fathers in Christian history, an example in humility, generosity, love for those who were suffering, and fearlessness when facing evil.

 

He used his money to help the destitute, the poor, the orphaned, and courageously spoke up against political leaders when he found injustice and wrongdoing against the weak. Saint Nicholas’ work was marked by a desire not to achieve praise for his good deeds.

 

He kept giving in secret, so that only God would see it. The aim was to mimic Christ in doing good to others. “The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic His giving,” he said.

 

The Christian Bishop Saint Nicholas: One of the well-known stories about him is that of a formerly rich man who had lost everything and now was so poor that he was in the process of sending his young daughters into prostitution.

 

Saint Nicholas heard about this, and in secrecy threw stockings filled with gold coins into their house. The man was enabled to avoid the pitfalls of poverty and restore the honor of his daughters.

 

Stories of how Nicholas helped prisoners, consoled those who were tortured, provided solutions for a variety of problems that his contemporaries faced, this all sums up the work of St. Nicholas as recorded in the early centuries after Christ.

 

The gentle Saint Nicholas is also described as an ardent warrior, zealously confronting political as well as religious leaders when he felt the truth was in jeopardy.

 

His willingness to suffer in prison, lose his social status, be depraved of worldly honor in order to stand up for truth, made him exemplary. Saint Nicholas became the archbishop of Myra in Lycia, known for his love for people from various walks of life.

 

Under the excruciating persecutions against Christians under the reign of Emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD), Nicholas was in prison for refusing to comply to the demands of the corrupt ruler. Then, when Emperor Constantine the Great (272-337 AD) took power, Saint Nicholas was brought out from prison and returned to his esteemed work as the archbishop.

 

He later participated in the First Ecumenical Council in 325 AD and the very institutionalization of Christianity that would cause the Roman Empire to last another thousand years in Constantinople.

 

With the advent of Protestantism, Christians in Europe forgot much knowledge about the early church fathers who lived in the centuries after Christ. Their stories were lost to public memory.

 

The modern twist to Santa Claus is only about 120 years old, and serves as a testament to how profoundly atheism has changed our culture and removed its original values. It is gnomes and occult trolls we celebrate now, promoted by Coca Cola and Hollywood, not the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger: The son of God, born in humility, destined to give those who submit to him existential peace and eternal life, born to enlighten our darkened hearts with love for one another.

 

“In the 19th century, decisive works cemented the modern re-shaping of St. Nicholas,” writes author of Kingdom of Vikings, Simon Vincent: “A Visit by St. Nicholas by Clement C. Moore in 1823, and a widely distributed illustration of “St. Claus” by Thomas Nast in 1863. In England, Father Christmas was trending as a literary personification of the festive Christmas spirit – most famously exemplified in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. References to the gift-giving St. Nicholas were abbreviated to “St. Claus”, from the Dutch Sinterklaas.

 

In the 1930s, the Coca-Cola Company used Santa Claus to promote their brand, the Walt Disney films about Santa emerged and the secular creation of Santa Claus was complete to the sound of massive financial capital. And just like that, the true Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas was lost to us.

 

 

About the author

 

The level of censorship in social media and search engines is all-time high. Do like thousands of others, subscribe to The Herland Report newsletter here!

 

Hanne Nabintu Herland is a historian of religions and bestselling author. She is the founder of The Herland Report and its corresponding YouTube Channel and Podcast. This is a great place to watch interviews with leading intellectuals from across the political spectrum. Herland’s latest book, number 1 bestseller on Amazon, The Billionaire World. How Marxism Serves the Elite (2023) is a razor sharp analysis of how the elites use Marxist repression of the people to achieve their goals. Buy it here. Other books include Alarm, Respect, Det Nye Babylon (2018), Tyranni (2020) and in English – Crime and Refuge (2013), The Culture War. How the West lost its Greatness (2017),  Trump. The Battle for America (2020),  New Left Tyranny. The Authoritarian Destruction of Our Way of Life (2020), The Billionaire World (2023). www.hannenabintuherland.com/

 

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Odysee/Bitchute VIDEO: The REAL Story of Saint Nicholas

Posted by SlantRight 2.0/SlantRight2

Published December 22, 2024

 

This is a 2:51-Minute clip (https://tinyurl.com/fssrfrap) from Life Site News TV (https://lsntv.com/). A little less than two minutes is St. Nicholas history and the rest is a promotion for Christian-oriented Life Site News support (https://giveusd.lifesitenews.com/). The St. Nicholas in a nutshell of info is worth watching. The Life Site News primary website: https://www.lifesitenews.com/.

Friday, December 20, 2024

Deep State – Globalist Tyranny Themed VIDEOS PT 2

John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© December 20, 2024

 

This is PART TWO of a series of videos that demonstrate there is a Left-Wing/Globalist Agenda that if left unchecked, will continue to erase Constitutional Liberties instituted by America’s Founding Fathers. That erasure as been going on for Decades. Trump’s TOO BIG TO RIG reelection might grant a pause to that Leftist Agenda, but the Oligarch Elitists will continues to nullify WE-THE-PEOPLE if we fail to remain vigilant.

 

PART ONE was posted on three separate blog platforms in case of censorship: HERE, HERE & HERE.

 


PART TWO 1st Five Videos:

 

o   Humor – DOGE-Carry Load or Hit The Road

 

o   Never Give Up!

 

o   Tom Homan – Tucker Carlson – Border Czar Discussion

 

o   THE COMING PSYWAR with Dr. Robert Malone

 

o   House Oversight Subcommittee Recommends Criminal Investigation into Liz Cheney

 

JRH 12/20/24

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Bitchute VIDEO: Humor – DOGE-Carry Load or Hit The Road

Posted by SlantRight2

Published December 19, 2024

 

Here is some humor at the expense of Big Govt waste from Telegram ®️ FrankSpeech.com Telegram channel (https://t.me/frankspeechdotcom_channel) posted on 12/19/24 (https://t.me/frankspeechdotcom_channel/56456).

 

FrankSpeech.com Telegram channel Description:

 

“Let’s finish the night on a funny note…

 

This is one of the funniest videos I’ve seen in a long time.

 

As shown on Eye of The Storm tonight.

 

(Blog Editor: I decided to use a shortened url for the lengthy X-Twitter link) https://tinyurl.com/2vmv4fdp

 

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Bitchute VIDEO: Never Give Up!

 

Posted by SlantRight2

Published December 19, 2024

 

This short audio clip is from Telegram Barron Trump (private channel - https://t.me/+z-DfnRRDSxk5YTMx) posted on 12/2/24 (https://t.me/c/1984684863/28).

 

Barron Trump Description:

 

“LISTEN CAREFULLY.

Never EVER Give Up!”

 

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Rumble VIDEO: Tom Homan – Tucker Carlson – Border Czar Discussion

 

Posted by SlantRight

Published December 19, 2024

 

This Homan-Carlson interview about Trump’s Border Mandate tasked to Tom Homan is from Telegram Tucker Carlson (https://t.me/tuckercarlson) posted there on 12/18/24 (https://t.me/tuckercarlson/1222).

 

Tucker Carlson Description:

 

“Tom Homan’s Plan to Destroy the Cartel Empire, End Child Trafficking, and Secure the Border for Good

 

Which government has killed more Americans: Iran or Mexico? Tom Homan is the new border czar and he knows the answer.

 

Chapters

(0:00) Tom Homan’s Detailed Plan to Fix the Border

(8:24) How to End the Cartel Drug Empire

(23:21) Biden Auctioning Off the Border Wall

(24:42) The Corruption of Alejandro Mayorkas

(30:51) The Prioritization of Illegal Immigrants Over Americans

(41:20) What Happened to Mayor Eric Adams?

(47:15) The Drone Sightings

(48:45) How Many Deportations Are Coming?

(56:11) The Cartel’s Satanic Religion

(59:54) Illegals Coming From China and Russia

(1:06:53) Is There a Military Purpose for This Mass Immigration?

(1:07:42) Child Trafficking

(1:12:10) Why Tom Homan Came Out of Retirement for This Job”

 

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Rumble VIDEO: THE COMING PSYWAR with Dr. Robert Malone

 

Posted by SlantRight

Published December 19, 2024

 

This WND-Live interview of Dr. Robert Malone focuses on the book Psywar (Amazon: https://amzn.to/49LdWX6) is from Telegram Robert W Malone, MD (https://t.me/RWMaloneMD) posted there on 12/18/24 (https://t.me/RWMaloneMD/10189). The only description is the title.

 

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Bitchute VIDEO: House Oversight Subcommittee Recommends Criminal Investigation into Liz Cheney

 

Posted by SlantRight2

Published December 19, 2024

 

This clip is from Telegram Trump Source (https://t.me/TrumpSource) posted on 12/17/24 (https://t.me/TrumpSource/16487).

 

Trump Source Description:

 

‘The House Oversight Subcommittee is recommending a criminal investigation into Liz Cheney.

 

Kash Patel told us that Liz had hidden and possibly deleted key information and he wanted a forensic examination of cell phones, computers, and laptops.

 

Nothing is ever truly deleted. Something tells me that the boomerang is coming for her and she could become quite nervous.

 

The truth is coming and they can't stop it. These criminals will not be able to spin it any other way when the patriots are in positions of power: They can declassify and push out all that was happening behind the scenes. These next four years are going to be unprecedented winning.

 

"Donald Trump ordered ten thousand national guard days before January 6th... This information was worm holed by Liz Cheney...We now know she withheld information, certain things were destroyed. We need to have a full-on forensic examination of cell phones, computers and laptops and of every person on that committee to get the answer...What else did they withhold? They told us Bowser and Pelosi actually wanted security. That was another lie that we disproved. They are the ones that rejected it... We need all of those documents."’

 

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Rumble VIDEO: Natalie Winters – The Enemies Within the GOP

 

Posted by SlantRight

Published December 20, 2024

 

This WarRoom Clip was found at Telegram Midnight Rider Channel (https://t.me/realKarliBonne) posted on 12/17/24 (https://t.me/realKarliBonne/280362). The clip expresses displeasure with Wall sell-off & The anti-MAGA CR in the House.

 

Midnight Rider Channel Description:

 

“Winters Rant destroys the republican enemy within”.

 

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Rumble VIDEO: Wheels of the Orwellian Digital Transformation

 

Posted by SlantRight

Published December 20, 2024

 

This clip is from Telegram The X Files (https://t.me/TheXFiles1) posted on 12/4/24 (https://t.me/TheXFiles1/951). Looking at the Globalist efforts of Controlling the Masses via Digital Technology.

 

The X Files Description:

 

“A look into how the wheels of the Orwellian digital transformation "Great Reset" are being set in motion.

 

We were waiting for few years.. now it's happening, the Deep State is falling down join bellow for more:

https://t.me/DeepState-Falling (https://t.me/+MuDSqqiKNJNiZjZk)”

 

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Rumble VIDEO: Robert W Malone on His Future Role in America

 

Posted by SlantRight

Published December 20, 2024

 

This about 52-Minute interview of Dr. Robert Malone is from his Telegram Robert W Malone, MD Channel (https://t.me/RWMaloneMD) posted on 12/4/24 (https://t.me/RWMaloneMD/10122).

 

Robert W Malone, MD Description:

 

“I'm joined by @RWMaloneMD for a conversation on a possible role in Trump's administration, whether he would help @ elonmusk cut government, why Trump must listen to dissidents against Big Pharma, who can help turn the health sector around, the legacy of Ron Paul, and more."

 

--David Gornoski

 

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

2:21 The nobility of work

5:45 Staying connected to the real world

7:06 Importance of relationships

8:38 The trusted news initiative

10:10 Censorship in Britain

12:56 Ron Paul and Elon Musk

18:29 Possible role in Trump's administration

26:11 DOGE proposal, plan to exit WHO

27:55 How Biden rescinded Trump's orders

29:57 Trump and Big Pharma projects

32:47 America's mandate

34:52 MAHA and MAGA is bigger than Trump

36:30 What Trump will likely do and not do

38:59 China is our biggest competitor

41:24 Who can benefit the HHS

43:14 Ben Carson should be in DOGE

46:05 The real value of this election

50:33 Closing”

 

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Rumble VIDEO: Scott Jennings Shuts Down CNN Panelist Over Hunter Biden Pardon

 

Posted by SlantRight

Published December 20, 2024

 

I found this CNN clip at Vigilant News Network (VNN -  https://vigilantnews.com/) posted on 12/2/24 (https://bit.ly/3Zm1NTA).

 

VNN Description:

 

‘“We are sitting on the biggest cover-up of who knows what crimes, and Biden knows exactly when it started. He’s leaving office in disgrace—a liar. There’s no spinning this. It has nothing to do with Trump and everything to do with the character of Joe Biden.”

 

“You guys can spend all day long trying to spin this, that this is Donald Trump’s fault… These people are liars. ‘Inflation is transitory. Afghanistan, it’s a success. The border is secure. Robert Hur is a liar. The videos are cheap fakes. Biden has a cold. He’ll never drop out. Oh, I’ll never pardon Hunter.’ It’s all a lie. It is all a grift. Every American except the most partisan, brain-rotted people are going to be outraged by this.”

 

“Joe Biden, Karine Jean-Pierre—how many minutes of tape do we have of both of these people telling the American people this will not happen?… If Karine Jean-Pierre had an ounce of self-respect, she’d get off the plane in Africa today where they’re going so he can avoid the press and resign.”’

 

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Rumble VIDEO: Christine Anderson Delivers Damning Message to Global Tyrants

 

Posted SlantRight

Published December 20, 2024

 

This clip is from Telegram Stand Up For Truth (https://t.me/StandUpForTruth) posted on 11/28/24 (https://t.me/StandUpForTruth/62813). No Description.

 

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Rumble VIDEO: CIA Confesses to Setting Up Infowars

 

Posted by SlantRight

Published December 20, 2024

 

The clip is from Telegram Alex Jones (https://t.me/AlexJonesOfficiaI) posted on 11/29/24 (https://t.me/AlexJonesOfficiaI/170).

 

Alex Jones Description:

 

“Video: CIA [Gavin O’Blennis] confesses to setting up Infowars. On this thanksgiving I am very thankful this came to light this year. The DOJ also confessed to being involved.”

 

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Bitchute VIDEO: North Carolina Lithium Conspiracy…HMM

 

Posted by SlantRight2

Published December 20, 2024

 

The clip is from Telegram Cruel History (https://t.me/cruel_historyy) posted on 11/27/24 (https://t.me/cruel_historyy/6792).

 

Cruel History Description:

 

“They are removing these videos so this truth can’t get out! We all know this was not a natural catastrophe. The coincidence is just way too convenient!

 

They want land, locals won’t sell, and now there’s not many locals to deal with. The majority who lived didn’t have flood insurance. It was the perfect storm for a perfect crime. Land grab.”

 

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Youtube VIDEO: Supt. Walters Announcement Regarding the Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism

Posted by Oklahoma State Department of Education

Posted on November 15, 2024

 

No Description on Youtube.

 

[Blog Editor: I first found an excerpt of this video on Facebook thanks to FB longtime friend Dennis Loane. The FB link: https://fb.watch/vVP6fOzkp5/. I have suspicions the Youtube record of Leftist censorship might come into play so I’ll be uploafing this video to my Bitchute Channel just in case.

 

I live in Owasso OK. Interestingly I received this email from the Owasso Public Schools Superintendent (my wife and are Guardians of two grandchildren attending High School):

 

“Owasso Parents & Guardians,

 

We have received questions today about a recent request from the State Department of Education asking our school district to share a video with parents and students. Owasso Public Schools has no plans to interrupt the instructional day to show or send this video.

 

Our focus remains on using instructional time for our current curriculum and activities, which have been thoughtfully developed by our local teachers, approved by our local school board, and align with the Oklahoma Academic Standards.

 

Thank you for your continued support of Owasso Public Schools.

 

Sincerely,

 

Dr. Margaret Coates

Superintendent”

 

To which I responded:

 

“If the video in question is Superintendent Walters on the Bible in Classrooms, let’s get back to the Founders’ original interpretation of Separation of Church & State, viz., Keep the

State out of Church while the Church influences the State. If it’s that video – SHOW IT!”

 

I was amazed the Owasso Superintendent replied within minutes on a Sunday:

 

“Mr. Houk,

 

Good Morning,

 

I apologize for any confusion. If you would like to view the video you can do so on the State Department of Education's YouTube page.

 

Thank you”

 

And so, I share the full video.