Santaism

English Etymology en :af Santa -ism 1 + Noun - The belief in Santa Claus. en Tom W. Bell Why Preach Santaism? Agoraphilia https://agoraphilia.blogspot.com/2004/12/why-preach-santaism.html 2004-12-19 Santaism imposes large costs on parents, both the moral costs of lying and the opportunity costs of losing credit for well-regarded gifts. Yet Santaism does not appear to offer countervailing benefits. https://web.archive.org/web/20120505101237/https://agoraphilia.blogspot.com/2004/12/why-preach-santaism.html en Santaism Just Thomism https://thomism.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/santaism/ 2011-12-24 We would never call Santaism a religious expression, but this is simply because ever since the Reformation we’ve insisted that religion is entirely interior, non-public, and even dangerous to admit into public life. https://web.archive.org/web/20151016162311/https://thomism.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/santaism/ en Bob Cromwell An Analysis of the Theology of Santaism Bob Cromwell https://cromwell-intl.com/fun/santaism.html 2026-06-27 It must be stressed that Santaism in no way removes the religious nature of Christmas, it replaces Christianity with Santaism. https://web.archive.org/web/20260627214102/https://cromwell-intl.com/fun/santaism.html en Christmas