When my son was just 5 years old, he and I were standing in line at a card store during the Christmas season. He noticed on the counter a small statue for sale, depicting Santa kneeling at the manger of baby Jesus. Curiously he asked me, "Daddy, did that really happen?"
Knowing it had not happened but not wanting to blow any Santa legend, I simply replied, "No, it did not."
Satisfied with my answer, he stepped over to be with his mother, while I remained in line with the card I was going to purchase. The woman standing in front of me in line turned around and snapped, "How dare you, sir?"
I said, "How dare I what, ma’am?"
She said, "How dare you tell your little boy that didn’t happen?"
I pointed to the statue and said, "This? Well, it didn’t happen."
She insisted, "Oh yes it did! It’s in the Bible. You really ought to read it!"
Chuckling to myself, I told her that I did indeed read the Bible and in fact was a Christian minister.
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