I recommend that you read "Captain Stormfield Goes to Heaven" by Mark Twain. Although we Christians place a strong emphasis on the religious aspect of Christmas you can easily find evidence that non-Christians are embracing the holiday for their own benefit. We all benefit from "Peace on earth and goodwill to man." Christopher Reeves said from his wheel chair a while back: "When I do good, I feel good." I hope the spirit of Christmas and Santa will bring Peace and Joy to you. John Ferrell 6241 Phillippi Rd Julian NC 27283 Phone: (336)685-9606 Dixie Competition Products NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW "My Competition is Not My Enemy" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin Grimm" To: Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 5:46 AM Subject: [OT]: Santa Sense > Something I got today > > > > > There are approximately two billion children (persons under 18) in the > > world. > > However, since Santa does not usually visit children of Muslim, Hindu, > > Jewish or Buddhist religions, this reduces the workload for Christmas > > night to 15% of the total, or 378 million (according to the population > > reference bureau). > > > > At an average (census) rate of 3.5 children per household, that comes to -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu