I received a 34 page article written by Hsing Lee on the commercialization of Christmas and I find it has a lot of truth.. I want to recite it in this journal during this holiday season in the time of war. I thought I knew everything about the Bible before I became adult but when I began painting art, it seems God began to show me wonders to behold. By the time I began painting the apocalyptic book of Revelation prophecy in 1994, I had to throw away all I had learned in the injured Church and begin anew to understand the Scripture. I may not understand all of the information found in the Lee article but he is right on some that coincides with what I have learned and I feel it necessary to quote the entire article in the time and space I have until the end of this year. Lee's article has some truth which is a rare commodity in our day in time in church or state. I would say that Lee has an insight, to put his name into any search engine you will get 25 articles yet he is not a believer. Be careful for reading. "For the record, I enjoy Christmas holidays. I always have. But what I celebrate and what others celebrate are not necessarily the same things. The values I hold are older than the church and monotheism, and have been passed down from era to era, from civilization to civilization, time after time, so don't call me Scrooge. I like Christmas! If you want to know some interesting facts as recorded in our written and confirmable history read on. If you don't want to know how the modern Christmas came to be, and prefer blind obedience to common-sense and a paper trail, stop reading now. The modern holiday of Christmas has nothing to do with spreading good cheer or the unselfish giving of gifts. It has to do with three things: “consumerism, compromise, and the entrenchment of slavery into Western society". Consumerism is the main driving force behind Christmas today. Without Christmas, the winter months would be a terrible season for retailers and manufacturers each year, they receive a massive dose from Christmas sales that tide them over through the slow months, especially in cold climates at a time when people are staying home and using their money for heat and the tools required to combat ice and snow. The image of Santa that we have is not an age-old tradition. Far from it. The fat jolly bearded Santa swearing the red-and-white suit was created by Coca-Cola’s artist Haddon Sundblom in1931. See on Coca-Cola.com How old is Santa? The modern image of Santa Claus was created 71 years ago when Haddon Sundblom created him for the Coca-Cola companies advertising campaign. Today, we still know and love this image of Santa with his red suit, rosy cheeks and a round belly, and Coca-Cola still uses the Sund-blom image in their advertising initiatives. Coca-cola has used Sundblom’s Santa Claus in marketing initiatives since 1931. This year people will find images of Santa on most of their packaging of Coca-Cola classic soft drinks, said Sandra Shatilla, national promotion and innovation manager, Coca-Cola, Ltd.. “Sundblom created a lovable image of Santa, one that strikes a chord with families during the holidays. “To tell our Santa story, we thought it would be fun to reach out to children and find out what holiday traditions they practice every year". So when you give praise to or hang up a picture of the modern Santa thanks to Coca-Cola, you're hanging an image of a trans-sexualized pagan in bloodiest furs. The fact this Santa has elves should have clued most people in that he is a pagan creation. Elves are sacrilege, and part of pagan beliefs systems. Coca-Cola has an interesting history, their first product was not a soft drink, rather, it was sold as a cure all remedy for every element under the sun. It's active ingredient was caffeine and cocaine. Yes, you’re right… Coca-Cola was an upper, a syrup consisting of caffeine and cocaine.