A gay Santa ad and 3 components of hope
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 6 December 2021
⏱️ 10 minutes
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America is experiencing a shortage of Santas this Christmas season. In Norway, there is a new ad that depicts a man falling in love with Santa Claus. In The Daily Article for December 6, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison urges us to not be discouraged but to be instead salt and light, bringers of hope to the hopeless, and ambassadors for Christ this Christmas season.
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| 1:11.7 | Note, America is remembering Senator Bob Dole, one of our nation's greatest war heroes after he died in his sleep yesterday morning. |
| 1:21.6 | In tomorrow's daily article, we will focus on his life and legacy in light of the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. |
| 1:32.0 | Supply chain issues are affecting Christmas gifts, as everyone knows. |
| 1:36.7 | Now they are affecting the one who gives these gifts as well. |
| 1:40.8 | 18% of America's Santas are taking the year off. In addition, many of the men who play the role |
| 1:47.8 | are at high risk for COVID-19 due to their age and the Santa physique that tends to put them at |
| 1:54.4 | higher risk. The founder of Higher Santa, an agency for Santa and Mrs. Clauses, told the Washington Post, several hundred |
| 2:03.2 | Santas and Mrs. Clauses over the last 18 months have passed away, and it's just a tragedy. |
| 2:10.2 | He does note that not all of those deaths may have been attributed to the pandemic. |
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