When teachers at a primary school in Hampshire invited the local vicar to give a talk about the birth of Jesus, they did not expect it to end with irate parents, sobbing children and a “ruined” Christmas.
Parents have complained after the Rev Dr Paul Chamberlain took the opportunity to speak about other elements of Christmas to a group of ten and eleven-year-olds.
Pupils at Lee-on-the-Solent Junior School began to sob as he told them that Father Christmas was not real, and added that their parents bought their presents and ate the biscuits left out for Santa.
Teachers at the school have now resorted to making badges for the children saying “Lee-on-the-Solent believe” to bring back the festive magic. A complaint has been lodged against Chamberlain and the vicar was expected not to be taking part in a carol service on Friday.
How did you find out he wasn’t really? Hopefully not from this post!
Leave it to the church to make people unhappy. Let’s make those churches into homes for the homeless, at least they would be useful.
At least they were telling kids the truth for once!
That a child was born from a virgin mother due to a jealous god impregnating her?
Could be true I suppose. Bit of a dick move if you ask me. Also kind of breaks the “do not covet your neighbors wife” thing if she was already married to Joseph… can’t remember the order there.