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Everyone knows Santa Claus can't be at every single mall or store to get pictures with children, so he has helpers who look like him, right? You can tell by maybe a fake beard or a not so jolly attitude. But how do you really know what the 'real Santa' looks like?

Last week many of us engaged in traditional Thanksgiving Day feasts. - There's the turkey and the stuffing and the rolls and the cranberry sauce and the green bean casserole and the corn casserole and the sweet potatoes and the au gratin potatoes and the mashed potatoes and the gravy and the pecan pie and the pumpkin pie... Thanksgiving...

Last year, 83% of Americans celebrated Thanksgiving and the vast majority agreed that the purpose of Thanksgiving is to 'give thanks'. Pretty obvious - it's right there in the name. But for the percentage of Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving and claim to not believe in God - I have to ask, give thanks to whom? Many don't...