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Turkey: Muslims chase Santa Claus, he converts to Islam after discovering it’s a religion of peace

Dec 30, 2015 12:34 pm By Robert Spencer

This little fantasy scenario is quite revealing of the Islamic supremacist mindset. Santa Claus, who stands here for Christianity and the Christian West, is debauched, celebrating the birth of Jesus by “wearing red clothes and drinking alcohol.” He is also hostile, thinking Turks are “barbaric,” but when he learns that Islam rejects “barbarism and violence,” and is shown mercy by the qadi, he converts to Islam. This reflects the underlying assumption that Christians are generally immoral and dissipated, as well as hostile to Islam on false pretenses, but when they’re shown the true Islam, they readily convert. The idea that Christians or any other non-Muslims might have a negative view of Islam because all that barbarism and violence is justified by its perpetrators by reference to Islamic texts and teachings is not considered.

Santa Claus converts to Islam

“Santa chased, converts to Islam in anti-New Year celebration demonstration,” Today’s Zaman, December 30, 2015 (thanks to Jerk Chicken):

Men dressed as Ottoman janissaries chased Santa Claus in a street show protesting the celebration of New Year’s Eve in western Turkey, which ended with Santa converting to Islam.
As the show proceeded, Santa was brought to face a qadi, an Islamic judge in the Ottoman era, after he was caught by the janissaries, the Ottoman elite infantry units.

The act, staged by members of the nationalist-Islamic Grand Unity Party (BBP) in the province of Bolu, highlights anti-New Year’s Eve celebrations sentiments in Turkey, where the festivity is widely deemed to be associated with Christianity.

Turkish media have reported education authorities in some districts of Turkey have sent notices to schools banning New Year’s Eve celebrations.

This year’s demonstration comes after a similar one by the BPP last year, in which Ottoman janissaries chased Santa on the streets and then took him before the sultan. The sultan then banished Santa from the city.

This year’s play involved a similar theme; however, Santa faced the qadi this time, not the sultan. Mahmut Alan, a former BBP provincial head who played the qadi, then asked Santa why he was running. Santa answered that they were celebrating the birth of Jesus, wearing red clothes and drinking alcohol. The qadi then summoned two people acting as ordinary men in the crowd and asked if they were pleased with the celebrations. They testified they were, so the qadi let Santa go because he was not forcing anyone to celebrate.

Surprised by the decision, Santa said he heard that the Turks were barbaric. The qadi answered that there was no room for barbarism or violence in Islam. Moved, Santa converted to Islam by reciting the Islamic Shahada, the Muslim profession of faith.

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  1. Don McKellar says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 12:44 pm

    “The idea that Christians or any other non-Muslims might have a negative view of Islam because all that barbarism and violence is justified by its perpetrators by reference to Islamic texts and teachings is not considered.”

    It’s not just not considered, it is responded to with violence and threats of violence in a moslem majority country like Turkey or even anywhere moslems feel they have the upper hand and can get away with it. Santa better keep his mouth shut and not point to that inconvenient truth.

    So what happens if Santa doesn’t convert to Islam? He must pay the Islamic tax on “people of the book” or face death. The Koran is clear on that.

  2. ICH says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 12:44 pm

    These people are so deceived.
    Victims of a terrible religion

    • muslim says

      Jan 2, 2016 at 4:43 am

      wow, you are so dumb

  3. kafir4life says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 12:46 pm

    The dark irony here is that the Janissaries were mostly Christian boys, forcibly removed from their families of subjucated dhimmis, forcibly converted to Islam and put to “good” use of waging jihad against other kuffar that would in turn become dhimmis. Quite the religion of peace!

    • gravenimage says

      Dec 31, 2015 at 11:21 pm

      *Very* true. This is so perverse.

  4. KrazyKafir says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 1:17 pm

    Have yourself a taqiyya little Christmas.

    • Sean says

      Dec 30, 2015 at 7:25 pm

      It’s Talibantastic

      • Gray says

        Dec 30, 2015 at 7:58 pm

        The door was o-punned. I slam it.

  5. Walter Sieruk says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    If that mythical character called Santa Claus ” converts” to Islam. That’s fine with me. For that fictional thing in a red suit is a worthless, useless nothing with no value at all. In fact that character of fiction isn’t even so much as an actual entity , let along an actual person. Its just what is classified as a third -level myth. In contrast, What does really matter is that real people can become deceived and then proselytized in the “House of Islam” by the lies and false claims of the apologists for Islam . For Islam with its many falsehood and false doctrines. Yet it does have some truth contain in it .The bits of truth contained in the Koran as well as the other authorized written works of Islam had been plagiarized by the false prophet Muhammad from the Bible when he manufactured the religion of Islam. Those gens of truth contain in Islam just make this false religion only look more real and genuine. Therefore those bits of truth found in Islam make the false religion of the more deceptive . So to inform and warn people about the deception of the false religion there is a Christian internet site which gives replies to the many unfounded claims made apologist for Islam. It’s answering-islam.org

    • Kepha says

      Dec 31, 2015 at 2:47 pm

      Walt, c’mon. A guy who spent his ministry in helping poor folks, got arrested and tortured during Diolcetian’s persecution, missed being turned into living lion chow only because Constantine won in the nick of time, and then punched out Arius at the Council of Nicaea can’t be all bad!

      Happy New Years.

      (BTW, I raised my boys to think that Christmas was all about Jesus Christ rather than Santa Claus, too. ;))

    • gravenimage says

      Dec 31, 2015 at 11:24 pm

      Walter, you may not care if Santa Claus converts to Islam, but Taqiyya-spewing Mohammdans certainly do–it is a symbolic triumph over the Christian West, whether you personally are a fan of the jolly man in the red suit or not.

  6. Geraldine says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 1:53 pm

    Janissaries, eh? Slaves of the Ottoman empire.
    “They began as an elite corps of slaves recruited from young Christian boys, and became famed for internal cohesion cemented by strict discipline and order.”
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janissaries
    Erdogan’s not one for brushing things under the carpet, it would seem.

    • gravenimage says

      Dec 31, 2015 at 11:27 pm

      Yes–and the fact that they were depicted chasing and arresting Santa in the first place is pretty disgusting.

      By the way, the real St. Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra in south-western Turkey, long before Anatolia was invaded by the Muslim hordes.

  7. Westman says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 2:03 pm

    Now that Santa is a “special” Muslim, I shall be watching for a sleigh pulled by talking Ya’furs on another historic, “night journey” of 2016.

    I hear the gifts of high-tech dolls will say the shahada, and instead of walking will prostrate repeatedly, until the batteries die. The toy soldiers will swing their swords, yelling Allah a____r, and in response the doll heads will fall off. The fun never stops.

    • Westman says

      Dec 30, 2015 at 7:47 pm

      And Santa will bring each little boy a replica AK-47 that transforms into a wife whip and each little girl a black niqab with special ribbing to make it useful as an emergency umbrella.

  8. ballotcode says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 2:17 pm

    Does not even get into the grave theological issues Mohamedism poses.
    Now, if all the other Mohamedans can get the same message [Mohamedism is not barbaric] and adhere to it, that’d be great, but that’ll never happen. Mohamedism IS BARBARIC.

  9. Myxlplik says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 3:19 pm

    The Janissary was a nice little touch. A child, first born son of a Christian family stolen and turned into a religious zealot for Islam, slave warrior to the Caliphate.

    Sent to guide Santa around and convert him.

    • Sean says

      Dec 30, 2015 at 7:28 pm

      The crazy whacked out stories just get better and better.

    • gravenimage says

      Dec 31, 2015 at 11:27 pm

      Yep.

  10. Richard says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 3:39 pm

    “The qadi answered that there was no room for barbarism or violence in Islam.”

    Beheading non-believers, crucifying Christians and enslaving women captives according to the Quran does not count as barbarism

    “Moved, Santa converted to Islam by reciting the Islamic Shahada, the Muslim profession of faith.”

    No more presents during Christmas? To be replaced by the Jizya, to be collected by your friendly Muslim neighbour? crucified Christians instead of a Christmas tree?

    • mortimer says

      Dec 31, 2015 at 12:09 am

      Beheading, hand-chopping, enslaving and raping women, throwing gays from buildings are never ‘barbaric’ when Muslims do it.

    • gravenimage says

      Dec 31, 2015 at 11:28 pm

      All very festive–after all, Muslims celebrate their “holidays” with blood running in the streets.

  11. Joseph says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 4:29 pm

    So what is next? Are these idiots going to catch the **Easter bunny** and make it convert too?
    How about the characters of “The Wizard of Oz” I know that they have Mickey Mouse already. Let’s see… maybe Charlie Brown and his gang.
    The Grinch they will not bother with, besides they have something more sinister, Mohamed (MHTBFC) May his testicles be forever crushed.

    • Sean says

      Dec 30, 2015 at 7:30 pm

      I keep a copy of the “Muslim book” around in case I run out of toilet paper.

  12. Champ says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 7:19 pm

    Santa Claus converts to islam? He has chosen *most* unwisely — tsk, tsk!

    • Joseph says

      Dec 31, 2015 at 12:18 am

      Champ, Now WE know who has been naughty or nice.

      • Champ says

        Dec 31, 2015 at 12:38 am

        Indeed! 😀

  13. Sam says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 7:20 pm

    What a sick cult Islam is. Lying is an ingrained part of the religion and totally reflected in Muslim cultures. The whole religion is based on lies and lies and more lies. Worse part of it we have a president and liberal media that protect and enable this evil cult.

  14. jewdog says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 7:27 pm

    In the real world, Santa and his elves watch “Qadi Shack” on the golf channel, a movie about a vulgar imam who gets no respect.

    • Westman says

      Dec 31, 2015 at 11:15 am

      It’s said that, as a child, the Imam was held for ransom by Shias. They cut off his ring finger and sent it to his family to show they had him. His father demanded more proof.

  15. Gray says

    Dec 30, 2015 at 8:09 pm

    It all makes perfect sense to me. After all, according to the Koran, Jesus is a Muslim. So surely Santa should be be a Muslim too? The old ‘Peace on all, Good Will towards Men ( er, persons)’ meme might need a bit of revision though, while the Ghost of Christmas yet to come becomes even more terrifying than anything Dickens could have dreamed up.

  16. mortimer says

    Dec 31, 2015 at 1:08 am

    More smug nonsense. Saint Nicholas’ ancient home town of Myra is near the modern city of Demre, Turkey. Saint Nick is a local boy. The Turks should give this universal symbol of loving generosity a better rap. Shame.

    I pray these smug vandals of Santa Claus will be deprogrammed. Turkey has still to admit its horrifying genocidal history and repent of it before the world.

  17. Baucent says

    Dec 31, 2015 at 1:25 am

    What really erks the Turks is that at New Year they are reminded that 2016 marks 2016 years since the birth of Christ, not their “prophet” and thrashing Santa won’t change that erksome fact.

    • Jay Boo says

      Jan 1, 2016 at 12:02 am

      Christians need not be vain for Jesus has paid the price.

      Muhammad in contrast was a leach.
      Muslims are constantly attempting to defend Muhammad’s supposed “honor” and earn their approval of Allah based on their deeds.
      No wonder Muslims gripe so much about their humiliation.
      Islamic vanity

  18. Lucretius says

    Dec 31, 2015 at 2:12 am

    “The qadi answered that there was no room for barbarism or violence in Islam.”

    Yeah, and you have to have soldiers chase, catch you, and haul you before the magistrate for being Santa to make sure you get the memo.

    • gravenimage says

      Dec 31, 2015 at 11:30 pm

      They don’t appear to have noticed the irony here…

  19. rappini says

    Dec 31, 2015 at 9:20 am

    Religion of peace my a$$.

  20. Moracccan Infidel says

    Dec 31, 2015 at 11:13 am

    His now empty toy bag must have been crammed full on Christmas Eve with toy USA F-16 jets. The manufacturer said it was a “mistake” lol to have a recording of the “muslim’s boring call to prayer” that replaced jet engine sounds! Happy New Year 2016 to that staged, drunk, converted to islam, Santa Clause with the black beard under the weird looking flat white beard. One would guess he had his ISIS trimmed mustache also out of view!

  21. DKnight593 says

    Dec 31, 2015 at 7:47 pm

    Um.. So now that this Santa Clause is a Muslim fellow maybe they will start celebrating Christmas. It might even see itself as a Muslim holiday. Unfortunately I don’t like Muslims bearing gifts.

  22. Jerry says

    Jan 1, 2016 at 2:04 am

    At least you can be relived to discover that if Santa Clause converted to Islam, he would abandon the sleigh. The Reindeer would be slaughtered.

    He would thereafter be riding a camel.

    There will be presents for adults, comprising suicide vests.

    The children toys would be suitably booby trapped.

    Subsequently the camel would be “Islamically Humaely”
    Slaughtered for Kurbani.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5hGEIrjmuw

    Ho, Ho, Ho

  23. Angemon says

    Jan 4, 2016 at 5:10 pm

    Men dressed as Ottoman janissaries chased Santa Claus in a street show protesting the celebration of New Year’s Eve in western Turkey, which ended with Santa converting to Islam.
    As the show proceeded, Santa was brought to face a qadi, an Islamic judge in the Ottoman era, after he was caught by the janissaries, the Ottoman elite infantry units.

    So… is Coca-Cola halal now?

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