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Watch: Texas Pastor Tells Kids In Mall That Santa Is Not Real

AMARILLO (KDKA) -- A Texas pastor targeted a group of children in line to see Santa Claus at Amarillo's Westgate Mall, intent on telling all of them that good ol' Saint Nick is not real.

A video posted to YouTube shows David Grisham of Repent Amarillo and Last Frontier Evangelism shouting to kids that Santa isn't real and that Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ.

"There is no such thing as Santa Claus," he yelled. "The Christmas season is about Jesus. Jesus was born 2016 years ago. He was born in a manger in a small town called Bethlehem. And that's the truth about Christmas."

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He told parents to "stop lying" to their children.

"The man you're going to see today is just a man in a suit, dressed up like Santa, but Santa does not exist," he shouted.

Young children are seen staring silently as he continues his tirade.

Understandably, parents became angry at Grisham, telling him to "quit talking this mess."

"I've got my kids over there, we don't need you coming over here blabbing whatever it is you're blabbing," one parent said.

The video, going viral, has nearly 180,000 views.

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