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Re: Santa Claus and Lying to Children
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Originally Posted by Jason Badejo
Same here. For the single and simple reason, I want my children to know that it is God who they should obey and glorify (and who watches over them).
I don't want "Santa" being their motivation for being "good" throughout the year.
I think the Santa myth really displaces God in the heart of children. Santa is watching them all year, his name is dropped when a child misbehaves. He is said to see you when you're sleeping and know when you're awake. I just see too many theological problems to start a kid off on that. Plus the very real possibility that at some point the kid says Santa Claus is a myth.....so is God. Which although doesn't happen for many children, yet certainly some DO arrive at that conclusion by adulthood.
I'm not anti Santa (I allow my kids to watch movies with Santa, or even use decor with Santa), but they've known he's make believe like Frosty and Rudolph.
PS, Deacon, did you mention Nicholas punched Arius in the face?
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Lol---I've never heard that story.
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