Tinkerbell a witch?

[larryt]

Not a book burning Beau, but a refusal to take in the ways of the world. When we read fairy tales to small children and then read the bible they cannot distinguish the difference between fiction and fact.

FACT: Jesus performed miracles, died a cruel death, and rose again from the dead. We can tell this to a child and they will accept it for what it is and believe it.

FICTION: Peter Pan flies through the air, helps Wendy etal to do same by aid of fairy dust. Small child believes same and accepts as true.

When child grows up and finds that fairies are fiction doubts arise about truth of Jesus Christ. After all the supernatural is only fiction.

Some scriptures.

2Cor. 6:11

[Ovedya]

Not a book burning Beau, but a refusal to take in the ways of the world.

[Trinity]

What??? Come on people... These kind of stories have been out for hundreds of years, and they just now in the years of the 2000s they now get labled bad? Come on Churches used to be strict as all and they didn't have problems with these kids of books. Are we more holy then are parents? what about their parents? or their parents? or their parents? or their parents? or their parents? These stories are purely fiction (((((AND THERE IS NOT AN EVIL THING ABOUT THEM))))) Read peter pan yourself... its not bad

[dwinkjr]

Larry,

I love you and respect you in the Lord, and I receive you as my brother in Christ.  But your answer here is absolutely incorrect.  There have been countless scientific studies that have proven that children understand the difference between fact and fiction even from the earliest period of adolescence.  And if the studies aren't enough proof, just being a parent should give you a clue.  I read Peter Pan to my children from when they were just toddlers.  They know that Tinkerbell doesn't exist in the real world; just like they know that Bugs Bunny doesn't exist, and that you can't bash a person over the head with a huge hammer and see little birdies flitting over their heads in a circle.

You are ignoring so many facts about both childhood development and literature it's not even funny.  Children know how to distinguish between fantasy and reality practically from birth. It's only when we, as parents, intentionally blur the lines between fantasy and reality that problems come in.  Case-in-point:  Telling our kids that at a certain time of the year an enormous rabbit scampers around our yards leaving behind decorated hard-boiled eggs,  Telling them that a fat guy drops down our chimney once a year and leaves toys underneath a tree and in stockings for good little boys and girls.  It's one thing to read a completely fictional story to our children, it's another to promote that story as reality.

I have told the truth to my kids right from the beginning:  There is no "Easter Bunny," there is no "Santa Claus,"  and there is no such thing as a little fairy that comes around with pocket change paying kids for their lost teeth.  But read Peter Pan to my kids before bed?  You better believe it!  Because these stories are good literature, and they help educate and form young minds.  And they encourage fantasy, which is healthy in young children.  Study after study prove that reading to children promotes brain development in so many different areas.  They also show that variety is the key.  Reading also develops a passion for reading in children.  And that, in itself, is beneficial in so many different areas.  Kids that read get good grades, and they are grow up to be the best achievers in our society.

Besides, did you know that most of the classic children's authors were brothers and sisters in Christ?  Did you know that Grimm's and Anderson's fairy tales were folklore handed down mainly from Christian communities?  These stories were told to children with the purpose to educate and encourage healthy moral behavior.  They were used in conjunction with Biblical teaching - and most, if not all of them, used the same moral principals found in the Bible.  They gave children something to relate to.

Peter Pan is not a story about a rebellious youth who once flew away to a magical world so that he could avoid growing up (And thus, avoid responsibility).  It was about a girl who was coming of age, and had to face the fact of leaving behind her childhood, and learn to grow up to become an adult.  Peter Pan came to "rescue her" from the responsibilities of becoming an adult.  But in time she came to realize that she had to grow up.  She made the right choice to leave her childhood behind.  In the process of her realization she became more appreciative of her parent's role in her life, and she also became a great help to the other "lost boys" in that she was able to provide them with steady role models (Wendy's parents adopted the lost boys).  Peter Pan is a wonderful story!

There are so many great moral principals you can pull from these stories.  So what's wrong with them?  Just because there's a fairy in them we should condemn them and call them tools of Satan?  That's just ridiculous, in my opinion.  Seriously, how far are you willing to go to promote this kind of legalism, brother?  Are you willing to burn every book that you believe promotes Satanism?  I'm afraid with this kind of mindset there won't be enough books in the world.

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All I have to say is Wow!!!! I think G-man has pretty much summed this up for me.. in Total agreement Brother.

God Bless,

Dave

[other one]

It sure sounds good to me also. It is everything I wanted to say and a bit more.

[Orr v'emet]

Beau

Also..everytime I see this topic listed my initial reaction is always... . Now why is that?

[apothanein kerdos]

awesome reply Beau!

[Ovedya]

Thanks, saints.

Here's a book review of "The Owl, the Raven, and the Dove: The Religious Meaning of the Grimms

[RGR]

Not a book burning Beau, but a refusal to take in the ways of the world.  When we read fairy tales to small children and then read the bible they cannot distinguish the difference between fiction and fact.

FACT:  Jesus performed miracles, died a cruel death, and rose again from the dead.  We can tell this to a child and they will accept it for what it is and believe it.

FICTION:  Peter Pan flies through the air, helps Wendy etal to do same by aid of fairy dust.  Small child believes same and accepts as true.

When child grows up and finds that fairies are fiction doubts arise about truth of Jesus Christ.  After all the supernatural is only fiction.

Some scriptures.

2Cor. 6:11

[Trinity]

Amen! ron Children are not dumb. I never questioned if God was real, even though i grew up with fairy tails. I grew up going to Disney world alot. I mean Now i am very emaginative for my age and i don't think i would be if i didn't grow up with fictional non evil books.