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I was taught all about Santa and it never hurt my coming to faith in Christ AT ALL!

Shalom,

However, there are children who were VERY hurt and questioned the existence of G-d and did not trust their parents, knowing they had been deliberately lied to all those years.

For the LOVE OF GOD!, can't we let children be children?

It's funny that you use "for the love of G-d" in your plea to take the honor FROM G-d and give it to a make believe cartoon character. That is sad.

It is FOR THE LOVE OF G-D that we do not lie to our children and we let them TRULY have joy and know where their blessings come from, it will help them in their walk, it will help them become string Christians and that is what we as parents should be doing, not deceiving them.

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I was taught all about Santa and it never hurt my coming to faith in Christ AT ALL!

For the LOVE OF GOD!, can't we let children be children?

You make it sound like children must believe in Santa in order to be children. :emot-hug:

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I was taught all about Santa and it never hurt my coming to faith in Christ AT ALL!

For the LOVE OF GOD!, can't we let children be children?

You make it sound like children must believe in Santa in order to be children. :blink:

:emot-hug: "Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child..."

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I was taught all about Santa and it never hurt my coming to faith in Christ AT ALL!

For the LOVE OF GOD!, can't we let children be children?

You make it sound like children must believe in Santa in order to be children. :blink:

:emot-hug: "Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child..."

Call me blond, but I missed the connection?

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I was taught all about Santa and it never hurt my coming to faith in Christ AT ALL!

For the LOVE OF GOD!, can't we let children be children?

You make it sound like children must believe in Santa in order to be children. :blink:

:emot-hug: "Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child..."

Call me blond, but I missed the connection?

Ok, blondie! :21:

If foolishness is bound up in their hearts, then they need wisdom from their parents, not more foolishness. Get it?

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I was taught all about Santa and it never hurt my coming to faith in Christ AT ALL!

For the LOVE OF GOD!, can't we let children be children?

Amen. :emot-hug:

I would imagine that just about everyone on here believed in Santa Claus when they were little and it did not hurt any of them.

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When I had my daughter and was faced with the question of do I bring Santa in or not, I decided that every year "Santa" would write her a letter. He would tell her what she had done good in that past year and what she needed to improve on. The letter would end with a reminder that Jesus and His birth were the real reason to celebrate Christmas, that Santa was fun, but Jesus was real.

That's a neat idea. We didn't write letters but our kids were taught the reason for the season.

I like it too...

I was looking for ways to talk to the children about Jesus and Christmas as Santa gets a lot of attention ...

I will pass this thought on to my children... :emot-hug:

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Shalom,

However, there are children who were VERY hurt and questioned the existence of G-d and did not trust their parents, knowing they had been deliberately lied to all those years.

Who? I can't think of a single person I have ever known that was very hurt when they found out that Santa was not real and questioned the existence of God as a result.

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I was taught all about Santa and it never hurt my coming to faith in Christ AT ALL!

For the LOVE OF GOD!, can't we let children be children?

You make it sound like children must believe in Santa in order to be children. :21:

:emot-hug: "Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child..."

Call me blond, but I missed the connection?

Ok, blondie! :P

If foolishness is bound up in their hearts, then they need wisdom from their parents, not more foolishness. Get it?

Oh, ok. :blink: Blame it on the Christmas lights I am putting up this morning.

The box says:

PROPOSITION 65 WARNING:

Handling the coated electrical wires

of this product exposes you to lead,

a chemical known to the State of

California to cause cancer, birth

defects and other reproductive harm.

Wash hands after use

It must also cause brain damage. :o

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I was taught all about Santa and it never hurt my coming to faith in Christ AT ALL!

For the LOVE OF GOD!, can't we let children be children?

Amen. :)

I would imagine that just about everyone on here believed in Santa Claus when they were little and it did not hurt any of them.

forrest, no one can know if telling their children about Santa might lead their children astray. God's word tells us; And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. (Luke 9:42) What if telling them about Santa does cause them to not believe in Jesus or His Truths?

Little children were able to be children for many many years without the idea of Santa. This is an interesting video about the History of Christmas... The idea of Santa wasn't adopted till the fourth century.

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