Do Atheists tell their children there is a Santa Claus?

Question

(Tooth fairy? Easter bunny? etc...)

Answer 1

cant speak for others only myself-no i didnt-to any of the above----enjoy the day

Answer 2

I would assume so since Santa, Tooth Fairy and the Easter bunny have nothing to do with God.

Answer 3

Some, but not all. Atheism is merely a philosophical position that there is no God, nothing else.
Most Christians haven't got a clue about what Atheism really is. They think that Atheists are non-religious, non-spiritual, doom and gloom, out-to-get-your-children evil and vile people.

Here's part of the truth.
There are Atheistic churches.
Buddhists are atheists.
Some Satanists are actually atheists - they don't believe in or worship Satan.
Not all Atheists believe in evolution.
Not all Atheists think Christians are stupid.
Not all Atheists wish to abolish religion.

I hope that helps a bit.

Answer 4

A better question to ask would be, "Is it right for parents to tell thier kids that there is a santa claus, only for them to find out later that they were lied to???? Dosn't this naturally cause kids to draw a conclusion that if there is no santa claus, there must also be no god???"


And, what does the tooth fairy have to do with Christianity?

Answer 5

Maybe. Easter, I'd pass on, but I think I'd pass the Christmas tradition on to my kids, even though I'm a devout Atheist, just cause Christmas time is about family, sharing and most of all, love.

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Answer 6

Santa has nothing to do with a lack of belief in god(s).

It is merely a custom. I am Atheist but I saw nothing wrong with hanging stockings up and gift giving etc at Christmas with my child.

Same went for tooth fairy and Halloween. Who cares? We all know it is a silly thing for kids, I see no harm in any of them.

Answer 7

Well, probably unless they were totally strict about the atheist thing. I mean, who wants their kids to miss out on such important traditions? A Christmas without Santa is like a summer without sunshine.
And it's not really connected to the religious stuff either, a part of being a kid is how much money your next molar will gather or whats next up on your Christmas list. I would hope that atheist's raised their children to think for themselves and to figure their religious perspective out within their own experiences.
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Answer 8

I have an atheist sister and brother in law. They have 2 children, they have raised w/o God, St Nick or any other affilation to a higher power. Her son has embraced Boy Scouting with fervor and her daughter became a Catholic and is considering dedicating her life to God (becoming a nun) I enjoy watching my sister's family!

Answer 9

ha ha it doesn't matter what you are, this is your children it's always good when children have an amagination it makes it more fun and exciting and not to mention it's really cute, but a lot of people don't tell there children that. It depends on the person, what's your decission?

Answer 10

Some do, some don't. I did and my son didn't. It didn't make me love him more or less, that's his right. He loves me just as much as when he thought there was a santa. I wanted my kids to feel just as happy as I did when I believed. Santa only gives good stuff. god on the other hand, kills, maims, allows his favorites to do bad things and in the end sends many to hell. Why would I teach my kids any of that crapola?

Answer 11

Yeah. Until they were about 7-8 years old. Then we told them that they were nice fairy tales that were fun to believe in.

We also told them not to tell their Christain friends about Santa because it would upset them.