I am planning on telling my little ones the truth about Santa, that he is a fictional character, a myth that represents the spirit of giving. Do you think that's unspiritual?
2007-10-12 15:11:11 · 16 answers · asked by NONAME 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think it is wrong for parents to lie to their children and that includes Santa, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy.
2007-10-12 15:17:12 · answer #1 · answered by tas211 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We decided to do the same thing with our children. They still celebrate Christmas, only now the gifts under the tree are wrapped and are all from Jesus. We put things on the tags like "I love you...from Jesus". They are no worse for it and actually enjoy Christmas more since we have done this than they did before. Our youngest child will never be taught to believe in the myth of Santa. I felt convicted because I believed I was lying to my children every time we talked about Santa. I didn't want them to ever think of Mommy and Daddy as liars, so we changed our family tradition to reflect more of our Christian beliefs and much less of the secularist reasons for celcbrating the holiday.
2007-10-12 22:27:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
UMMMMM NO! Lying to your Children and telling them would be "unspiritual" as it would be in direct opposition to the ninth commandment. Santa Claus is a lie and deception perpetrated by the Roman Catholic Church and is based on "Saint" Nicholas. Therefore, telling your childrent the truth would be the proper thing to do.
2007-10-12 22:19:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To tell your children that Santa does not exist is perfectly up to you. Most children beleive that there is a Santa Clause so it may be hard on your children to be liked by the "Santa believers" I think that telling the truth is the best option, but ask them if they believe there is one. Depending on there answer, then decide to tell them or not. This way you get to see how they react to the question. You don't want to robe them of the innocent childhood fantasies.
2007-10-12 22:51:24 · answer #4 · answered by Evangelist TaSheba S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa, is in fact based on the Norse / Germanic God Odin..
Odin the All- father rode the skies of Germania an Scandinavia in the winter with a crowd of elves and spirits, those mortals who offered him reverence were rewarded with gifts...
In later years, Odin's horse, elves and gifts became the accouterments of a Christian saint named Nicholas...
Once again we see the Christians integrating but another Pagan festival and calling it their own...
Blessed Be... )O(
2007-10-12 22:26:14 · answer #5 · answered by Bunge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not - it's not a spiritual question. It's one of tradition. Ol' Kris Kringle has nothing to do with the real meaning of Christmas anyway...
With the liberals trying to take over the world, it's just a matter of time before santa claus goes the way of the nativity scene, the phrase "Merry Christmas", etc...
2007-10-12 22:16:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
How is that unspiritual. You should have never told them that lie anyway.
2007-10-12 22:38:12 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i completely understand. i told my 9 year old this summer because i wanted him to understand the real meaning of christmas. he is very smart when it comes to spiritual things of the bible. he understands more than other kids his age. he was a little sad, but he felt like a 'big kid' when he thought about it for a little while. sister is 8 and i haven't told her yet. i feel really convicted about this - especially since times are changing so much. i hope nobody tries to tell me that times aren't changing because i can see for myself.
2007-10-12 22:15:56 · answer #8 · answered by Suzi♥Squirrel 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
it spoils santa claus but it's prolly better in the long run. or u can tell them that he was once real but he died when he tried to get to the north pole
2007-10-12 22:38:36 · answer #9 · answered by Pat the Bat Burrell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People misunderstood what is Santa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus
2007-10-12 22:16:27 · answer #10 · answered by Near of DN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋