Why do adults insist upon telling children to believe in Santa Claus? In fact, why are Christian parents in particular guilty of this nonsense?
Childhood is difficult enough without finding out that your parents are liars. Is life so dreadful, so distasteful that adults have to teach their children to believe in fantasies? What happens when you try to tell them about Jesus and Scripture and Creation? Will they view that as just another fantasy? Will it be just another lie that they have to listen to?
Saint Nicholas was a real person, but he died centuries ago. There is no fat man in a red suit bringing toys to good and bad children alike. The toys come from misguided parents who shower toys upon ungrateful children for no good reason at all. These parents have either worked and save all year to throw this money away or they will be working for the next 5 years to pay off the plastic used for this idiocy.
What is wrong with giving a child or anyone else a present that says it came from someone who loves them and thought he or she would like to have this? What is wrong with one gift instead of a roomful? What is wrong with giving a child time instead of crap?
Let us not forget about Halloween. What are you thinking? Trunk or Treat as an alternative to Halloween? That does not even make sense. How does getting dressed up as a Biblical character on a Satanic holiday differ from dressing up as Burger King? Have a Bible study instead. For pity's sake, get a grip on the faith of your fathers unless, of course, Satan is your father. If that is the case, get on your knees and plead for God to open your heart and draw you to Him.
Then there is the Easter bunny. When did rabbits start laying eggs? Why are we promoting heathen fertility symbols on a day that is supposed to be a celebration of THE LORD rising from the dead? Have Christians totally lost their minds? Easter is a word that originates from the Teutonic dawn goddess of fertility which was known by a variety of names such as Ostare, Ostara, Ostern, Eostra, Eostre, Eostur, Eastra, Eastur, Austron and Ausos. Her name was derived from the ancient word for spring: "eastre." Call it Resurrection Day instead.
Then there is the wide variety of fairies, leprechauns, elves and other non-human entities or demons that we teach our children to believe in. Why not spend that time teaching them tangible truths about Jesus Christ? It is no wonder the youth of today have difficulty believing in anything that adults try to tell them about the Bible. Adults spend entirely too much time convincing them about garbage that they eventually find out for themselves is untrue. Why do we expect our youth to believe anything we say?
Great scholars wonder why the youth of today go off to college and find the pagan religions so enticing. I see a great schism in what we want them to learn and what we teach them. We spend years talking to them about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny and other fairy tales. We spend that hour in church teaching about the Bible. I am sorry. I meant to say 15 minutes (you have to take into account all the time devoted to announcements and singing and the perfunctory joke to loosen things up). We have got to get our act together people. Dispense with all the nonsense and teach them the truth!
Here is a case in point. A child of 7 or 8 is standing around several adults.
"What is Santa Claus bringing you for Christmas?" asked Church Lady 1.
"Oh, he doesn't believe in Santa Claus!" exclaimed the Church Lady 2
"Is that true, Child?" inquired Sunday School Teacher.
"Yes, it is," said Child with great confidence.
"He doesn't believe in anything." said Church Lady 2.
"Yes, he does. He believes in Jesus as his Saviour." stated one who was, until that moment, an observer.
"There is no need for him to believe in anything else."
This did not take place anywhere but right up front where the preacher stands inside the walls of a Christian church building. The child had recently been saved and baptized. He no longer felt the need for fairy tales.
Why do we Christians feel the need to push the dope of disbelief upon our children?
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