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To: impimp
As a Christian, I agree with Dawkins that the myth of Santa Claus can be harmful to children.

Then hopefully you never read them fairy tales or took them to see movies about princesses and talking cars.

Children's imaginations are limitless and Santa brings them happiness. I told my kids when the time came that Santa teaches a valuable lesson of giving anonymously. Instead of parents having their kids suck up to get presents then have to be grateful to parents for their presents, they have Santa who gives freely and asks nothing in return.

Just as Jesus gave all and asked nothing in return.

61 posted on 06/06/2014 8:26:11 AM PDT by Kenny
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To: Kenny

Wrong. Fairy tails are known to be lies when children watch them. Santa Claus, on the other hand, is a deception in which the parent tries to convince a child that a lie is true. When the truth becomes clear then it will hurt that child’s ability to accept Jesus as he/she may erroneous bundle Santa and Jesus into the “lies” basket. Why teach a lie as true? Whoever leads a little one to sin would be better off with a millstone around their neck and thrown to sea.


65 posted on 06/06/2014 9:08:29 AM PDT by impimp
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