If you are a Christian do you teach your children to believe in Santa Clause?
By marcialoyd
@marcialoyd (1173)
United States
November 22, 2008 3:13am CST
One of the biggest debates out there is if you are a christian do you teach your children to believe in Santa Clause. You know, the orgin of Santa Clause was a turkish bishop named Saint Nicholas who gave gifts to the needy and poor. There is a lesson to be learned there about giving and loving. To bad media has commercialized the Santa Clause image. So if you are a christian how do you handle Santa Clause with your children.?
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5 responses
@marisriel (1156)
• Philippines
22 Nov 08
I don't have anything bad about Santa Claus but I am also not fond of making him important to my kids. I want my kids to learn more about Christ and thank him for all the blessings that they get. One time my husband told me to put a big red socks in our room then tell my kids that Santa will put gifts on it for them come Christmas time. But I don't really feel it so until now I haven't put the sock in the room. And for me Santa Claus is a fiction and I don't believe in him so why make my kids believe in him too. The only virtue he has that I know of is gift giving unlike if they know Christ more, then they will learn all the good virtues in the Bible.
@jedimind (200)
• Singapore
24 Nov 08
there's nothing wrong with believing that there was a person called Saint Nicholas who gave gifts to the needy and poor. it's like believing in Mother Teresa. i think it's wrong if you make them believe in a fictional Santa Claus who comes through your chimney to give you gifts though.
@TwilightGuardian (70)
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23 Nov 08
When I was a small child I was convinced that Santa and God were the same person.
@rocketj1 (6955)
• United States
22 Nov 08
Personally, in our family, I have told my children that Santa Claus is a make believe man that is fun for us to pretend about. We have told them this right from their very first Christmas. I have told them that other families like to pretend more than we do and that they should never spoil the fun for those children. We view Christmas more for its spiritual aspects and also for the beautiful family holiday that it is.
@mamaafrica9 (108)
• United States
22 Nov 08
I know you were referring to christian which I am not. But in the christianity teachings they talk about the devil or satan which to be represent the same thing. A way to get you materilize and not to even begin to think about the creator. They say jesus, whom I don't worship, birthday is that day and now the most important thing is to go see santa claus and believe in him to get what you want. Ask him, make a wish, write a list. However you ask you are asking the devil, satan or santa whatever you want to call him.
