Is it a sin for a parent to tell a child the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, etc are real?

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Is it a sin to tell a child that the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, etc. are real?

  • Yes. The Bible clearly states that lying is a sin.

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  • No. There's nothing wrong with a "white lie."

    Votes: 6 24.0%
  • I'm not sure.

    Votes: 2 8.0%
  • Other

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ROSSELLA

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Is it a sin for a parent to tell a child the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, etc are real?
 

trofimus

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Yes, every lie is a sin.

And when the child will grow up, he/she will have a crisis of trust because you lied to him/her.
 
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wwjd_kilden

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Whether it is a sin or not, it is hardly smart is it?

How will they know that Jesus IS real if you keep telling them unreal things are real?

Now I grew up with some weird fairy tales, lots of them, but never did my mother claim the stories were real.
 

blue_ladybug

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Santa isn't real? :( Say it ain't so, wwjd!!! LOL
 

blue_ladybug

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The Easter bunny is real.. I ate his chocolate peanut butter eggs earlier.. :eek:
 

Reborn

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And when the child will grow up, he/she will have a crisis of trust because you lied to him/her.
A "crisis of trust"?


Hmmm, true.
Although?...maybe we should look at it as preparation for when they get older and find out that their government is doing the same. :(


It eases them into a future filled with grownup lies.
 

trofimus

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A "crisis of trust"?


Hmmm, true.
Although?...maybe we should look at it as preparation for when they get older and find out that their government is doing the same. :(


It eases them into a future filled with grownup lies.
:) I think there are better ways how to teach children to examine and test things than to lie to them.

But you are right that everything evil is good for something (but only to those who are predestined according to His purpose).

And do not worry, they will meet many lies in their life, in school, from friends etc. It does not have to come from their parents.
 
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TemporaryCircumstances

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Yes, every lie is a sin.

And when the child will grow up, he/she will have a crisis of trust because you lied to him/her.

Yea,
I grew up never trusting my guardians cuz they told me the Easter bunny was real. Wasted my childhood.
 
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Personally I wouldn't do it as it will come down to a trust issue later in life. You can make an analogy of it and point to Jesus. For example. St. Nick was a monk that gave gifts to people at Christ's b-day and they didn't know it.

Each one can have their own conviction before their own Lord.

I go for the bunnies ears first when I eat them - some go for other parts and then this could happen too...

 
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Spokenpassage

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Yes, it is wrong, and wrong Christian parenting when we should be building them up in the faith, raising them with a strong foundation, not integrating them with fictitious stories that does not promote Christ.

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blue_ladybug

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Bruce, how could you?!!? *starts sobbing*

Did you bite off his butt, or his ears, first? :cool:

LOL

Personally I wouldn't do it as it will come down to a trust issue later in life. You can make an analogy of it and point to Jesus. For example. St. Nick was a monk that gave gifts to people at Christ's b-day and they didn't know it.

Each one can have their own conviction before their own Lord.

I go for the bunnies ears first when I eat them - some go for other parts and then this could happen too...

 

wolfwint

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Is it a sin for a parent to tell a child the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, etc are real?
We told our children the true meaning of Christmas and eastern. And we hide the eggs.
 
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Is it a sin for a parent to tell a child the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, etc are real?
There might be a fine line here. I enjoyed Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy when I was a kid. I can't remember any ill effects when I learned they weren't real. I suppose if a child specifically asks if they are real, you have to tell them the truth, though.