Is it a sin for a parent to tell a child the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, etc are real?
It would be a sin.
1.It is outright lying to the child that there exists the Easter Bunny,Santa Claus,Tooth Fairy,Sandman,and hopefully they do not mention the boogeyman to frighten kids in to good behavior.
2.If we are to teach our children about Christ,and Santa Claus,and the Easter Bunny,is on the side of paganism,why tell them about them,but tell them right off the bat it is wrong,and they are not real.
But practice what you preach,for while I say these things,being that they are children it is sad to deny them something that would give them joy.
What a pickle,and some probably want to tell their children the truth,but when other children are enjoying the benefits of Santa Claus,and the Easter Bunny,many parents who say Christian are going to fail at telling them.
Of course they look at it as harmless fun,and the children will know it is not real eventually.
But I would have to side with do not tell them,or tell them they are false,but it is sad to take away that fun.
Or let them have the fun that the other children have,but tell them that those characters are not real off the bat.
I was a very smart child,and when I was 2 years old,my dad was telling me about Santa Claus,and I said,you better get out of here with that nonsense old man,there is no such thing as Santa Claus,and ever since my dad told me about Santa Claus,I never trusted my parents again,and was thinking,you lying punks,and it was hard to believe anything they said from that point on,for they were liars,lying to a little child,how dare they.
Hey Matt,do you want to go to Disney World.Yah right,I'll believe it when I see it.
Hey Matt,for graduation we are taking you on a cruise.I'm not holding my breath.
Never trusted my parents again,and we drifted apart,and we barely spoke to each other while I was living at the house,and when I moved out,I never spoke to them,or seem then again,for forget them the lying,deceitful,people that they are.
Do you want your children to be disappointed in you like this,huh,do you,do you.Then do not lie to them for that is no way to have a relationship with your children if you are lying to them.
But this only a joke,I repeat,this is only a joke.