Why do so many people choose to lie to their children about Santa?
Why do so many people choose to lie to their children about Santa?
This is where "Christians" and the rest of the population are similar, they all lie to their children about Santa and that seems dangerous! Jesus Christ hates lies, so why do people do it on His so-called birthday?
You mean like mythical characters like gods from another universe, demons and a devil from the same place? People 3 days dead that walk the streets? Angels blowing horns? Talking snakes and mythical gardens where no one ever dies? People constructed from the rib of another person?
Myths like these, passed on from generation to generation, that are used to fill the coffers of the biggest industry in the world?
Okay.
- savvydatingposted 7 years ago
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People want their children to enjoy their childhoods!
They look for ways to create beautiful memories for them and encourage their imaginations. No one wants a child who is zombie to Fox News or CNN.
In fact some people believe God is Santa Claus for adults!
The concept is similar he knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you're awake, he knows if you've been bad or good...etc" Therefore be good to avoid hell and get into heaven!
As you noted about Jesus: "His so-called birthday..."
December 25th was "assigned" as the day to celebrate his birth.
For the first three hundred years of the church's existence, birthdays were not given much emphasis--not even the birth of Christ. Christ's baptism received more attention than his birthday in the {January 6th feast of Epiphany}.
No one knows for sure on what day Christ was born!
Other traditions gave dates as early as mid-November or as late as March. So how did we settle upon December 25th?
Cultures around the Mediterranean and across Europe observed feasts on or around December 25th, marking {the winter solstice}. The Jews had a festival of lights. Germans had a yule festival.
Celtic legends connected the solstice with Balder, the Scandinavian sun god who was struck down by a mistletoe arrow. At the pagan festival of Saturnalia, Romans feasted and gave gifts to the poor.
Drinking was closely connected with these pagan feasts.
At some point, a Christian bishop may have adopted the day to keep his people from indulging in the old pagan festival.
Essentially the celebration of Christmas was piggybacked onto the pagan festivals celebrated on or around December 25th.
Based upon your statement Jesus would hate the fact that people are lying about the (actual date) of his birth!
However only "Debbie Downers" care about such details.
These are usually miserable cynical unhappy people who are on a mission to steal the joy out of living by always looking to put a negative stamp on everything.- Farawaytreeposted 7 years ago0
wrenchBiscuit Rebukes Santa Claus, Beelzebub, and the Nephilim
It makes a lot of people angry, but the truth is, people lie because they simply are not very smart.
• These are the same people who will tell themselves that they are living in a democracy, when anyone with an 8th grade education can understand that the United States has always been an oligarchy.
• They believe that their sons and daughters who die, and who are disabled in war are heroes, when in truth they are pawns and victims of a wealthy ruling elite.
• They believe that the United States is a great melting pot that welcomes all races. But the truth is, the United States was created by white Europeans ... for white Europeans.
• They believe that people who go to church are good people. But good people do not participate in the buying and selling of land and resources that were stolen from the Indigenous, after over 100 million were murdered by the Invaders. Good people would not build homes and churches upon the bones of my ancestors.
• They believe that there is equal opportunity in the United States. But in truth, the descendants of African slaves are still owed over 400 years in back wages. Apparently, many feel that white America should get a free ride. However, no one has ever explained why. Nor can they explain when America was ever great.
• They refer to the creatures who fathered the Nephilim as the "sons of God", when in truth such sexual intermingling between humans and higher life forms is nothing less than bestiality. Thus, the Nephalim are an abomination fathered by the sons of Beelzebub.
• They also believe that capitalism is the best economic model, when in truth capitalism creates poverty, and in fact, cannot exist without an underclass.
These are just a few of the lies they tell themselves and their children. It is no wonder that the Santa Claus myth is so popular. This is why I admonish young people not to follow in the footsteps of whistle-blowers like Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning; not because these two very brave and heroic individuals were wrong to do what they did, but only because people who teach their children to believe in Santa Claus simply aren't worth the sacrifice. I would never stick my neck out for the jolly St. Nick crowd. And if I saw a slow train coming with a nuclear warhead attached, I would either tell them that it was Santa's helpers coming to shower them with gifts, or I would go fishing and hope for the best.First of all, parents are not "lying" to their children. Words are funny like that. If you think about it, words have emotions, associations and images attached to them, which is why it feels nice to say "love" and not so nice to say "hate".
Therefore, they are not lying. They are playing make-believe with their children, and this magical game serves many purposes along with other traditional characters like the Tooth Fairy and the Man in the Moon.
1. This game fills children's hearts and minds with magic, warmth, and excitement. I remember how I felt when opening each door of my advent calendar, the feeling of anticipation mingled with wide-eyed curiosity as I imagined Santa beginning to do his rounds, drawing closer and closer.
2. It boosts imaginations and teaches children to think beyond the realms of "what you see is what you get". In youth, this quality drives creation for the purpose of fun, in adulthood it serves to help people think outside the box, and to find hope where a closed mind would find none.
3. It helps to develop a bond between children and parents as they put the cookies and milk out together on Christmas Eve, and put the decorations up, and tell stories. Yes, Christmas has lost its sparkle somewhat due to overmarketing and a renewed focus that makes money and possessions the primary function, but for those of us that were lucky enough to have parents that stoked the magic at these times of year, the spirit remains, and our kids will continue the tradition.
I could go on but I think I'm running out of words hah.
So in summary, it isn't a lie to want your children to believe in magic and in benevolent beings with love in their hearts, it is a gift that keeps on giving, and is certainly more useful than an I-phone or a touchpad which incidentally, has the complete opposite effect.
Oh, the joys of Christmas. I'm 36, and my son is nearly 5. We have so many wonderful Christmases to come!
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