why do the little ppl believe in santa and stuff?! they r lik so weird! they don`t exsist?! and y do parents keep it frm them 4 so they believe in them 4 so long n then break thier heart? happened 2 me a while ago. i wish they would stop! GOD.
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My husband and I agreed, much to the dismay of my family, that we would never tell are children that Santa or the Easter bunny brought their presents.  We feel that if you lie to a child once about something as small as that, they will choose not to believe you about other more important things, they will label you a liar, and we didn't want that. Our children are fine and don't care, my son has agreed not to tell other children out of kindness, and my daughter one year decided to believe in Santa on her own, and then the next year told us he wasn't real, that mommy and daddy were Santa.  So, I guess in the end kids will figure things out for themselves.
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Hello precious little sister Brown sugar.. :)\n\nYes, God change their hearts..my sister who lied to a Judge about me, when I tried to adopt my little grandaughter..said she would NEVER forgive me (she had raised my sweet little grandaughter since she was born, she is 5 now)..She wanted me to give up my daughters parental rights, so she could adopt her (my daughter suffered a brain injury due to a car accident and has the mental age of 8-10 years old, I am her guardian).\n\nI went home and prayed for my sister..I told God I loved her, I asked Our Heavenly Father to bless her and her loved ones..God spoke to my heart to go and see my sister so I did..She said she was sorry and that she had felt someone was praying for her..I told her that she can adopt my grandaughter..we hugged and we have been great friends ever since..Glory..Alleluia..\n\nIn Jesus Most Precious Name..\nWith Love..your sister..In Christ..
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Yep.  My parents.  Not that they were all that religious to begin with, but they did take me to church when I was younger.  When I told my mother I didn't believe in god, she said she was disapointed.  When I told her I was an atheist, she said 'people don't like atheists'.  Now she's pretty much agnostic, after seeing my reasoning.  About the same with my father, but then, he's not as talkative.\n\nAnd I definitely helped my last boyfriend let go of god.
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i dont know but its funny because christians dont beleive in santa
359008
Even though I do not believe in god I do not compare god with Santa. You're not taking the people who believe in god serious by calling them addicts. All religions are not only something to believe in, but also a set of morals to live by. In practice most religions are more a way of life then a belief. Also does this believe help a lot of people, giving them more strength. If this religion helps them and makes them better people who are you to call them addicts? \n\nA part from that it is okay if you do not believe in god, but you have to understand that that is a belief al the same. You believe that there is no god. That is your reality, but for people who believe it is their reality that there is a god. Your reality is unique. By that I mean that what you see, feel, hear and most importantly think is unique. There is a point for every kid that they start calling themselves "me" and "I". That's when they're able to understand that they have their own mind. Self-conceptualization. You have to place yourself a bit more in other people and do not assume that your reality, your truth, is the only reality there is.
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From the mouths of babes come such honest, simple questions. I remember many defining moments similar to the one you relate from when I asked my mother questions as a child. When I realized Santa Claus couldn't actually make it around the world in one night, I questioned the feasibility of the omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent nature of God myself! Pretty good questions, pretty obvious answers! How those adults expect us to accept such nonsensical notions through faith is ridiculous.
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Are their beliefs actually hurting them ?  Or is it that their beliefs are causing them to rethink their lives and the changes that they are making are changing the dynamics of your relationship?  Is what they believe making them better people or not?  Obviously they believe very much in the bible and do not share your feelings in regard to the bible being a piece of fiction.  What in life are they missing out on?  Your question is very vague.  You can't judge someones beliefs based on your own.  We are all free to worship as we want.  Obviously they are happy serving God they way that they are or else they wouldn't be worshipping in that fashion.  You should be happy that they are happy!!!  Maybe you might want to get to know a little more about their beliefs in order to understand them better.
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I don't. I don't teach my children about Santa. I tell them i am responsible for all the nice pressies. : )
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It has always been a mystery to me how anyone that professes to have any religious beliefs (regardless of what they are) can not believe in earth bound spirits. The very basis of any religion is that there is some existence after this one. \nOf coarse little kids see them. They're all around us.
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The reason why they don't believe is because they have never experienced his greatness, and its ok, i mean as long we let them know thats the only way to salvation, then its up to them. I believe in God, because He has never let me down, I don't need to see him, but I have seen his greatness in my life. For the people that don't believe many times family members were taken away from them(death) or they had such a terrible up bringing, or they have different beliefs... only if u experience God in a personal level, will u actually believe he exist.. everyone can breath the bible on you, and preach u to death, but until u ask God to show you his existance u need to be ready and pay attention.
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I dunno, they perhaps think the world is a toy and their parents haven't told them it isn't, I think someone should put a sticker on the bottom of the world that says "this is not a toy" :D
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Santa Claus is a myth based in truth taught to children when they grow up.\n\nIt began as Nicholas Klause hundreds of years ago. Saint Nick (as he came to be known) used to make toys for children and give them out to good little girls and boys on Christmas Day. Bad little girls and boys got nothing but a lump of coal.\n\nSanta Claus is a change in name.\n\nNicholas Klause is long dead but the spirit of what he did lives on. And so his story continues to be taught.\n\nThough, in it's modern incarnation, the parents are actually the people that give out the toys and Santa Claus' name. Most children are told the truth about Santa by the time they're 10 years old.\n\nThe legend is useful for parents to keep control of their little kids behavior (after all, who wants to not get any presents on Christmas Day?) and to allow children to retain their innocence for a while and enjoy the thought that magic actually exists.\n\n:)
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This is to the person that told you to sit on a pole....because why teach a child about Santa so all they think about Christmas is the gifts. The reason of Christmas is of Jesus' birth not some fat guy in a suit that sneaks into your home at night. i was never told that Santa was real. We focused on the birth. My family didn't get as many presents as the other families but we had the reason in our hearts. And if the world believes in Santa then why don't they believe in God? There's no proof of "Santa" and they believe then why do they need proof of God?
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I don't like that certain Christians tell me that I'm going to hell because I don't believe exactly what they believe.  If someone lives on an island, has no other people around, knows nothing of society, can you honestly think that this person will spend his afterlife in a fiery pit of despair and pain?  It sounds just like a Sunday School tale to scare children into behaving.  Old fairy tales such as Little Red Riding hood, Cinderella, etc, didn't turn out as happily ever after, they were to teach children to behave, and have good manners.  I respect Christians, they can believe whatever they want, but please I am happy with my own beliefs, and don't want to believe what you do.
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I love the fact that you allow them to find out for themselves. I am so glad my parents never forced me to believe or not believe in what they believe in.\n\nThe subject God is not something anybody can ever make someone understand or believe in. It's more of a personal journey out of a longing and desire to understand our place in this Universe.\n\nSo just let them find out on their own path. I think it's important to teach kids good values and good character qualities because what we put out comes back to us.
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This is a very good question. As we all know that the true meaning of Christmas is gone and now turned into a commercial holiday. As for Santa Claus, telling a child about his or her presents came from the guy in the red suit, its just a tradition that's been passed on for many generations. In a way it is lying but as the child grows older and realized that there is really no Santa Claus then it gives the child the sense of what is real and what is not. As for the lying parents, I'm sure that when they were a kid, they've been lied to by their own parents so  like I said it is then passed on, and will continue for many many years.
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well some people believe that the only way you go to the fire place is if you refuse to believe in him.\n\nthe similarities between god and santa claus are uncanny, except if you are bad, santa only punishes you with no presents on christmas but god makes you BURN!