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Originally Posted by Crystal17  The funny thing is that when the god thing comes up, she says, but there really is Santa, right? |
If I'd had kids of my own I'd never have told them there is a Santa in the first place ;)
Instead, from an early age I'd have told them something like "Santa's a lovely nice old man who people like to pretend exists for real, he's a bit like characters in nursery ryhmes and stories who we love even though they don't really exist either..
As for kids asking about God/ Jesus, the conversation would go something like this -
Q - "Is there a God"
A - "Jesus said there is"
Q - "But why should we believe him?"
A - "Because God was his dad"
Q - "Was he a phoney?"
A - "He did lots of mind-blowing miracles and stuff"
Q - "But does that mean he's the Son of God?"
A - "Why would he lie?"
Q - "Perhaps he lied to become rich and famous?"
A - "Saying he was the son of God got him the death penalty, not fame and fortune"
Q - "Did he really exist?"
A - "The whole nation of Israel and the occupying Roman army saw him"