Another area where people often lie but justify it by calling it harmless is the fictional figures. By these I mean things like: Santa Clause, the Easter Bunny, Cupid, the Tooth Fairy, storks that deliver babies, and other such things that have infiltrated our culture.
People seem to have this idea that it is just harmless fun, and that these children should be taught about these things and be allowed to believe in them while they are young. Some people will even go to great lengths to ensure this delusion is preserved for as long as possible.
The real problem with these beliefs is that it is a lie. We are trying to raise our children to believe in God. We are trying to teach them the stories in the scriptures. And we are trying to teach them the commandments that the prophets have given to us. Now pray tell, how are we supposed to teach our children to have faith in God, and teach them about God, while at the same time teaching them this false stuff too? How can we expect our children to have confidence in us that we are trying to teach them the truth of God, when we also teach them things that are not true?
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