Little Lies

There is no exception that I am aware of. One is a liar if he or she knowingly tells someone that something is true that this same person knows to be false. If that parent tells a child that Santa is real only for that child to later learn that it was a lie, then it should not come as a surprise when the child wonders if the story their parents told them about Jesus Christ is a lie as well.

 

Usually this only happens when a child is 3 and 4. By the time they are 5 or 6 the parents are telling them the difference between fantasy and real life.

But when they are 3 and 4 -- they SEE Santa in the store or on a show or ... and it is all pretty exciting for the parents.

 

Then there's the Easter Bunny too... kids are told the Easter Bunny brings the eggs I think..

Then there's the Stork bringing babies..

...and the Tooth Fairy giving you a quarter for your tooth (I dont know, today maybe she gives kids a dollar)