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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I  dont get why it's not ok for some people to believe and some people not to believe.  We are Jewish and don't get "the magic of santa"  but I explain all the time why we believe things different than others,  why we observe shabbat,  why we can't eat non kosher pizza.  If a child heard someone say Santa isn't real,  why can't the parents just say,  "well,  we believe he is"? [/quote]

Because members of the religious majority have  a hard time realizing not everyone believes what they do and does what they do. Whereas for a religious minority, it's apparent early on that society doesn't cater to them. For instance, time off at Christmas is useless to me, as a Jew; I would far rather exchange it for time at the High Holidays. But that's the way it works and I'm used to it. When you're in the majority, though, by definition most people do things the way you do. So when you encounter something different, it's hard to  understand a different point of view. At least that's what I've concluded from reading this thread, which includes such oblivious advice as "just tell your kid Santa is real even if you don't believe it, to preserve it for others" and "Santa is really secular so just enjoy the magic even if you are Jewish/Muslim/whatever."  As I posted earlier, Santa has no relevance to my life, and while I'm not going to go screaming it from the heavens, I'm not going to censor my conversations with my child in a public place, either (assuming the conversation is at normal volume). Particularly not in November. Sheesh. It's not even Thanksgiving yet and people are already going nuts over Christmas![/quote]

Oh don't be silly.  This isn't about religious freedom.  It would be rude if you went around saying the tooth fairy wasn't real too.  Are there any fictional aspects to any other secular or non-Christian religious holidays?  I mean ones that everyone agrees are fictitious, like Santa or the tooth fairy or Easter bunny.  If so I am very happy to not spoil them for your kids.  [/quote]

OK, so it's not about members of the religious majority having a hard time realizing that not everyone believes what they do; it's about members of the majority, period, having a hard time realizing that not everyone believes what they do.

I'm not the PP, but I agree with the PP that Person A shouldn't have to censor Person A's conversations with Person A's child just in case their conversation includes something that Person B's child might possibly hear that contradicts what Person B wants Person B's child to believe.[/quote]

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