Devastating news for some of you, I fear

OMG....what a bonehead!

We had a guy teaching a Sunday School class for 1st-2nd graders a few years ago. It was just a few weeks before Christmas. I was just getting ready to preach when someone tapped me on the shoulder and said, "We have a real problem done in Sunday School." I went down and found a group of crying kids and angry parents. The teacher showed his class the calculations of how fast Santa's sled would have to travel to cover every city in the world in one night and concluded that Santa, the sleigh, and his reindeer would burn to a cinder in Earth's atmosphere. In the teacher's mind, this was proof that Santa was not real. 

Posted by: @jkuvakas

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We had a guy teaching a Sunday School class for 1st-2nd graders a few years ago. It was just a few weeks before Christmas. I was just getting ready to preach when someone tapped me on the shoulder and said, "We have a real problem done in Sunday School." I went down and found a group of crying kids and angry parents. The teacher showed his class the calculations of how fast Santa's sled would have to travel to cover every city in the world in one night and concluded that Santa, the sleigh, and his reindeer would burn to a cinder in Earth's atmosphere. In the teacher's mind, this was proof that Santa was not real. 

@geoff-jowett Obviously this man has no place around children in any way if he is that insensitive (mean?) and out of touch with them.  At least you could counter this idiot's comments with the well known fact that Santa Claus is magic.

Kids grow up so fast they’ll figure things out for themselves. Several years ago going through old Christmas things I found this Elf on the shelf my wife had gotten 40 years ago. I gave it to my daughter and she told her son the story about the elf and he absolutely loved it and it’s become part of our Christmas ever since.

@david-vandermeer My daughter has two girls ages 2 and 5.  Every Christmas a similar looking elf they named Budgie shows up at their house and tucks himself away in a secret place that they have to search for.  He spends the season with them then disappears for another year.  Last year my daughter overheard her oldest daughter having a serious one-on-one conversation with Budgie.  She said it was priceless to hear what was said.

I was never comfortable with the Elf on a Shelf thing. For one thing, it was new to me. I didn't grow up with this fable. I was, first amazed, then very uncomfortable with the idea of an elf who only moves around when he can't be seen. I know where he ends up. But where else does he go? For how long does he roam about the house? What rooms does he pass through? Mine? What does he eat? Drink? Those two questions lead to others about certain physiological functions. Are his motives altruistic in nature? Or...is he vindictive about being kept in a cold, dark box for eleven months out of the year?

Forget the drones! At least they're outside!!

Oh man, paranoia or what?

I hadn't thought of that. Maybe the elf only moves at night because he is paranoid?? This could change everything! 

@jack-dodds Agreed.

@jkuvakas There's nothing more terrifying than elfin paranoia.  JK maybe call the Orkin man; he might have a spray for such a pest.  Mind you I guess fumigation is basically what you do throughout the year during barbecue season......