Can the "Santa Claus" story cause a child to disbelieve in God? Can a Christian parent become a stumbling block to their own child's faith? Are some parents teaching their children to place Santa Claus in a godlike position as one who can grant all their requests?I believe it's possible for a child to learn to distrust a parent when they realizes that Santa Claus is a lie.....I believe when we answer "How does Santa get in our house if we don't have a chimney?" or "How can a big fat man fit down that small opening? with a lie when children are old enough to grasp the truth, he or she may think, "Santa's a lie, so the stories about Jesus must be a lie, too."