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Sean Faircloth:
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There are various itinerant evangelical groups who try to get bookings in schools presenting their "drama".
I hope you discussed that this is indeed comical, and as fanciful as other fairy tales.
Kids like fairy tales and pantomimes. They help them develop critical thinking, leading to the rejection of Santa, Tooth-fairies, magic wizards, ogres at the top of beanstalks, magic carpets, genies in bottles etc.
Just make sure these stories are included with the others.
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