Sacrificed to Plush Animals

My daughter has decided she likes a couple of the stuffed animals in Pokemon. Particularly the penguin:

Since Pokemon has been around for awhile, her aunt had a small box of pokemon items in her closet. My daughter was pretty pumped and got to keep them.

She particularly liked the wristwatch. So she proudly wears this watch to school, where a little boy in her class notices the watch and says “we got rid of Pokemon because it’s not Christian”…and something else to do with yoga.

That’s right kids, you know the God of the universe who made heaven and earth? Who we pray to for protection during scary storms and after bad dreams? The one who made everything and can save us from our sins? The one who saved Noah and Jonah and Daniel?

Yes that one? Right. Oh yeah, one other thing: He is no match for that little mouse thing called Pikachu.

Weak faith, maybe?

In fairness, the family of the boy in question may have had to put the brakes on a real situation, as the card game can become obsessive and occultic. But this particular child has a habit of poo-poo’ing other things because they’re not “Christian”. I tend to doubt it.

The good thing was that I actually got to explain Acts 15 and 1 Cor. 10. Basically I explained that a stuffed animal is a stuffed animal, a story is a story, and a game is a game. But some people use those toys and games and stories for purposes that God does not like. This freaks out some Christians, although it shouldn’t because unbelievers don’t know any better.

But if you do know a Christian who thinks your Pokemon watch is going to open the gates of Hell and allow hosts of demons to enter your classroom….best just not to discuss it with them.