#729. Leprechauns.

With the Stuff Christians Like book coming out in about two weeks, there’s the temptation to play it safe. To “coast” if you will, avoiding the tough topics for fear that you will insult people and lose potential sales. But, to tell you the truth, I ain’t going out like that. I’m going to continue “leaning into” the controversial subjects that need to be addressed:

Like leprechauns.

Can we get a ruling on those?

If you grew up in a land that did not discuss leprechauns and are unfamiliar with them, allow me to enlighten you.

A leprechaun is a fantastical creature that tends to be of Irish descent. They wear shoes with a curl at the end, which kind of look like Steve Maddens, and they are slippery. If you catch one, you get to keep its pot of gold. The most famous of the bunch is probably the guy from the Lucky Charms cereal. He is after all, magically delicious.

But as a Christian, am I supposed to have a solid opinion on leprechaun propaganda? I get that we’re not supposed to like witches and occult type of stuff, but what about little green men?

The reason I ask is that last week my 6 year old was assigned some leprechaun homework at school. Her kindergarten class was building “leprechaun traps.” So we glued and glittered a box that in my opinion would have bagged at minimum two to three medium sized leprechauns a day. (I read “Where the Red Fern Grows” so I know all about trapping critters.)

Should I have been upset about this assignment? Should I have protested the school, perhaps with a sign that read, “Green is Mean!” or “Leprechaun? My family says ‘Leprecan’t!’”

What do you think?

Are we down with the men in green?