Halloween

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Wow!

The "Halloween debate" came early this year.

LOL!

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Wow!

The "Halloween debate" came early this year.

LOL!

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As it comes up every year.

[Inti]

I do not celebrate Halloween since it is basically a holiday that glorifies the dark side.  I just keep the lights out, and so far have not had anyone come to the door.

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All Hallows Eve, was originally celebrated by the Celts here in the U.K. It was a day when the souls of the dead rose. With the souls of children returning on the 1st of November, and the souls of adults returning on the 2nd of November.

Food was left by doors to attract the souls (modern day sweets/candy), and the Celts wore masks to scare away evil spirits (modern day jack-o-lantern).

It is also interesting to note that 1st Nov was the beginning of the Celtic year. With harvest festival celebrations ending on the 31st of Oct.

It by no means "glorified the dark side", but was simply an ancient way of reaching out to departed loved ones. Celebrating the harvest, and ending the year.

Probably the most important day in the Celtic Calendar.

The Christain church, when it was first brought to the United Kingdom by the Romans, saw the "Pagans" and their rituals and a belief as a threat, and set about destroying everything they held dear.

They absorbed All Hallows into the Christain faith, and made out that Evil Spirits roamed the earth on this night, thus making people not want to have anything to do with it.

[mikado5001]

oh ok.. I am not quite sure waht to think it.. my first thought is that you are participating in Halloween even though you are handing out Christian literature... I just dotn' know about that..hmmm *give that look where guys take their hand and run it along their gotie... or however you spell that 

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And don't forget the mandatory "HMMMMM.....Intevesting." while you're at it.

[Gerioke]

I just hope not to get hit by eggs. I HATE EGGS!!! They are even worse than bagpipes.

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[Keith]

Halloween has completely pagan origins. As innocent as some people see it, it's not something to take lightly. Even though the Bible doesn't talk about Halloween, it does set up guidelines regarding the behavior. (Witchcraft and occultism.) I think if parents allow their children to celebrate Halloween, they should be careful not to let their kids become involved in the deeper aspects of the "holiday".

God gives all of us the liberty, as Christians, to celebrate or not celebrate as we see fit. I don't think there's anything evil about dressing up as a cowboy or a princess and going around the neighborhood asking for candy, but it's something parents should monitor and be involved in. Christian participation should still reflect a Christian/redeemed life. I think it's up to each person to decide.

"Be Holy, as I am Holy" 1Peter 1:16.

"God is light and in Him is no darkness at all" I John 1:5.

[kittylover0991]

I will agree that Halloween is pagan based...

however, there is something harmful in Christain parents allowing their children to go.. first.. you are teaching your children to take candy from strangers after you spend their first many years not to talk to strangers.. now you even telling them to knock on their doors.. I just remember seeing that in a post somewhere...

More than that, however, the world knows what Christians are and are not supposed to do. To see a Christian celebrating Halloween, in their minds they are thinking "why become a Christian? They do the exact same things we do".. there is nothing different. Either way, by participating in this.. are we not basically saying that it is ok? Are we supposed to pick and chose from something that is evil and conform to it?

Oh yes, one more thing.. when children dress up at witches and wizards.. no matter hwo many times they are told.. children have fantasies of being witches or wizards and will often time mimic it. At that age, it is important to set up those morals as a foundation. If they have it set as "Christians can celebrate halloween" then "nothing is wrong with witchcraft"... then there is nothign wrong with magic(k)... even though the bible might say it is wrong.. my mommy and daddy are doing it and promoting.. even though the bible says it is wrong,my pastors and my church do it... and even though the bible says it is wrong, my 1st grade teacher that I look up to so much and get candy from who is so very nice does it.. i guess that means it is ok not to do what the bible says..or at least not that part...

[kittylover0991]

Considering that this is starting early.. let's add the Santa(Satan) debate too so that it gets old fast too

Kidding.. seriously.. kidding...

[mikado5001]

Of all the things I heard when I was in college. When folks were trying to bring me to Jesus. This was the absolute, and without exception, most ludicrous thing I ever heard. How can Santa, which is a word scramble of Satan, be evil? A generous imaginary being. Like the tooth fairy.

[kittylover0991]

hodl on mikado.. you lost me in teh saracasm...

so you think that Santa being a word scramble of Satan is ludicrious? or that Santa isn't evil and is just like the tooth fairy???

Sorry.. I feel brain dead tonight..