Halloween

Ok, somebody had to do it. So here I am, posting a thread about Halloween. What do you think about Halloween? Is it evil? Is it good? Is it morally neutral? Remember, obey the rules and don't flame or anything. I want to keep this thread open!

Halloween is a dark, dark holiday that has been prettied up, secularized, and changed so that it no longer resembles what it's original origin was. Pretty much what they're trying to do in reverse to Christmas and Easter. In almost everyway, the symbology of the holiday refers to the dark, fearful, scary things of the world....why exactly would anyone WANT to celebrate this?

Costumes: Dressing up as vampires, ghosts (lost souls), serial killers, zombies etc.?

Jack o'lanterns: Originally a light intended to "scare" dark spirits away from one's household.

"Trick or Treating": Originally a threat...give me something to eat, or I'll do something to you.

Everything here is about trying to take your fear and bring it to the fore. I personally find that we celebrate something like this abhorrent and somewhat disturbing.

Adiaphora.

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Just a secular holiday. It used to be a pagan festival and (later) All Saints Day and Reformation Day but now it's purely a secular holiday so I would say it's morally neutral.

It is good for handing out tracts. That is about all it is good for.

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I think that most people celebrate it as a day of candy and costumes and decorations, that's about it. There's nothing specifically morally wrong about that (though I would love it if that was done on a different day!). However the day itself is a major day for the occult, and Halloween does have its roots in demonic practices. Growing up my family did the usual trick-or-treat thing and we turned out fine. However, now as an adult and more aware of what the day really is and what goes on, I don't celebrate it. In fact it's an important day to pray for those who have been involved in and/or abused by cults as this is a particularly difficult day for them.

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In my opinion the devil is laughing his head off on Halloween. Most professing Christians celebrate it as do many Churches. It isnt what we think it represents today, but what the enemy uses it for, to mock our God. It is sad. Like Matthew ill use the occasion to hand out candy with some solid tracts while we celebrate Reformation Day with my children. My 2 cents.

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While I do agree some cults are abusive; the whole "Satanic cult" panic was largely a myth that has be debunked.

Originally Posted by General Mung Beans

While I do agree some cults are abusive; the whole "Satanic cult" panic was largely a myth that has be debunked.

I'm not aware of any "panic" about it, but I do know that there are still plenty of cults out there, and I know people who have been abused by them. Horrific stuff that's too graphic to post here. It's easier to pretend it doesn't go on, I know. But the fact remains that it does. Should we freak out or become fearful that "they're coming for us next"? Of course not. Nothing like that. But we also should not ignore that these things do go on in the world and have compassion for the victims.

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I love halloween. It was a time that brought the whole neighbour together. Although my family is christian they never saw it as evil. When I have kids I look foward to ejoying it with them.