Well Gary, you may feel that Halloween is still a pagan holiday. Are you pagan?
No. Neither am I a Christian that follows pagan roots.
To me it's still all about getting the children dressed in cute costumes and going door to door for candy.
To me it's about ignorant people that know no better. And, it's about people who do know better but ignore the fact in favour of their own interests. And of course it's about real pagans taking part in their own practice.
Of course this must be done safely and if the neighborhood thinks it's a large bunch of pagan children coming to gather candy treats by all means.................................................what should pagan children wear on Halloween next year? TOGAS????? Or how about going out as your favorite saint.
Urmmm, there are many practices of children being made to look cute! Children do not need to dress up in a pagan manner to look cute, they look cute without that.
Do you have one?
I do not. However, I have cute little nieces that follow the Church of England's (Anglican) advice for halloween. That advice is take no part in halloween.
On halloween, our church holds what is called a "Light Party" for children to attend in order to offer an alternative to halloween.
I haven't any grandchildren to take door to door yet. I can't wait. They'll be sooooooooo cute.
Rather than look forward to deceiving children into believing false pagan rites, why not look forward to teaching them the truth.
You might like to try a Light Party. See link below.
On halloween, our church holds what is called a "Light Party" for children to attend in order to offer an alternative to halloween.
So there is a celebration on Oct 31st. I see that they too are celebrating a pagan holiday, only in a different way.
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It's been quite cold the last few years on Oct 31, so I prayed that it would be warmer this year for the trick or treaters. God heard my prayers and answered them. It was warmer this year and we didn't have to bundle up our kids. Their costumes weren't hidden under their winter coats. Praise God for hearing our prayers and taking the time to answer them!!!!
So it's you that's responsible for Global Warming. You ba....
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Oh my gosh that's totally what caused global warming. How often do people pray for colder weather? Not nearly as often as people pray for warmer nicer weather. All of these tiny acts of God to answer prayer for nice weather, either from farmers or someone getting married, have added up to cause global warming!!!!!
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So there is a celebration on Oct 31st. I see that they too are celebrating a pagan holiday, only in a different way.
Boy, some people will say anything to avoid facing up to the facts!
So, if anybody does any kind of event on 31st Oct it is wrong. It sounds a bit like, if a Muslim has a party on 25th Dec he must be celebrating Christmas in some way!
You argue with the Pope, you argue with the COE. It seems those large organizations are wrong and you are right.
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