[Faith-talk] Halloween

[Julie McGinnity]

I'm glad John said it!

Now...  My logic may not make sense to some of you, but I think that
Halloween is a good way of showing children that things like witches
and vampires are not real.  After all, when you dress up in costume,
the whole point is to dress up as something you are not, and I don't
see anything wrong with playing pretend as a kid.  I think studying
the roots of Halloween is a great idea though.  I was never taught as
a kid where it came from, and I think it would have been so neat to
me.

I also agree about Santa and the Easter bunny.  Lying is wrong...
It's that simple...

On 10/6/11, John J. Boyer <john at godtouches.org> wrote:
> I think Halloween is harmless. After all, nobody believes in that stuff.
> Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny are much worse. Parents lie to their
> children, and these two mythical beings obscure the true meaning of
> Christmas and Easter. No flames, please.
>
> John
>
> On Thu, Oct 06, 2011 at 07:33:43AM -0500, Joshua Lester wrote:
>> The Catholics started it, with an "All Hallows Eve."
>> They honored their ancestors, but the druids from the Occult took the
>> holiday, and turned it into a gory day, with ghost, goblins, and the
>> like.
>> John Hagee did a doccumentary on it, but it isn't available anymore.
>> Sister Jeanette, you may have connections to his ministry, being that
>> you're originally from Texas.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 10/5/11, Nikki <daizies304 at comcast.net> wrote:
>> >         Do you have kids?
>> > Do you celebrate it?
>> > Do you allow your kids to dress up and attend any school parties?
>> > What is your take on this?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Note the Halloween is a High Holy day amongst the Wiccan (Witchcraft)
>> > religion.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Death
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Gravestones, skeletons, gruesome undead themes. So much though that it
>> > seems
>> > Halloween is a worship of death and the grave. Why the fascination with
>> > that?
>> >
>> > Do we not serve the king of Life, who has over come death, hell and the
>> > grave? Should the children of life participate in a celebration of
>> > death?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The Philipians 4:8 Test is a doctrinally sound application of scripture
>> > Lets
>> > us apply that to Halloween (You Answer Them!):
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are
>> > honest,
>> > whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever
>> > things
>> > are
>> >
>> > lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue,
>> > and if
>> > there be any praise, think on these things.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 1. What is true about Halloween?
>> >
>> > 2. What is Just About Halloween and it's trappings and traditions?
>> >
>> > 3. Is there any purity in participating in a day of celebration with so
>> > much
>> > that is blatantly wicked about it?
>> >
>> > 4. What is lovely about costumes portraying axe murderers, or
>> > gravestones
>> > with skulls on them?
>> >
>> > 5. Is there a good report to be had in overt occult representations?
>> >
>> > 6. What virtue is available in taking part in a day of sinful reveling?
>> >
>> > 7. What is praiseworthy about these activities?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > FELLOWSHIP ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE THE FOCUS IN THE BODY OF CHRIST.
>> > ESPECIALLY
>> > ON HOLIDAYS LIKE HOLLOWEEN.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks for any input.
>> >
>> > God bless you.
>> >
>> >
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>> >
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-- 
Julie McG
 Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
Eyes for the Blind

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
life."
John 3:16