[Faith-talk] Halloween

[Jeanette]

uh no, i do not  have any connections to him, won't say anything more
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 6:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Halloween


> 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?
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>> Note the Halloween is a High Holy day amongst the Wiccan (Witchcraft)
>> religion.
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>> Death
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>> 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?
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>> 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?
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>> The Philipians 4:8 Test is a doctrinally sound application of scripture 
>> Lets
>> us apply that to Halloween (You Answer Them!):
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>> Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are 
>> honest,
>> whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things
>> are
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>> lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and 
>> if
>> there be any praise, think on these things.
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>> 1. What is true about Halloween?
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>> 2. What is Just About Halloween and it's trappings and traditions?
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>> 3. Is there any purity in participating in a day of celebration with so 
>> much
>> that is blatantly wicked about it?
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>> 4. What is lovely about costumes portraying axe murderers, or gravestones
>> with skulls on them?
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>> 5. Is there a good report to be had in overt occult representations?
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>> 6. What virtue is available in taking part in a day of sinful reveling?
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>> 7. What is praiseworthy about these activities?
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>> FELLOWSHIP ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE THE FOCUS IN THE BODY OF CHRIST. 
>> ESPECIALLY
>> ON HOLIDAYS LIKE HOLLOWEEN.
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>> Thanks for any input.
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>> God bless you.
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