[Faith-talk] halow wean part one of two

Sun Oct 19 00:16:04 UTC 2014

Hi Andrew! 
Here is a good brain thinker for you. If you met a practissioner of Whicca, known as a Witch, knew that he or she practiced magic but only used it to make the world a better place. Do you think that the Christian God would send him or her to Hell for making the world a better place? Why do you think Halloween should be called evil? Halloween isn't any more eviler than any one who makes the world a better place no matter how they do it or than any other hollidays. One of my Christian friends married another Christian who turned out to be eviler than any Pagan that she has ever met. They are now devorced. Well anyway, my point is that  Halloween isn't any eviler than Christmas. If you don't like Halloween, don't celebrate it. You can complain about Halloween all day long but that won't stop others from celebrating it. 
Kendra 

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> On Oct 18, 2014, at 3:53 PM, Andrew via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> halow wean is a big issue it sure is and  people should not be going
> door to door looking for candy and things like that.  halow wean is of
> satan and those who  go out and do this scary stuff and  dress up and
> things  like ghosts goblins and things are pretty much
> inviting satan we can't leave open doors for the devil to  sneak
> right in  he seeks to kill and destroy.
>> On 10/18/14, RJ Sandefur via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> That is what our church is doing! Halloween isn't the issue...
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "justin williams via Faith-talk" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "'Andrew'" <andrewjedg at gmail.com>; "'Faith-talk,for the discussion of
>> faith and religion'" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 6:34 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] halow wean part one of two
>> 
>> 
>>> Most of the churches and Christians Around here, even deep in to the
>>> heart
>>> of the bible belt, right here in Columbia south Carolina celebrate
>>> Halloween. One thing they do is called trick or trunk. It is when the
>>> kids
>>> at the churches go around to the different parents at their vehicles and
>>> get
>>> candy.
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Faith-talk [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Andrew
>>> via Faith-talk
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 6:24 PM
>>> To: Faith-talk
>>> Subject: [Faith-talk] halow wean part one of two
>>> 
>>> Halloween - Part 1 of 2
>>> 
>>> Should Christians celebrate Halloween? No! What the world will celebrate
>>> on
>>> October 31 is not anything that a Christian should be part of. The origin
>>> 
>>> of
>>> what we know of as Halloween began in 5th century B.C., Celtic Ireland as
>>> 
>>> a
>>> holiday marking the end of summer on October 31 known as Samhein
>>> (sow-en).
>>> 
>>> The pagan Celts believed on that day, the disembodied spirits of all
>>> those
>>> who had died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of
>>> living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their
>>> only
>>> hope for the afterlife. The Celts believed all laws of space and time
>>> were
>>> suspended during this time, allowing the spirit world to intermingle with
>>> the living.
>>> 
>>> Naturally, the still living did not want to be possessed. So on the night
>>> of October 31, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes, to
>>> make
>>> them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in all manner of
>>> ghoulish costumes and noisily paraded around the neighborhood, being as
>>> destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for
>>> bodies
>>> to possess.
>>> 
>>> The Romans adopted the Celtic practices as their own. But in the first
>>> century A.D., Samhain was assimilated into celebrations of some of the
>>> other
>>> Roman traditions that took place in October, such as their day to honor
>>> Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the
>>> apple, which might explain the origin of our modern tradition of bobbing
>>> for
>>> apples on Halloween. The thrust of the practices also changed over time
>>> to
>>> become more ritualized. As belief in spirit possession waned, the
>>> practice
>>> of dressing up like hobgoblins, ghosts, and witches took on a more
>>> ceremonial role.
>>> 
>>> The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840's by Irish
>>> immigrants fleeing their country's potato famine. At that time, the
>>> favorite
>>> pranks in New England included tipping over outhouses and unhinging fence
>>> gates.
>>> 
>>> Since the eighth century, the Catholic Church has celebrated All Saints'
>>> Day on November 1 to celebrate the known and unknown Saints whom the
>>> Church
>>> has canonized. The night before the celebration of All Saint's Day is
>>> known
>>> as All Hallow's Eve ("Hallows" mean "saints" both mean "holy ones" as in
>>> "Hallowed be thy name"). So, Halloween means "the evening before All
>>> Saint's
>>> Day."
>>> 
>>> You can see from the pagan roots of Halloween why this has become the
>>> most
>>> important day to those who worship satan or choose to live in rebellion
>>> to
>>> God and the TRUTH of His Word. There is NOTHING about this day that
>>> honors
>>> God, remembers God, or has anything to do at all with God. It is, quite
>>> honestly, a celebration of those who oppose God and all that He stands
>>> for.
>>> THIS is why it's a day Christians should NOT celebrate nor be part of in
>>> any
>>> way.
>>> 
>>> I love you and care about you so much. Tomorrow, Part Two of this series
>>> is
>>> titled, "A Christian's Response to Halloween." Do we hide in our homes
>>> with
>>> the lights off? Do we all go to church and hide in the basement so the
>>> devil
>>> doesn't get us? What exactly should a Christian be doing on Halloween? I
>>> will give you a hint. It will be a bold call to action. I can think of no
>>> better night to see souls won for Christ than on Halloween.
>>> 
>>> DO NOT MISS PART TWO TOMORROW AS WE CELEBRATE A NEW HOLIDAY ON OCTOBER
>>> 31ST
>>> THAT WILL HONOR JESUS CHRIST, THE KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS!!!
>>> 
>>> In His love and service, Your friend and brother in Christ,
>>> 
>>> Bill Keller
>>> 
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