[Faith-talk] halow wean part one of two

Sun Oct 19 00:27:02 UTC 2014

What?  Okay R J, I'm super confused. You've lost me completely. What does
Halloween and New Years Eve have to do with each other?

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From: Faith-talk [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of RJ
Sandefur via Faith-talk
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 8:24 PM
To: Kendra Schafer; Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] halow wean part one of two

Kendra, Halloween is new years eve. RJ
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From: "Kendra Schafer 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 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] halow wean part one of two

> Hi all!
> That is an interesting question! It's like asking a Pagan who 
> celebrates Easter the same question. I think that what Holliday a 
> person choses to celebrates is up to them to decide. I have celebrated 
> Christmas, Easter and Halloween for my whole life. Yes, even before I 
> knew what a Pagan or a Christian was. I still celebrate those 
> hollidays along with the other Pagan and American hollidays. Most of 
> my Christian friends celebrate Halloween even though they call it 
> Harvist instead. One Christian friend won't celebrate Halloween but 
> she does celebrate the equanoxes and solstices. One friend will celebrate
the seasons when we see each other.
> With all of that said, recognize what Halloween stands for and respect 
> those who celebrate Halloween. Pagans have celebrated the seasons for 
> melenia in many different ways. We even tought the Christians how to 
> party. Look at the history of Christmas and Easter. They both have 
> strong Pagan roots. Many Pagans still celebrate Easter, Christmas and
Halloween.
> Kendra
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 3:24 PM, Andrew via Faith-talk 
>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> 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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