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SimpleSheep
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Yes brother, I was on here before with those usernames.
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Yes brother, I was on here before with those usernames.
You should probably be aware that Halloween isn’t Christian. I guess you’re free to appropriate it to your specifications, but fundamentally it’s about a celebration of the day of the dead. Witches also use that day as a particularly advantageous time to cast spells, adults are getting drunk, and children are out begging for candy.
I’m curious how Christians celebrate Halloween. I understand it’s a matter of conscience, but what do you do exactly?
I’m curious how Christians celebrate Halloween. I understand it’s a matter of conscience, but what do you do exactly?
Personally I play a video game.
I live on a back road where mobs of kids never go, because it's not profitable to drive your kids around in an area where houses are a quarter mile apart.
Corporately our church has a Fall Festival with chili, cornbread, hay ride, rented blow-up slide and bounce house, bingo for the adults, etc.
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SimpleSheep
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I remember you as Lil Mermaid
I remember you too Mel! Good to see you around here again.
Here is my thought on Halloween, we really do not celebrate it per say. We celebrate harvest fun. Go to costume parties that are not horror themed. Give children candy, because it is a blessing to bless others. Love to dress up, sadly many adults do not enjoy I know. I am a kid at heart.
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TheNarrowPath
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Here's one that you might like . Someone else added the "goth" caption where I got this. You seem more like a little lamb.
Year ago at work I remember one employee set up a table with Halloween cookies. Two Christian friends walked over look at the cookies. One looked disappointed and said they were evil. The other Christian friend picked up a cookie, ate it and said, they were very good. To each his own.
I ate moon cakes last week.
But I dont celebrate the hungry ghost festival by leaving out food for them. That would just be a waste of food.
But I dont celebrate the hungry ghost festival by leaving out food for them. That would just be a waste of food.
This has been a long standing topic for me... I used to believe it was 'evil' along with Christmas trees etc. And then, I started to see and believe that this was short sighted and that Christ has a way of redeeming what the devil meant for evil. Yes, the origins of both are pagan, but the origin is not what we celebrate today. The bible does say to avoid the very appearance of evil, and certain costumes and 'tricks' should be avoided, but as a whole, we celebrate kids dressing up to have fun and to get free candy. And pumpkins. None of these children, and nearly no adults, even realize or contemplate the origins. And as such, Christ redeemed an evil thing. Same for the Christmas tree.
I had a friend at church, when I told him about people thinking because you kneel down infront of the Christmas to pick up gifts, you're worshipping the tree. The friend said, I can stand up and pick up my gifts, I can lay down and do a backstroke toward the tree to get my gifts. LOL
