Anti-Halloween attacks are downright ghastly

newsday.com ^ | 10/17/07 | Ellis Henican

[TornadoAlley3]

Who needs to wait for another hyped-up "War on Christmas?" It's only mid-October. And we're already in the thick of a breathless national "Assault on Halloween." Consider yourself warned, you precious little trick-or-treaters, you toilet-paper-tossing miscreants: Two weeks before the greatest kids' holiday of the year, a bunch of nay-saying grownups are hell-bent on spoiling the fun. Apparently, every major holiday has to be a major controversy now!

[mtbopfuyn]

Kids, after all, do like candy and fun.

So do adults.

[Jorge]

I used to love Halloween when I was a kid.

Now that I'm older I find the ghoulishness, the fascination with death and evil to be tasteless and unappealing.

But I'm not going to protest it or try to make people stop celebrating it. It's not that big of a deal to me.

[Clemenza]

Halloween= Adult female dress like a whore day!

[Question Liberal Authority]

What in the world is “Halloween”?

At my kid’s school, they celebrate “Fall Festival”.

And, of course, Ramadan.

[PAR35]

Around here, the recent immigrants from Asia seem to really get into the spirit of decorating for Halloween.

[Khepri]

THe PC garbage is absolutely out of control....damn commies...grrrrrrrr

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

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[magslinger]

There has been some anti Halloween forces since back in the dark ages when I was in school, but IMHO they are really gaining traction now that the Muslims are weighing in on the matter.

Sad to say, but "whatever Mo wants, Mo gets" is getting to be a truism pretty much everywhere.

[ronnie raygun]

You would think this would be a favorite holiday with the the radical libs.
1-There is no mention of God or religious articles posted on lawns and doors.
2-None of them have to buy costumes, they’re scary enough!
3- Trick or treat is a phrase they invented, we have been tricked for years and they have treated us to the ongoing ruination of America.
4-Murtha and Ted are the two biggest pumpkin heads in government.
and lastly Hillary is truly the wicked witch of the west

[ari-freedom]

What in the world is “Halloween”?
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a pagan holiday

[PeteB570]

We put out Jack-o-lanterns every Halloween. We’re kinda’ bummed out if at least one isn’t smashed after hours on Halloween night.

It’s all in fun and the old pumpkins only go in the green roll-out in the morning anyway.

[Elsiejay]

Just exactly what is being “celebrated” under the “Halloween” rubric? Whatever it is, it generates an ugodly amount of expense and effort in garish displays, for weeks prior to the end of October.
A Roman Catholic celebration of All Saints Day, a catch-all observance devoted to notables that have not been awarded a special festival day denoted by the name of a particular so-called “saint,” gave rise to calliing the prior day the Eve of All Hallows, ergo “Hallow even” or “Hallow e’en,” or “Halloween.”
But what has that to do with witches,goblins, black cats, and other weird stuff?

[popdonnelly]

“At my kid’s school, they celebrate “Fall Festival”.”

Oh, for Pete’s sake! What’s October without a bag of candy and a few smashed pumpkins?

[KevinDavis]

Well there are some fundies who hates halloween..

[RussP]

I’m always glad when Halloween is over. I just wish it were over for good. It’s a silly and largely tasteless waste of time. And death is not so funny if a loved one happens to die just before Halloween, is it.

[silentreignofheroes]

We were born to mothers who smoked and drank
Our cribs were covered in lead based paint
No child proof lids no seat belts in cars
Rode bikes with no helmets and still here we are, still here we are
We got daddy’s belt when we misbehaved
Had three TV channels you got up to change
No video games and no satellite
All we had were friends and they were outside, playin’ outside

Chorus
It was a different life
When we were boys and girls
Not just a different time
It was a different world

School always started the same every day
The pledge of allegiance then someone would pray
Not every kid made the team when they tried
We got disappointed and that was all right, we turned out all right

Chorus

Bridge
No bottled water, we drank from a garden hose
And every Sunday, all the stores were closed

Chorus

Chorus

It was a different world

[Doe Eyes]

[eyedigress]

Halloween is a fun holiday for children. It let's them dress up as a demon or saint or celebrity and get free candy. No harm no foul.

(It was always fun seeing the same house year after year rolled until the cheerleaders that lived there moved on to high school)

[tbw2]

Additions to your list:
6. Pagans are the dominant public religion
7. Stories of how much college/surgery/retirement will cost spread the word that “government needs to fix that”
8. All the infections (MRSA, s. deficile) blend in with the hospital Halloween decorations.
9. Anorexic vegans don’t stand out.
10. The kids are being taught to beg for rewards, and riot if they don’t get it.