[HiTech RedNeck]

God can use quite unlikely actors for His purposes.

There was undoubtedly nothing to the notion that the hanging figure had any reference to the lynchings of yesteryear.

However the damn ‘holiday’ (arising largely out of a mockery of the Christian church’s “All Saints Day” on November 1, hence its October 31 date) seems to be increasing in the gruesomeness of its displays every time it comes around. The whole popular idea of it seems to be to get some kind of thrill out of frightening and shocking things.

[stuartcr]

I rather think that God new, even before any of us were born, that there was going to be Halloween celebrations.

[Caramelgal]

God can use quite unlikely actors for His purposes.

So this means you believe that nosey and super tight assed Millie Hazelwood and the NAACP are actually doing God’s work? I would hope that God has more important things to do with His time than harassing Ms. Hazelwood’s neighbor over their Halloween decorations – LOL!

However the damn ‘holiday’ (arising largely out of a mockery of the Christian church’s “All Saints Day” on November 1, hence its October 31 date)

You might be interested to know that Halloween originated from the ancient Pagan festival Samhain, long celebrated in late October by the Celts of Ireland and Great Britain and that it pre-dates Christianity.

It was a day of religious festivities that coincided with ancient harvest festivals in various northern European Pagan traditions until Popes Gregory III and Gregory IV moved the old Christian feast of All Saints' Day from May 13 to November 1.

Meaning that you have it a bit backward; Halloween isn’t on Oct 31st to mock the Christian holiday of All Saints Day, rather the Christian holiday of All Saints Day was moved to November 1st to counter Halloween.

The early Christian church did a similar thing with Christmas. It is widely accepted that Jesus was not born on December 25th but more likely in the spring. But the celebration of Christ’s birth was officially celebrated on December 25th to help the newly converted pagans accept Christianity without having to lose their long honored winter festivals; for the Romans it was winter festival of Saturnalia. Saturnalia was a time of general relaxation, feasting, merry-making, and a cessation of formal rules. It included the making and giving of small presents including small dolls for children and candles for adults. Sound a bit like Christmas?

And the celebration of Christmas also corresponds to more ancient Winter Solstice celebrations long practiced by the newly converted European pagans. Many ancient symbols of earlier pagan religions were incorporated into and reinterpreted as Christian symbols such as the Christmas “Tree”, evergreen wreaths, the “Yule” log, the lighting of candles, gift giving and “feasting”. And many symbols of Easter like the Easter Egg and flowers have very pagan origins related to fertility rites and I hope that as a “good Christian” you don’t engage in any of these evil Pagan rituals.

I hope you have neighbors like Millie who are watching you closely and will express their righteous indignation express their offense at your offensive displays by calling the police on you. (Sarcasm).