Posted on 10/27/2012 4:32:29 PM PDT by marshmallow
MOSCOW While many in the U.S. bemoan what they see as a war on Christmas, in Russia a very different holiday is under attack: Halloween. Here some dont see it as the holiday of tricks and treats, but as a sinister celebration that endangers children.
The latest salvo came from a group of Russian Orthodox Church leaders and a group of Cossacks, who are spearheading an effort to cancel Halloween celebrations in the region of Stavropol Krai, in southern Russia. A nearby region, Krasnodar Krai, recently prohibited celebrating the holiday in schools.
But why are the church and the Cossacks, the feared horseback defenders of the tsars, spooked by Halloween?
I consider it absolutely unacceptable for certain reasons. Halloween celebrations have been imposed on us for 20 years, and we are perfectly aware of how it all looks: revelry, baboonish behavior and scoffing at death, and thus at the memory of our deceased loved ones, whom all of us certainly have said Andrei Sakhno, a youth leader at the local diocese in Stavropol Krai, according to RIA Novosti.
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Yes! The Five Solis.
The State should have nothing to do with it.
I believe the article is from the viewpoint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Nobody can force you to celebrate or not to celebrate something. However the people, being the source of power in the country, have every right and opportunity to tell their hired help (such as the public schools) to not spend public money on things that the public considers unwelcome. There is only one little difference here. In the USA the public considers everything welcome - any abomination, that is, to the point that government officials fall all over themselves trying to out-tolerate each other. In Russia, as this news item demonstrates, when Cossacks and the Church speak the government listens. (As the photo illustrates, Cossacks are conservative and religious.)
Technically, most of the arson and other mischief in Detroit does not occur on Halloween but rather “Devil’s Night,” the night before Halloween. As if the local thugs need an excuse to run wild and cause destruction. Of course, some might consider torching old abandoned houses in Detroit to be an effective form of urban renewal.
Actually, the arsons in Detroit occur on Devil's Night, which is October 30th.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Night
In 2010, there were 169 reported fires in Detroit on Oct. 30th. Even if we attribute these to Halloween, compare that number to 170 million peaceful Halloween participants. I'll stand by my 0.01% figure.
So if I post a picture of a sexy Halloween costume worn by someone who isn't featured in a gay pride parade, you'll agree with my point?
LOL, don't be too gullible:
A Mending in Moscow?
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/april/6.16.html
EXCERPT
While some consider Kirill the most independent of the candidates for patriarch, most assume he will have a close relationship with Russia's political leaders, even if he helps his church regain some autonomy.
"The state pretty much has the upper hand," said Felix Corley, editor of Forum 18 News, a religious freedom watchdog. "The Russian Orthodox Church cannot make the state do anything the state does not already want to do."
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Like I said earlier, the Russians lack the capacity to understand or value the importance of something like the First Amendment. They are culturally inclined to be under an iron fist, and you will continue to see this for the foreseable future. The Orthodox Church is implicit in fostering this attitude.
True, but you have no (zero, zip, nada) rights to stop others from doing so (celebrating Samhain or whatever other mythological figure).
In a democracy, yes. In a republic, no. Otherwise it would not have taken one of the bloodiest wars in America to "settle" the issue of popular acceptance of slavery in the South.
Hey, go ahead and celebrate the day of evil. Have a Great time!
Big fan of moral relativism,huh?
The genesis of Christmas is God.
The genesis of Halloween is false god’s, which God vehemently warned against.
It’s no surprise that the rise in popularity of Halloween is proportionate to the decline in moral and values in this country.
Always have...!
You did read my entire response, didn’t you?
Hallowe'en (with facts and recipes)
How Halloween Can Be Redeemed (from Catholic Update)
History of Halloween
Bishops Halloween Advice: Dress Children Up as Saints, Not Witches
Halloween (CNA Video)
All Hallows' Eve
Celebrating 'All Hallows Eve' and the 'Feast of All Saints' in a Pre-Christian West
Halloween Prayers: Prayers and Collects for All Hallows Eve
Holiday Hysteria (a Christian defense of Halloween)
Hallowe'en - Eve of All Saints - Suggestions for Reclaiming this Christian Feast
Can’t say I blame them. My daughter will be a mermaid, but trick or treating no longer happens on Halloween.
Honestly I hope we can make it to church that day.
Thank you for the links, they were interesting. While I have no interest in “Christianizing” Halloween (as I’m not a Christian), I figure to each their own.
I would most likely to join her.. That is my fantasy... Looks like the Puritans is still around..
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