STUPID POST ... go get a life
Agreed. Halloween is anything but harmless. Look what it has turned into. Its symbols are Death & the devil.
I had a lot of fun on Halloween when I was a kid...Trick or Treating. Nobody got poisoned by their parents; no adults put razor blades in candy.
Let kids be kids and have some fun!
We've created a mell of a hess for them to grow up in as it is, IMO! Halloween is the least of their problems!
I’m very religious but this is over the top. Let the kiddies “twick or tweet” for some candy and meet the neighbors.
Feh, my nine year old is going as a Army Ranger.
To me it’s just another holiday that encourages the entitlement mentality.
How about moving to Saudi Arabia??
They’ve banned Valentines too.
Retailers and the media.
That's it.
Normal people know Halloween is just a fun "dress-up & get candy" event for kids.
What’s wrong with dressing up and having a little fun as well as some role playing in costume? I respect the thoughts of others and if one does not want to celebrate and/or have their kids not celebrate, it is up to them, but when I see articles like this, all it does is give the left ammo against us and makes us look like a bunch of party poopers and downers.
We have purchased many bags of kid bait. We will lure neighborhood children to our front door. And we will have fun doing it.
This author must be a miserable person. He wishes someone would pay that much attention to him to knock on his door or soap his windows.
If you do some research on the origins of bobbing for apples and lighted jack-o-lanterns you will soon lose your appreciation for the Halloween holiday.
The threat of Harry Potter and Dungeons & Dragons dwarfs the Halloween scandal in magnitude.
Freegards
Not a fan of the over the top gore stuff some do, but the cutesy kid costumes for the young ones is harmless, imo.
yes
SO does anyone here have a problem with El Dia de los Muertos in Mexico, remembering your deceased family members? It’s about as bad, but honestly I can care less about the whole spiel. I grew out of grabbing tones of candy, fun while it lasted, and frankly, some people need to get over the whole overreacting. The whole thing is more of a parody than anything else. Half the people wouldn’t know a real Wiccan or polytheist if they saw one, based off the whole Halloween deal.
This is a product of the ‘United Church of God’, a splinter from Herbert W. Armstrong’s Worldwide Church of God.
After Armstrong’s death, the Worldwide Church of God moved towards orthodox Christianity and some of these splinter groups refused and clung to Armstrong’s unusual teachings.
Any day is what you make of it, and I say that as one who grows ever weary of splatter flicks masquerading as science fiction, and who is completely weary of 'ghost hunting' shows and demonic references on television.
When kids dress as 'Care Bears' or Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz is that evil, too?
For them, it is just fun to be someone/something else for a little while and score some treats doing it. (Treats which are freely given, because a six-year old isn't likely to TP your house or slash your tires--at least not in my area.)
As for the numerous references to entitlement mentalities, even kids know the 'better' neighborhoods have some of the best treats. Funny how success enables such generosity, and that is no cause for resentment.
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
all the Scots are laughing at you right now