where in the bible does it say to dress up and scare away demons? Or to go out and collect bunches of candy that can trigger life long bad habits/addictions leading to disease etc? There really is NOTHING good about Halloween to celebrate.
Halloween was a man created annual event based on misbelief, fear etc.
Why do we want to promote or continue something that is rooted in those things?
I’m all for celebrating God for abundance, even dressing up specially, for sure thanking God for family and loved ones past and present, yes have fun, but I don’t think it pleases God when we try to justify our twisting a bit of His word/truth into an old man made ritual that was rooted in fear and misguided beliefs of man trying to eradicate evil spirits with costumes and such at best.
Just how many times do we think we know better than God before we slip into “real” sin of some kind? why teach our kids to test or go against God?
I'm curious--are you consistent? Do you also abstain from celebrating Easter and Christmas because these, also, are pagan holidays co-opted for Christian purposes?
As for the "life long bad habits" and so forth--my mother was a "health food" fanatic. We were not allowed to have anything "unhealthy." No candy, no ice cream, no cake, etc. The result of that is that when I moved out and was able to control the foods that I eat, I wanted to eat nothing but that "unhealthy" stuff. I maintain a healthy weight only with difficulty, and I have actually lost quite a bit of weight. My sister is outright obese and has high blood pressure because she is not able to control her desire to eat junk food. I think kids are a lot better off if they are taught that treats are okay in moderation, rather than trying to impose a prohibition on them. That is what I taught my son, and he is effortlessly skinny, 5'8" and 118 pounds.
Where in the Bible does it say you can use computers, telephones, light bulbs, or electricity?
Where in the Bible does it say that you are forbidden to do anything that is not described in the Bible?