Should Christians participate in Halloween?

The Washington Times ^ | October 27, 2020 | Should Christians participate in Halloween?

[Carpe Cerevisi]

Perspective from an Orthodox priest.

[Intar]

No.

[1217Chic]

I’ll be giving out candy if that’s what they mean....

[Artemis Webb]

This could be a fun thread. Then again it’s on the Religion Forum so fun probably won’t be allowed.

[Psalm 73]

We don't participate.

But we're also not the holiday police.

[V_TWIN]

“stranger-sabotaged candy scares of the 1980s”

Been going on a lot longer than that. I was a kid in the 1960s and I remember hearing those stories from my parents back then.

[BipolarBob]

I can’t picture Jesus and the Disciples participating. Demons to them were all too real. I don’t see why a Church would sanction such activities. If individuals want to go this route, that’s on them.

[albie]

My daughters dressing up and going door to door to get candy is not a bad thing.

[Little Ray]

Yes.
By participating, we mock both Hell and its minions and the heathens and their false gods.
We’re not participating in the occult, we’re flouting it. We’re not celebrating a pagan holiday, we’re hijacking it.

[gibsonguy]

I’m with you I have grown to hate Halloween.

[V_TWIN]

“it’s on the Religion Forum so fun probably won’t be allowed”

Gee, what kind of church do you attend my friend?

[Little Ray]

Gave the parents a reason to go through our candy...

[BipolarBob]

Then again it’s on the Religion Forum so fun probably won’t be allowed.

I'm keeping an eye on you. If it looks like you're smiling and having fun, I'm blowing the whistle.

/heavy sarc

[V_TWIN]

Great comment

[stanne]

This perspective is in keeping with what the Dominican nuns taught. We always had the day off on all saints day as a holy day of obligation. We attended mass. Halloween was great fun

[V_TWIN]

Yep. I suspect a lot of that “dangerous” candy ended up in their bedroom. Lol

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Let’s do Christmas (Winter Solstice/Saturnalia) and Easter (Spring fertility festival) next.

[JudyinCanada]

I never gave it a moment’s thought once I had kids. Didn’t even consider doing Halloween. Not a big deal to bow out.

[sanjuanbob]

The teachers in CA say the little tykes can be covid spreaders...they all work from home in our county....so, NO CANDY!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I give out candy to the kids and will be doing so this year as well at the store. The kids are coming through early this year as it is on a Saturday.

We are small town and there are some major restrictions on what you can and can not have up as decorations. Not by law but by customers and neighbors politely telling you that something is "a bit much".