Some pastors see Halloween as ‘innocent’ fun, others view the holiday as ‘demonic'

Christian Post ^ | 10/31/2022 | Nicole Alcindor

[Craftmore]

Christmas,christmas trees etc are also based on pagan holidays,do they celebrate Christmas?

[Drew68]

Halloween is that one day each year when I get to introduce children to the joys of unflavored Turkish chewing gum.

Although some years when I'm feeling extra generous, I'll spring for the "Thrills" soap-flavored chewing gum.

The kids love it!

[LibWhacker]

[DouglasKC]

God doesn’t look at blending the ungodly and the Godly too kindly. At least if we are to believe the bible. Of course most pastors don’t really follow the bible but instead follow the people.

[BillyBoy]

>> I’ve read through the entire thread so far, and not one mention that the impetus for Halloween is the celebration of ALL SAINTS DAY on November 1, which started out by celebrating Christian martyrs throughout the Christian world. <<

>> It’s just the night before All Saints Day. Why can’t the “researchers” ever get this right? <<

>> it was a Christian day through and through...at least till the secularists got a hold of it. <<

I think the reason there's not a peep out of the article discussing the fact that Halloween originated as a CHRISTIAN holiday is because the poll itself is carefully rigged to avoid that. The article claims they want to get the opinion of how "Christian pastors" as a whole feel about Halloween, then later in the article they admit this pesky little fact:

>>> a recent survey from Lifeway Research of over 1,000 Protestant pastors <<<

Yep, apparently the opinion of EVERY Catholic pastor in the U.S. is chopped liver.

The decision to set All Hallows Eve on Oct 31, of course, was created by Catholics, so let's not bring THAT pesky fact up for discussion. Let's just "poll" Christian churches that DON'T observe All Saints Day. And just to be even further on the safe side and get the results they want to hear, they didn't bother to 'poll' a single Eastern Orthodox pastor, either. Eastern Orthodox Christians, of course, ALSO celebrate All Saints Day and All Souls Day (albeit on a different date than Catholics do), don't wanna risk one of THOSE pastors bringing up the fact that All Saints Day is a Christian holy day.

It's akin to saying you want get the views of how "American citizens" feel about celebrating the birthday of Robert E. Lee. You then ONLY "poll" Americans living in New England, and don't bother to poll a SINGLE southerner about how THEY feel about Robert E. Lee's birthday. The "results" would say the vast majority of "Americans" (all the folks in New England, the ONLY ones you bothered to "poll") have no interest in observing Robert E. Lee's birthday. I'm SHOCKED, I tell ya!

Another religious "poll" that is rigged and worthless.

I've noticing that a lot of on FR lately, sadly.

[AuH2ORepublican]

Here’s Father Augustine Thompson on the Catholic origins of Halloween: https://ucatholic.com/blog/the-catholic-origins-of-halloween/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Gfile%2010302015&utm_term=GFile

[Wuli]

Halloween, as far as any Christians goes, and as far any Christians sanctioning it, is a practice where local tradition(s), approved/sanctioned by religious authority or not, exceeds biblical scriptural foundation.

[AuH2ORepublican]

“Halloween, as far as any Christians goes, and as far any Christians sanctioning it, is a practice where local tradition(s), approved/sanctioned by religious authority or not, exceeds biblical scriptural foundation.”
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So is baseball. What’s your point?

[BillyBoy]

>> a practice where local tradition(s), approved/sanctioned by religious authority or not, exceeds biblical scriptural foundation.” <<

>> So is baseball. What’s your point? << <<

Reformation Day as well, a popular protestant "alternative" to Halloween. It likewise is a practice where local traditions, approved/sanctioned by religious authority or not, exceeds biblical scriptural foundation.

Do as we say, not as we do!