Sorry to hear that. Maybe we can meet in person sometime so I can show you I'm not such a bad guy.
I never said that you were a bad guy. Although my post may have assumed that. I was generalizing. I understand why you would not like Holloween, but in all seriousness don't you see how all children's activities are being taken away. I feel sorry for children today for the most part. They can't even bring in treats for birthdays anymore. Christmas is being destroyed because some feel that it should not have any religious value at all. To me it is just scary that soon there will not be any holidays that will be celebrated except perhaps New Year's Eve because God forbid that the alcohol owners be neglected. That is seriously my reasoning behind my emotional posts.
I never said that you were a bad guy. Although my post may have assumed that. I was generalizing. I understand why you would not like Holloween, but in all seriousness don't you see how all children's activities are being taken away. I feel sorry for children today for the most part. They can't even bring in treats for birthdays anymore. Christmas is being destroyed because some feel that it should not have any religious value at all. To me it is just scary that soon there will not be any holidays that will be celebrated except perhaps New Year's Eve because God forbid that the alcohol owners be neglected. That is seriously my reasoning behind my emotional posts.
I don't observe Christmas or Easter, either, because they, like Halloween, are absolutely not about Christ or Christianity. They are pagan rituals which have been morphed into Christian holidays, albeit through the best of intentions.
I absolutely agree that kids are being deprived of their childhood. This is why my wife and I left "metropolis" to raise our kids in the country where we will let them climb trees, ride ATV's, shoot guns (gasp), ride bikes without wearing helmets, plant trees and produce, get dirty, and, above all, learn about God with as few negative influences as possible.
Halloween is one of these negative influences and we are very happy that we have a fun alternative. Shutting ourselves in the house and pretending that nothing is going on outside would likely add an antisocial element to our kids' upbringing.