Halloween - Consider Both Approaches

[Mike]

Here's an interesting take on Halloween. I wonder what your thoughts are. I'll give away the final take, because I don't want to look like I have an agenda against celebrating Halloween. (I voted in the other thread that my family doesn't, but I'm not vehemently against it.)

In the end, he says Christians should allow other Christians to decide for themselves without being critical of them either way. But check out his hypothetical scenario where Halloween is actually the secular world's tradition to celebrate abortion, but like Halloween, it got watered down to fun and going door to door for candy. hmmm...

[video=youtube;-hkIvoSwpfk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hkIvoSwpfk&feature=player_embedded[/video]

This is from the "Wretched with Todd Friel" website.
Wretched with Todd Friel
I listen to his show "Wretched Radio" on XM once in a while.

 

[handy]

I like Wretched Radio!

I think he has a good point. I fall in the "we have fun with it" category.

One thing I would add is that one shouldn't determine that another holds the same view about things like Halloween, Christmas and Easter as one does.

I know some that view all these holidays as rank paganism. And, if that is how they view it, then they are quite right in not participating in them. I don't view any of them that way. Not at all. As a matter of fact, I think that each of these holidays represents a victory over the paganism.

So, Todd is right, (as usual, he's pretty solid). It's an area in which we need to not make law where there is none and to allow liberty in.

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[Jami Sell]

I think your title "Consider Both Approaches" says it best. If a person feels this or any celebration is evil then they should not participate, but if they see no harm in eating some candy and dressing up then so be it. I have no children in my house so that is not an issue. When I was a kid we always looked forward to "trick or treat"ing with friends.

Halloween is really a celebration of Samhain (Sah-win) the day of death (death represents change) or the witch's new year (new birth).

When speaking to a Wiccan I have no problems saying "Merry meet" instead of "Hello" but these folks know I am just being polite and that I am a Christian. I am totally against witchcraft in any form but I don't have a problem with their language or holidays.

I celebrate Christmas and Easter every day if you get what I mean... Halloween is just another day to me. I guess some people get "dark" with it but have you visited many evangelical churches? Some of these places are darker than any holiday!