tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post9179924881382803175..comments2023-11-03T00:55:05.577-07:00Comments on My Journey : How do you look at celebrating Halloween?Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15692160455833039396noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-18072408711609858972010-11-03T19:45:51.119-07:002010-11-03T19:45:51.119-07:00I'm a Christian (evangelical) and in our churc...I'm a Christian (evangelical) and in our church , we believe it's not okay to celebrate Halloween. I know there are so many Christian churches celebrating alternate celebrations for kids. But because,I myself is skeptical and critical of the origins of Halloween, and being "grossed out" by a day commemorating skulls, witches and the devil, I do not practice this even before I became a born-again Christian.<br />I wrote a similar topic about this last year.<br />Here's the link of my post---<br />http://www.ilovehateamerica.com/a_filipino_immigrants_lov/2009/10/halloween-all-saints-and-all-souls-days.htmlI-Love-Hate-America.Comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02925822560610028883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-6996886000525254452010-11-01T10:56:55.527-07:002010-11-01T10:56:55.527-07:00I believe this whole thing falls under the Christi...I believe this whole thing falls under the Christian liberty found later in Romans 14. We personally do not choose to participate in any of the above mentioned holidays. It was initially because of pagan roots, but in light of the scripture you used...we realized we are not offering "meat" up to the pagan gods that don't even exist. Instead, we viewed the holidays as a whole and have tried to see how God can be glorified in those days. We avoid Christmas gifting and trees, etc. We still believe God does not want us to worship Him the way the pagan gods were worshipped. (Who can bring a clean thing out of the unclean?)We find most of these celebrations encourage self-centered and self-indulgenet behavior...things that we as adults may be able to control but our more immature children are not able to. Therefore, we don't get overly involved yet attempt to not judge others who do. Simply, we attempt to glorify God in all things.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102164992606199675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-49460170853931351112010-10-30T23:43:32.055-07:002010-10-30T23:43:32.055-07:00Very well done! I grew up in a very strong Christi...Very well done! I grew up in a very strong Christian home and we celebrated every year. We made costumes, did the parades at school, parties at church or neighbors homes, and went trick-or-treating. One year we made costumes out of cardboard. I was a mustard jar, my sister was ketchup, and my brothers were coke and pepsi. We didn't see Halloween as a "pagan" holiday-it was just a day to dress up and get candy. It wasn't until I was older that I found the history of the day. My family is still firm in our beliefs, and we still enjoy the day-mostly by volunteering in a fall festival, watching children dressed up in fun costumes play games and getting candyJPaulaReedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02559511078228367971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-84983238083346378972010-10-30T17:41:09.811-07:002010-10-30T17:41:09.811-07:00Popular topic in the blog-o-sphere.
I wrote my ta...Popular topic in the blog-o-sphere.<br /><br />I wrote my take on it, and so did Tony C. and Matt Appling.<br /><br />Though I do not forbid my family from participating, we have some rules.<br /><br />No demonic costumes, death etc. They can trick-or-treat with neighbors they know.<br /><br />I prefer alternatives - on a different date. We are either the same, or we are not. Despite most holidays having pagan roots, this one does not center around a biblical event like Christmas or Easter. As Christians we might be better off celebrating the Jewish festivals as a "spiritual" feast. Certainly there is no requirement.<br /><br />I don't think that we should avoid culture, and we give out candy as a way of meeting the neighbors.<br /><br />As Christians we need to be careful. The context for the verse you provided also includes this. <br /><br /><i>1 Corinthians 8:13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to fall.</i><br /><br />In the end, it simply best to hear God and do it - whatever that is for each family.David-FireAndGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540931140500045826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-39374592032213637392010-10-30T17:20:59.488-07:002010-10-30T17:20:59.488-07:00I love your post and how you approached this subje...I love your post and how you approached this subject. Well done!<br /><br />For me...I really do not care for Halloween...partially because of beliefs and partially because I've never enjoyed "beggars night."<br /><br />I do like doing things like going to corn mazes, hay rides and attending the Pumpkin show. And yes, my kids do dress up and go out on trick or treat night with my husband. I see it as something they can enjoy with him...some Daddy bonding time. :)<br /><br />Cheers, <br /><br />Jenn.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560218212271565856noreply@blogger.com