Submitted by lisa (not verified) on Tue, 11/10/2009 - 7:42pm.
I think that whatever you're going to decide should be because that's what you decide...either celebrate or don't, but don't celebrate and just put a sweet label on it, like 'fall festival'... we're still celebrating on that holiday. Isn't that how Christmas and Easter became 'christian' holidays? Weren't they originally pagan holidays, and to compromise, we decided to celebrate with a different 'reason' to our celebration? We all know that Jesus' Birthday was not December 25th, right? I think that a true believer would not have a desire to dress their child up as a demon or a witch or something that we consider to be demonic...but if they want to celebrate life in the way of dressing up and going from door to door to collect candy...? I don't see a problem with that...or if they want to go to a fall festival... but let's not fool ourselves and think that just because we are going to a fall festival instead of trick or treating, then that saves us from the damnation associated with celebrating halloween. My belief is that whatever you choose, choose based on your own convictions and not because of what someone else tells you is right. (Unless they can back it up with scripture our of The Holy Bible)
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I think that whatever you're
I think that whatever you're going to decide should be because that's what you decide...either celebrate or don't, but don't celebrate and just put a sweet label on it, like 'fall festival'... we're still celebrating on that holiday. Isn't that how Christmas and Easter became 'christian' holidays? Weren't they originally pagan holidays, and to compromise, we decided to celebrate with a different 'reason' to our celebration? We all know that Jesus' Birthday was not December 25th, right? I think that a true believer would not have a desire to dress their child up as a demon or a witch or something that we consider to be demonic...but if they want to celebrate life in the way of dressing up and going from door to door to collect candy...? I don't see a problem with that...or if they want to go to a fall festival... but let's not fool ourselves and think that just because we are going to a fall festival instead of trick or treating, then that saves us from the damnation associated with celebrating halloween. My belief is that whatever you choose, choose based on your own convictions and not because of what someone else tells you is right. (Unless they can back it up with scripture our of The Holy Bible)