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 Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:48 pm
This question has been bothering me. My mom says its ko to celebrate it but my dad says its not. So is it ok or not to celebrate halloween? Help me gonk !
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:25 pm
of course it's okay.
there's nothing satanic about dressing up
nothing satanic about getting candy from your neighbors
ect...
what always matters is what is in our hearts.
are you honoring death and satan on that day or are you just having a fun time w/ the family and neighborhood - something you can give thanks to the Lord for.
Oct. 31 is just another day... there's nothing evil about it.
yes, there are wicked, evil people out there who practice wicked evil things .. but they do that every day all the time, not just on halloween.
Oct. 31 does not belong to satan and Christians should not hide away in their houses.
hehe.
"This is the day which the Lord hath made. We will rejoice and be glad in it." applies to Oct. 31 just like any other day. razz
that's my own personal opinion on the matter.
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Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:27 am
I've been wondering if it's okay to celebrate it too. I can see it both ways. Bad and good.
Here are some great sites on Halloween issue:
http://www.chick.com/seasonal/halloween/celebrate.asp
http://www.godandscience.org/doctrine/halloween.html
http://womenbygrace.com/christian-life/why-we-dont-celebrate-halloween/
http://www.jameswatkins.com/halloween2.htm
http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/halloween.html
I even read those... And now I'm leaning more towards, "No, you shouldn't celebrate it." I think I complete changed my view on Halloween after reading them.
I LOVE how the family from the site, ' http://www.godandscience.org/doctrine/halloween.html ' honors God and spreads the Great News on Halloween. What a awesome way to turn it around and focus on God.
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Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:30 am
It's fine to celebrate it. We have a thread similar to this one in my guild (on October 1st, many guild suddenly had Halloween-inspired threads pop up!) and a lot of people brought up some really interesting points.
One person said that it originally was a pagan holiday. While that might be alarming to some, Christmas and Easter started out as pagan holidays as well. And we celebrate those, don't we? So if we don't celebrate Halloween because of it's origins, wouldn't it stand to reason that we should also not celebrate Christmas and Easter? (Two holidays that many are a bit more than hesitant to sacrifice, I'm sure.)
Also, another person brought up how, like Christmas, commercialized Halloween was. It's lost is original meaning. So unless there are serious issues for the Halloween we celebrate now as oppose to what it originally stood for, I'm pretty sure it's alright.
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Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:46 pm
its ok . its just a holiday for kids. biggrin
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Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:26 pm
Thanks you guys! Now I can't wait to hunt down some candy this year twisted !
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Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:53 pm
Wow Hitoma most of these sites say alot fo bad stuff about Halloween. But i won't go with the darkside of halloween involving witch craft or human sacrifice, i'll just go with dressing up and getting free candy mrgreen .
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:05 am
 â™° Infinite Virtue Says â™°It's just a holiday so it's fine smile
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:23 pm
hack mutation This question has been bothering me. My mom says its ko to celebrate it but my dad says its not. So is it ok or not to celebrate halloween? Help me gonk ! That's is your decision. I'm a believer, and I celebrate Halloween. I take it as a fun time with the friends and family. And free candy xp
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Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:25 pm
SARL0 of course it's okay. there's nothing satanic about dressing up nothing satanic about getting candy from your neighbors ect... what always matters is what is in our hearts. are you honoring death and satan on that day or are you just having a fun time w/ the family and neighborhood - something you can give thanks to the Lord for. Oct. 31 is just another day... there's nothing evil about it. yes, there are wicked, evil people out there who practice wicked evil things .. but they do that every day all the time, not just on halloween. Oct. 31 does not belong to satan and Christians should not hide away in their houses. hehe. "This is the day which the Lord hath made. We will rejoice and be glad in it." applies to Oct. 31 just like any other day. razz that's my own personal opinion on the matter. Totally agree
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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 1:59 pm
hack mutation Wow Hitoma most of these sites say alot fo bad stuff about Halloween. But i won't go with the darkside of halloween involving witch craft or human sacrifice, i'll just go with dressing up and getting free candy mrgreen . It may seem that way to you and to others, but it does bring up good concerns about how Christians shouldn't celebrate Halloween. I think we all Christians should really consider. The main thing is that you ask God. God knows what's best for all of us. It's okay to get advice from people, but the biggest and most important advice you should listen to is the one from God. A great thing to do is go through your Bible and look up what the Bible says about it or may relate to it. The Bible doesn't lie, it's the truth. So look at your Bible, pray to God to tell you how he feels about it and what to do and then make your choice. I think one of the best ways to 'celebrate' Halloween is to glorify God. There are many ways to glorify him on a day like that. I have never done Halloween like I plan to do this year and I'm getting a new excitement for Halloween that I've never felt before. Edit: I looked up more on 'Should Christians celebrate Halloween' and found another site. http://www.angelfire.com/nd/trickortreat/
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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 2:14 pm
halloween is a pagan "holiday", so i disagree with it being called one, however i dont believe it bad to celebrate as long as you have the right mentality about it.
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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:08 pm
Well i'll be spending halloween with my dad. My family and i are going to this event from my church. Its called '99'. Its supposed to be like a christian version of a haunted house. I pray it won't be like the haunted house my mom and stepdad forced me and my siblings to go to. By the way is it ok to go haunted houses too? sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:51 pm
hack mutation Well i'll be spending halloween with my dad. My family and i are going to this event from my church. Its called '99'. Its supposed to be like a christian version of a haunted house. I pray it won't be like the haunted house my mom and stepdad forced me and my siblings to go to. By the way is it ok to go haunted houses too? sweatdrop how could it not be okay? what sin is involved in walking through a house or area where ppl are dressed up in costumes and go "RAWR!" and then ask you if you're okay if you scream? lolz that's what the last haunted house was like that i went to. the monsters inside would scare us and then be like "are you okay?.. alright, have fun and God Bless!" good times, good times!
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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:38 pm
Ok then. Now i'm ready for haunted houses too. thanks again guys 3nodding .
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