Ask yourself, would Jesus participate in Halloween?

Oct 3, 2018
Oct 3, 2018 Updated Oct 4, 2018
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To The Daily Sun,

I have a confession to make: I will be one of those so-called "Christian fundamentalists" who will not be participating in nor celebrating Halloween, despite the many tricks by retailers to condition consumers to do so.There are over 200 million self-identified Christians in the United States, according to recent polls. Can you imagine if we all were to voice our opposition to this occult religious holiday,marketed towards 1 percent or less of atheists and occultists in the United States, on social media, in editorials,and with legal demonstrations outside of retail and specialty stores? It would make headlines, at least by the news media that isn't biased against Christians.

We know we are ignored and our objections disregarded by a greed-driven retail industry that stands to make $9 billion this year on their Halloween merchandise.They have lots of ads and a massive marketing campaign,and what have we done to counter this? Very little, it would seem. Why else is it that Halloween merchandise and other occult things in children's toys like Harry Potter, vampirina, tarot cards,and Ouija boards, still line the shelves of these retailers? And all at the same time. Coincidence?

The public schools severely restrict Christian students from celebrating Easter and Christmas as their religious holidays, but the occult religious holiday Halloween doesn't even get it's name changed to "fall festival,"unlike the "winter festival" and spring festival" of Christmas and Easter. In fact, the jack-o-lantern decorations in public schools are the same ones as the occultists themselves use as part of their religious holiday celebrations. Sounds like religious discrimination to me.

Many Christians share the blame, however, because of our laziness at a time when we needed to be watchful and take action, being unprepared to face the challenge of ridicule and persecution by the world, because it is easier to mingle with those of the world and enjoy their comforts rather than be seen as unpopular religious nuts in standing up for and imitating Jesus Christ, and His ways in a moral sewer of a world we live in today. Finally, we ignored our conscience that warned us that celebrating Halloween is wrong. After all, If you wouldn't let your children watch a horror movie, why do they celebrate one with your approval?

May I humbly suggest the following questions:

1. Would Jesus participate in Halloween?

2. Would you be ashamed for Jesus to see you participate in Halloween?

3. Would you want to face judgement knowing you participated in Halloween and did not repent of it?

3. What is it you are celebrating on Halloween, besides fear, death, violence and horror?

Leonard J. Hanley

Barnstead

(4) comments

JWV Oct 6, 2018 9:25am

Firstly, there are many support groups out there that can help you free yourself from the mind-numbing, intellectually debilitating fundamentalist condition you find yourself in. Many have sought help and have freed themselves from the scourge of religious fundamentalism. Thoughts and prayers will only worsen your condition. Remember that even the Massachusetts Puritans, who considered Christmas 'of the Devil', were eventually cured of the same kind of disease. http://www.howtorecoverfromfundamentalism.com/

alanzdba921 Oct 5, 2018 10:59am

Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of All Hallows' Evening), also known as Allhalloween,All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed.

It is widely believed that many Halloween traditions originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain; that such festivals may have had pagan roots; and that Samhain itself was Christianized as Halloween by the early Church. Some believe, however, that Halloween began solely as a Christian holiday, separate from ancient festivals like Samhain. Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of Winter. It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with Imbolc (Saint Brigid's Day), Bealtaine (May Day),and Lughnasa (the beginning of the harvest season).

Like the Spanish Dias de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead), it is a time believed that the dead can return home to visit loved ones, and so feasts are held to celebrate them, and bonfires were lit to help them find their way. There is nothing inherently evil about Halloween whatsoever. Unless you have a particularly small mind.

Alan Vervaeke
Gilford