Ten Reasons Christians Should Not Celebrate Halloween

HALLOWEEN

Deuteronomy 18:9-14 When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 10There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter,or a witch, 11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard,or a necromancer. 12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD:and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before
thee. 13 Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. 14 For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

Ten Reasons Christians Should Not Celebrate Halloween

Many in our secular society believe Halloween is nothing more than a harmless festival that allows kids to collect candy. But is it? Its origins lie deeply rooted in the occult, and Christians should stay away. Here are ten reasons why.

1. October 31st has long been known as "The Festival of the Dead." The Celtic tribes and their priests the Druids celebrated this day as change from life to death.

2. Halloween today is performed usually by adherents of witchcraft who use the night for their rituals. Witches celebrate Halloween as the "Feast of Samhain," the first feast of the witchcraft year. Being a festival of the dead, Halloween is a time when witches attempt to communicate with the dead through various forms of divination.

3. Christians should not be involved with occultic practice or divination. Note God's command against divination in Deuteronomy 18.

4. Occultists believe Halloween is a time of transition between life and death. Some occult practitioners practiced divination and believed you could learn the secrets of life and wisdom by lying on a grave and listening to the messages from the long-departed.

5. Occultists also taught that spirits and ghosts left the grave during this night and would seek out warmth in their previous homes. Villagers, fearful of the possibility of being visited by the ghosts of past occupants, would dress up in costumes to scare the spirits on their way. They would also leave food and other treats at their door to appease the spirits so they would not destroy their homes or crops but instead move on down the
road. That is the real reason why kids dress up in costumes today and go door-to-door seeking treats.

6. Occultists also would try to scare away the spirits by carving a scary face into a pumpkin. This horrible visage would hopefully move the spirit on to another home or village and spare that home from destruction. Sometimes the villagers would light a candle and place it within the pumpkin and use it as a lantern (hence the name, Jack-o- Lantern). This is the origin of carving pumpkins at Halloween.

7. In some witchcraft covens, the closing ritual includes eating an apple or engaging in fertility rites. In the Bible (Genesis 3), eating a piece of fruit brought sin and death into the world. In witchcraft, eating an apple is symbolic of bringing life. The practice of bobbing for apples brings together two pagan traditions: divination and the fertility ritual.

8. Schools are removing any religious significance from Christmas (often called winter break) and Easter (spring break). Isn't it ironic that most public schools still celebrate Halloween even though it has occultic origins?

9. Participating in Halloween gives sanction to a holiday that promotes witches, divination, haunted houses, and other occultic practices.

10. Christians should avoid Halloween and develop creative alternatives.

Well Terry what do you believe about Christmas?

Isn't it derived from the pagans as well.?

What about decorating Christmas trees?

What about the fact Jesus was probably born in the spring?

sodbuster wrote:Well Terry what do you believe about Christmas?

Isn't it derived from the pagans as well.?

What about decorating Christmas trees?

What about the fact Jesus was probably born in the spring?

What about the price of eggs in China? What about them Mets? What about pizza?

Well I did not mean to offend.

But Halloween is not the only holiday that can be traced to Pagan roots.

Personally I dont have any problem with either one and hope everyone has a good time celebrating both.

I just think Christmas is commercialized way too much.

Keli you're nuts. I don't understand why you so fear people who don't share your religious beliefs. The witches aren't out to get you. In fact, many of the symbols we associate with witches came about because witches were trying to hide from their Christian persecutors.

Live and let live and you'll be a whole lot happier, my friend.

btw.....

Today KICHE had it's Halloween Party. My son won the award for scariest costume....he was the Grim Reaper. LOL

The kids had a great time...they painted pumpkins, ate worms in dirt, and drank hot apple cider and punch. I think everyone had a wonderful time and nobody was ever in danger of losing their soul. lol

Hi y'all,

My wife and I do not celebrate halloween as we have come to the conviction that there are better ways for us as Christians to spend our time and energy. As Bible-believing Christians we believe that evil spirits do exist and that we ought not go around celebrating them.

Of course, the average child does not look at it as celebrating evil spirits but as some fun tradition that ends in candy. So while my family will not take part, and I think Christians do well not to take part in halloween, there are about 10 million bigger fish to fry. I am convinced that great hope is found alone in Jesus Christ; if someone is not trusting in Him, why do I care that he's getting free candy once a year? Let the lad enjoy his Snickers.

I don't think Stephanie's little Reaper had an evil intent. This Friday the Little Sheiks will be as scary as they always are, no more and no less.

DRUDGE:

TEEN SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL FOR DRESSING LIKE JESUS FOR HALLOWEEN...

The double standards are obvious, Keli.

The reason I don't try to fight the battles of the public schools is that I don't trust them whatsoever. If anything, I don't want religion in the public schools because I would expect an anti-Christian one if they had one (indeed I do expect this in my lifetime).

But your point stands--any kind of honoring of Jesus is forbidden, even ceremonial ones like school pageants that sing praises to God (I remember the ones from my school growing up). Meanwhile gay sex can be morally defended but not morally condemned (rather than just left alone by the schools), witches and ghosts (of which we believe in both) can be celebrated but not warned against, etc. Steph, if'n you're watching, I believe people are easily deceived, even if they are really kind people whom we like very much.

Of course, the challenge to raise children is given to parents and not to the schools. If we look to them for any kind of guidance (even, unfortunately, critical thinking) we are not being wise.

Yes Mike I know.

My wife often has her cohorts over here and sometimes I hear them plotting how they can proselytize the young ones and turn them against Jesus.

They come in after dark and land their black helicopters on the hill behind our house during the full moon.

Sherm,

Once again you prove your ability to twist words and thoughts to your liking.

Christian messages are prohibited in schools. Pagan ones are not.

Helicopters have nothing to do with it.

I do, however, have no problem saying that for as much money as is spent on education in the United States, we should be getting a hell of a lot more.

I do, however, have no problem saying that for as much money as is spent on education in the United States, we should be getting a hell of a lot more.

I'll second that!

I do, however, have no problem saying that for as much money as is spent on education in the United States, we should be getting a hell of a lot more.

And we could say the same thing about monies spent on highways, and on defense, and on regulation of industry, and on law enforcement, and on health services, and on science and technology, and on and on.

ziggy wrote:

I do, however, have no problem saying that for as much money as is spent on education in the United States, we should be getting a hell of a lot more.

And we could say the same thing about monies spent on highways, and on defense, and on regulation of industry, and on law enforcement, and on health services, and on science and technology, and on and on.

And none of those you listed are our living, breathing children of whom we as parents have poured out hearts and souls into raising only to turn them over to a self serving educational system that is failing miserably and that all of man kind entrust the future with and it’s just sad that you equate educating our children with regulating a business or the return on our defense dollars.

Your attitude is what is wrong with our schools Frank. They're not just another business where we need to maximize our return on investment. They're OUR children and WE as adults need to educate them, not test them.

ziggy wrote:

I do, however, have no problem saying that for as much money as is spent on education in the United States, we should be getting a hell of a lot more.

And we could say the same thing about monies spent on highways, and on defense, and on regulation of industry, and on law enforcement, and on health services, and on science and technology, and on and on.

And I would!

ziggy wrote:

I do, however, have no problem saying that for as much money as is spent on education in the United States, we should be getting a hell of a lot more.

And we could say the same thing about monies spent on highways, and on defense, and on regulation of industry, and on law enforcement, and on health services, and on science and technology, and on and on.

Excluding "law enforcement", because it is as bad or worse than education as far as getting our money's worth, ..... just what is that "hell of a lot more" you think we should be getting from the others?

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