Hatters Moving Castle
Thread Topic: Hatters Moving Castle
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REAL not every religion thats not the "religion of love" is demonic and evil get a life have some respect guys
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The problem Christians have with Halloween is that it's celebrating Satan, our enemy. But there are so many different opinions in regards to how we should treat it. Some have no problem with trick or treating at all. I would say most probably exchange it for something like a fall festival or Reformation Day (which happens to also be on October 31st). And some just ignore it. In the end, no one is getting excommunicated for celebrating it (hopefully), but it's not something we encourage. I hope that helps at least a little :)
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hey thanks for the info! As far as I know, Halloween has never celebrated Satan. It's origin is from Paganism, which may be seen as evil in some religious groups, but it's not evil, it's simply another religion
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Seriously thanks though! I'm from a christian based religion that has no problem with Halloween, so i've never really understood the backlash some christians give it lol
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Thank you for telling me that! I guess I've always assumed it was about Satan. But I think it's a similar thing. I understand why people might call it evil, since anything that goes against God or what He has said is evil, and a holiday celebrating a religion that worships something other than God would obviously be against God. And in the 1689 London Baptist Confession and Catechism, one of the questions is "Q: What is man's chief end? A: Man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy him forever." (That's the confession we use in our church, but not every church agrees with it) Halloween doesn't exactly fit well into that. Additionally, the symbolism of devils and such may be a problem.
That being said, I also can see why some wouldn't have a problem with it, since nowadays holidays are so commercialized and different from what they were meant to be (I'm not saying that's a good thing, but you know). The main reason we don't trick or treat anymore is because my mom doesn't want so much candy in the house. But I don't think anyone should try to stop people from celebrating what they want how they want, or push their views onto others, because at the end of the day, we all have free will, whether you think someone is doing the right thing or not.
Good job if you read all of that! 😂 I had a bit more of a think on it, so I hope this is helpful.
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