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Post by gynovia on Oct 30, 2005 16:12:09 GMT -5
so whatcha think? i don't celebrate halloween, but i know alot of christians who do. i don't really care if little kids dress up as cinderella, or spiderman, just not witches and stuff like that, but i'm not completely sure on this one.  i know that many think that the idea of dressing up and participating on this day is wrong. |
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Post by christian on Oct 30, 2005 17:03:13 GMT -5
i say take advantage of it and do some Christian things
nothing like kicking Satan in the Butt ;D
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Post by Geberia on Oct 30, 2005 18:41:01 GMT -5
Well I personally don't celebrate it. I've nevr been trick-or-treating in my life. But I agree with Christian here, Halloween is a good opportunity to share the good news of Jesus with kids. When else do you have people knocking on your door asking for something? it's a good opportunity.
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Post by falklands on Oct 30, 2005 22:55:05 GMT -5
You are all right, and I don't see the harm in simply having fun, because really, the fun is simply having a good time chatting with your friends when you go out trick-or-treating, and the fun does not really derive from saying "trick-or-treat!" at every door. I like to think of it as a social times. But I don't really like the commercialization of Halloween, and dressing up to scare people and all that. But as always, take the opportunity to spread the Gospel.
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Post by New Titania (TD) on Oct 31, 2005 0:36:02 GMT -5
There's nothing wrong with trick-or-treating, but the "holiday" of halloween has become simply demonic! I personally do not celebrate halloween...you wouldn't BELIEVE the weird and evil things that have happened to me and my family over the years on halloween. The Day of the Devil, I say.
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Post by Geberia on Oct 31, 2005 12:27:13 GMT -5
You can tell it's demonic because of the outfits people dress up in. I think it's revolting that people would actually want to dress up as a ghost, witch, devil, etc...
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Post by falklands on Oct 31, 2005 13:32:18 GMT -5
Yeah. It's really sad that it was once the Hallowed Eve, in praise of the Lord. But all the more reason to try and do something about it. Here's an idea: put a tract in every candy wrapper you have ;D
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Post by bimbettes on Oct 31, 2005 15:21:22 GMT -5
but the whole point is its make believe and ppl know its not real - waht they're dressing up as- i truly dont believe small children dressed as witches r evil there just having fun !
I don't really do halloween but i do dress up for parties and things and i stil 100% believe in my God so i don't see an issue
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Post by falklands on Oct 31, 2005 15:42:25 GMT -5
It depends quite a lot on your mentality to the whole thing then. But TD's post scared me a little. It's important not to let the Devil have any role in it, but if you do, then I would say it's very bad. If you honour God doing it, then I'd say it's fine.
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Post by falklands on Oct 31, 2005 22:35:36 GMT -5
Well, I confess I went out trick-or-treating today. The best part was talking with my friends, and I went out dressed as James Bond in a tuxedo. ;D What do you think of doing that? I think it was perfectly fine.
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Post by gynovia on Nov 1, 2005 9:52:12 GMT -5
yeah, i don't really have a problem going tricker - treating.
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Post by falklands on Nov 1, 2005 11:02:58 GMT -5
Yeah - so long as you don't do anything remotely demonic...
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Post by bimbettes on Nov 1, 2005 14:59:28 GMT -5
rite ok - just cos im curious- is it demonic that my boyfriend dressed up as a vampire cos he is a leader for disabled scouts? cos he doesnt believe they exist- he just dressed up as one in the spirit of the evenin.
and is halloween not connected to the current christian celebration- cant member name- that includes all saints day (today) and all souls day (tomorrow)?
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Post by Triphus (Titanian) on Nov 1, 2005 19:19:36 GMT -5
personally i don't think that dressing up as a vampire is demonic at all. umm basically halloween is a celebration for demons and devils, since all saints day was created after halloween i think it was really just an attempt to avoid the demonic celebration
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Post by falklands on Nov 1, 2005 20:51:03 GMT -5
Do you remember that Halloween used to be called Hallowed Eve? Back then, a long time ago, it was a sacred holiday in honour of God, or so I recall.
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Post by Triphus (Titanian) on Nov 1, 2005 22:13:45 GMT -5
really? i thought it was called Hallowed Eve cause it was like a not so good thing or whatever..... |
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Post by falklands on Nov 1, 2005 22:21:42 GMT -5
Well, sacred or not, it has been transformed into something evil. The hype surrounding it, I mean. No harm in going door-to-door and asking for candy, though...
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Post by gynovia on Nov 2, 2005 9:59:24 GMT -5
huh. thats funny how it got changed, hopefully that won't happen to other holidays, like christmas and such...
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Post by falklands on Nov 2, 2005 10:19:37 GMT -5
Advocates against Christianity point out that the day of Christmas used to be a pagan holiday called Saturnalia )in honour of the god Saturn), but then the Christians changed it into Christmas. I don't think this has any relevance whatsoever. There are probably any number of pagan holidays that used to be (Probably more that 365), so it doesn't really matter.
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Post by Triphus (Titanian) on Nov 3, 2005 22:39:02 GMT -5
since we're on the subject of Christmas, have u ever thought about the real date of Christ's birth? From research and stuff i've read i think it's some time in March, cause thats when the sky would have been clear for the stars and that's when the shephards would have been out attending their sheep.
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Post by falklands on Nov 4, 2005 11:05:24 GMT -5
I never thought it was actually in December...but we will probably never know when it really happened.
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Post by gynovia on Nov 4, 2005 13:54:50 GMT -5
hmmmm. thats interesting. wouldn't it be cool, when we go to heaven you find out that you were born on hte same day that Jesus was? of course, thousands of years after but.....
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Post by falklands on Nov 4, 2005 14:09:43 GMT -5
Well, everything will be cool when we get up there  |
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Post by grerry on Mar 29, 2006 13:48:50 GMT -5
It's the devils' holiday.
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Post by New Titania (TD) on Mar 29, 2006 13:56:00 GMT -5
hmmmm. thats interesting. wouldn't it be cool, when we go to heaven you find out that you were born on hte same day that Jesus was? of course, thousands of years after but..... That would be TOTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLYYYYYY SWEET!!!!! Whoa, cool. Actually, schollars (for some reason) believe that Jesus was actually born in Spring/summer. As for Halloween...I could care less...I never do anything for it. |
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