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Halloween
Oct 13, 2020 12:16:54 GMT -5
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Post by ladyfiaran22 on Oct 13, 2020 12:16:54 GMT -5
I know, I am sort of Celtic myself . But seriously, Halloween isn’t Satanic at all. The scary stuff is all about fun and subversion, but for the most part around here it’s kids in superhero and princess costumes trick or treating for candy. In NYC, there’s some really freaky and sexual Halloween parties held in gay bars that can get outrageous but they’re adult only. I actually worked at a school where most of the students were either Evangelical Christians or Orthodox Jews who really thought Halloween was evil, the students and staff couldn’t wear costumes or even decorate the classroom, Halloween was treated as just another day. That must have sucked for the kids since they see Halloween stuff on TV and in stores but they can’t participate, even wear a cheap mass produced costume and eat candy. Halloween can be as G-rated or R-rated as you want, I don’t see how a G-rated Halloween can be offensive.
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Post by Tim on Oct 13, 2020 17:11:56 GMT -5
Those poor kids. They're the ones that miss out.
And I'm glad that Halloween is not as commercialized as Christmas is, and hopefully, never will be.
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Post by ladyfiaran22 on Oct 13, 2020 17:48:21 GMT -5
Those poor kids. They're the ones that miss out.
And I'm glad that Halloween is not as commercialized.
To make matters worse was that many of the Evangelical kids were from immigrant families, the kids would see their American friends celebrate Halloween and they couldn’t join in. I don’t get why having a G-rated Halloween could be satanic, it’s a very American holiday. The kids watch TV and see the shops all decked out with Halloween stuff and their parents are telling them it’s satanic, sadly these kids might rebel big time when they’re teens
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Post by Tim on Oct 13, 2020 18:28:34 GMT -5
If I had such parents, I would rebel.
There people need to do real research and they would see that Halloween has no connection to Satanism of any kind. Or would said research be too much like work?
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on Oct 14, 2020 2:52:17 GMT -5
My workplace the YMCA being a Christian charity doesn't celebrate Halloween either so we don't do activities with the kids in after school club then although we do talk about that and if the children will go to any parties or do trick or treat and what they'll dress up as obviously.
We can celebrate All Hallows Eve though being a religious holiday which is our way round Halloween and anything related to the first like Pumpkins for instance we promote as healthy eating if basing an activity around that of course.
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Halloween
Oct 14, 2020 5:33:18 GMT -5
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Post by ladyfiaran22 on Oct 14, 2020 5:33:18 GMT -5
I understand that about the YMCA, Katherine. What I meant is that some Evangelical Christians believe that Halloween is satanic and won’t let their kids participate, the kids see all the Halloween stuff on TV and in the shops and they’re not allowed to participate. Even worse was that many of these kids come from immigrant families and their American friends celebrate Halloween, this is just going to alienate them from their families
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on Oct 14, 2020 13:02:48 GMT -5
To many children Halloweens about bobbing apples, trick or treating and having parties so they should be allowed to participate in those things not just for social interaction purposes i.e. making friends but learning about the holiday date also and what that means actually unless they don't do for religious reasons then.
Children don't see Halloween as evil but a fun day they enjoy doing obviously.
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Post by Squad 51 on Oct 14, 2020 15:05:30 GMT -5
Yeah, here Halloween becomes also more presence with sweets, trick or treating, yet for us it's more Reformation Day since Luther proclaimed his 95 thesis in 1517. Still, here it's also slowly turning into children's holiday.
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Post by Tim on Oct 14, 2020 23:25:14 GMT -5
Samhain, the origin of Halloween was around long before Christianity even existed. Therefore, it can't have any connection to Satan because the idea predates the concept of Satan
Shame that this a**holes have to ruin it for their kids because of their twisted notions.
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Halloween
Oct 15, 2020 7:59:58 GMT -5
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Post by ladyfiaran22 on Oct 15, 2020 7:59:58 GMT -5
Samhain, the origin of Halloween was around long before Christianity even existed. Therefore, it can't have any connection to Satan because the idea predates the concept of Satan
Shame that this a**holes have to ruin it for their kids because of their twisted notions.
I agree, but Evangelicals don’t like anything pagan either. I’ve encountered Evangelicals who only do the religious aspects of Christmas, they don’t take their kids to see Santa at the mall or put up Christmas trees since they see it as pagan, same with the Easter Bunny. This is just going to alienate their kids and make them rebel big time, some of the most hardcore heavy metal people I’ve known grew up in such families and got very far away their family’s religion.
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Post by Squad 51 on Oct 15, 2020 10:48:20 GMT -5
Samhain, the origin of Halloween was around long before Christianity even existed. Therefore, it can't have any connection to Satan because the idea predates the concept of Satan
Shame that this a**holes have to ruin it for their kids because of their twisted notions.
Yeah, a Celtic tradition with a warning for souls who may return on this day. Ironically, it was the Irish immigration in the 19th century who started this tradition back in the USA. Nowadays, it returns modernized back to Europe. lol
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Post by Tim on Oct 31, 2020 11:20:14 GMT -5
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Post by Squad 51 on Oct 31, 2020 11:59:45 GMT -5
More cats I see.
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Post by Melinda Halliwell on Oct 31, 2020 12:37:29 GMT -5
Is all the candy for you Tim? Don't eat too much else you might get big. Hee, hee.
I see Salam's none too happy.
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Post by Tim on Oct 31, 2020 17:32:53 GMT -5
Yeah, the candy is for me. I'm really not supposed to eat it, but Halloween is only once a year
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