As Christians should you be celebrating Halloween*question mark*

Thank goodness it isnt that popular here..just parties and a bit of people dressed up..

lol

Pagans celebrate a lot.

I celebrate halloween. I respect your right to oppose it, but I see no harm in it.

I highly doubt God would be angry at me for taking my kids trick or treating.

But that's JMO

Its a painting..
And for various reasons it is the one I picked
I would NEVER use an avatar of a real photo with any sexual innuendos
Sexually charged is how YOU percieve her..

Who do you think I am being pressured *q.m*

I have always disliked Halloween..even when I was a kid..and have never dressed up as any of that..EVER..out of personal choice..I only went once..and I couldnt bring myself to dress like that..so I dressed like an ancient greek muse..and stuck out like a sore thumb among the demons ghouls and witches..lol..

First and last time for me..lol

Yea, I don't really see anything sexual about your avitar.

I didnt pick it because I thought it was sensual..I picked it because I identified with it for various reasons..it fitted me

Thank you

And what a surprise that you should show up to bash others. Hyprocrite.

I dont celebrate them as a consumeristic orgy..
To me and others they have special religious significance..especially Easter

that they were placed on pagan holidays is not uncommon..just as in the Reconquista Christian churches were built on top of Mosques..its not the date that matters..it is what is being conmemorated in my opinion..

This goes beyond paganism in my opinion

Everyone has the right to their opinion..and you to yours and I respect that
I am just throwing this out there..because I think as Christians we should really address this..

As Christians, should we be celebrating holidays at all? The mass of Christ is the roman Feast of Saturn. Easter? A pagan fertility ritual.

Do we celebrate St Valentine, marrying people against the will of the Roman empire? Nah, we just give hearts and chocolate.

Do we remember that St Patrick brought Christianity to the island of Ireland? Nah, he just ran off the snakes. Ain't that lucky?

Who here celebrates Michaelmas on Sept 29th? It's the day of the Exchequer! The ONLY reason I know it is because it's my wedding anniversary.

All this should mean somewhere between jack and squat to a practicing Christian. So are we having a Halloween party tonight? You betchya. I'm not celebrating Samhain tonight anymore than I am the Feast of Saturn on Dec 25th.

Oh, and this: Candy.

Fair enough

Like he said..
fair enough..
But I beg to differ

Would Christ..the Blessed Mother or any of the apostles..cough, ..after the Holy Spirit changed them ,dress up as ghouls..demons..witches _ *q.m*

no this isnt supposed to be funny..this is serious..a serious question

the Christians that died in Rome for their faith..would they dress up as demons ghouls..witches vampires

Would St. Francis of Assisi

Would Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Would Mother Angelica

add your own..

would they

we all know the answers

now

WHY WOULDNT THEY! *q.m*

we know the answer to that too

Sure average people might

but are we supposed to be average people

or are we supposed to BE CHRISTIANS *q.m*

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There is in my opinion NOTHING average about being Christian..nothing at all..and there shouldnt be

Being Christian is a privilege that was paid for dearly by Christ and all those that followed that drenched this earth with their blood spilled for Christ and the Christian cause

there was nothing average about them

When they faced the lions and wild beasta that were to eat them and their families alive..and sang hymns and prayed..that was not average

when they preferred death..at the stake..or impalled or..all the ways they have been killed in order to be true to their faith..that was not average

Being Christian is a choice..NOT imposed

but it requires a way of life..

We are to be noticed..that there is NOTHING average about us

because we are Christians..we represent Him

and we are the forefront of His Kingdom till His Kingdsom is manifest

If you are Catholic, you are not Christian.
You pray to Saints(mere men), not God, you bow and pray to Statues(idols). Then there are about 100 more on the list after these two.

All of which are forbidden of Christians, but you balk at "Halloween"?

Talk about choking on a gnat and swallowing a Camel!!!!!

Oh pish posh!

It's not really a celebration, it's just letting kids have fun dressing up and getting candy...like the other kids.
As for adults, NO, they should not celebrate Halloween, they're old enough to know what it's about and should avoid the dark side...just concentrate on the junk food.

The three children in Fatima..the eldest barely 9 y.o..they prayed EVERY DAY..alone in the fields..among the olive trees..they prayed the Rosary..not imposed by parents..they were on their own with the sheep..they could have preferred to go play..they had been WORKING all day ..but instead they ate and prayed the Rosary

AND THIS BEFORE THE APPARITIONS OF THE BLESSED MOTHER..or alleged apparitions if you please

Would they dress up as demons..witches..ghouls..vampires..

you know the answer to that one too

we celebrate Halloween to show we have no fear of concepts...live in superstition and fear if you wish,we of the spirit have no fear and have no concepts such as gods or devils to harm or scare us...soultards miss the symbolism of Halloween because of duality thinking processes from a calcified pineal gland dividing their brain> a house divided cannot stand< translation> a brain divided cannot reason therefore thinks as a beast....soultards miss the bible as a book of symbolism and metaphors...that goes for the koran also and any other so called 'holy' book...they are called holy books because they are full of holes like cheese and they bring out the rats/beasts to feed instead of us all enjoying the wine that our spirit brings to our arks to fill us...wake up soultards and remember we are all co-creator spirit within that existed before the concepts we created...we are to follow our spirit within and not the creation...if we dont see the mistranslations of the religious texts in first person spirit, we will never be free of those concepts that lead away from our shared spirit within.....peace and love be unto all and the awaking of spirit...

Last Edited by T Ceti H.C. Radnarg on 10/31/2012 12:28 PM

I don't watch horror movies either. Pretty much everything from hollyweird is against Christian values. Off topic, but thanks OP

I hope non Christians dont think

Look at these Christians..

Look at them dress up as the forces that oppose them

I used to..I used to watch horror movies..till I understood..it takes time

Now I dont..I dont watch porn of course..and I dont watch explicitly violent movies either..

which pretty much cuts out everything..lol

Alt+63

Oh, I celebrate halloween but on a different date. So, yes.

Thank you

Nope..doesnt work..but thank you