My remarks werent sarcastic they were truthful.Those costumes are what the shops here are full of. Yes I celebrate The birth of Jesus on Christmas day, and the resurrection of Jesus on Easter day. I am sure that you are now going to come back and tell me that they are the same as halloween, but Christmas and easter dont involve the evil things as hallowen does.Halloween is a special day for Satanists, devil worshippers and witches. People who used to be involved in these things and have become Christians will tell you this. The Bible warns us against such things, so why open the door for evil?
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"I am sure that you are now going to come back and tell me that they are the same as halloween, but Christmas and easter dont involve the evil things as hallowen does."
No, they involve evil things like celebration of the winter solstice and a pagan goddess respectively.
"Halloween is a special day for Satanists, devil worshippers and witches."
Where, pray tell, did you hear this bullshit?
"People who used to be involved in these things and have become Christians will tell you this."
And people who have cracked a book other than the Wholly Babble will tell you that you're gullible and the ones saying such things are full of shit.
"The Bible warns us against such things, so why open the door for evil?"
I'd venture to guess you do quite a number of things the Bible warns against and completely ignore a number of things it commands you to do.
You know, I'm not a pagan or anything, but as I understand it the old Celtic festival of Samhain was simply a harvest festival and a time to remember the dead. I always make a point of lighting a candle on that day in memory of friends and family who have died, just marking an ancient tradition in my own way. Does that make me a devil worshipper?
Most intelligent Christian scholars will agree that Christ WAS NOT BORN on Dec 25, but rather (as is many other Christian traditions and holiday) celebrated over a PAGAN holiday to make the transition to Christainity easier for early converts. Christmas was chosen because of an existing Roman holiday Dies Natalis Solis Invicti and Winter Soltice.
"People who used to be involved in these things and have become Christians will tell you this."
That only proves there were, and still are, delusional.
People who used to be involved in these things and have become Christians will tell you this.
As someone who used to be christian and is now a happy Pagan, I'd like to inform you that you are undeniably wrong.
Also, your mother's a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.
Does this person even realize what Halloween is for? Do they understand the idea is to scare away bad spirits?
Whatever, they redefined Christmas/easter/etc, so I guess they can redefine this crap as well.
Halloween (Samhain - NOT pron Sam Hane, but Saah-win) is the Celtic New Year. It marked the end of summer and the growing season, harvest in and a time when animals over and above the need were slaughtered and preserved to provide food over winter. It also marked the setting in of the long winter nights in northern latitudes.
On a spiritual level it was held that the veil between the here and now and the 'other' world was at its thinnest.
It has nothing to do with Satan or Witches. There were not around then, and were completely unknown to the ancient Celts. Latterly they have taken an interest in the festival and may even be said to have taken it over in some respects, thereby causing confusion - just as Christians tried to Christianise it as All Saints.
Happily, in my country it still survives in folk traditions that have nothing to do with Satan or Witchcraft, or even Wicca.
Most intelligent Christian scholars will agree that Christ WAS NOT BORN on Dec 25,... -- nishikaze
There are no clues in the Bible or in any other writings that give us any indication whatsoever as to which time of the year Christ was born.
@#1044483You should really try and learn something about the origins of your religion.
Unfortunately, the historical origins of Christianity are somewhat at odds with the fundie perspective of it happened exactly like (certain bits of) the Bible says , so their heads would implode trying to reconcile "2 + 2" with "5".
@Jeff Weskamp:
"There are no clues in the Bible or in any other writings that give us any indication whatsoever as to which time of the year Christ was born."
According to the Bible, there where shepherds tending their flocks outside, at night, at the time Jesus was born. (Luke 2:8) This would not have been happening in December, as it is too cold in that area at that time.
"The Bible warns us against such things, so why open the door for evil?"
By "The Bible" you mean Jack Chick, right?
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