I was invited to twist balloons at a Halloween party sponsored by the local church.
In a previously asked question, the Answers community was solidly against the idea of calling a band that uses satanic imagery "Christian," despite the fact Satan is a Christian figure.
I am not Christian, but I don't understand how Christians can reject a rock-band because of it's satanic imagery, but celebrate a holiday with deep roots in the very same concepts.
I'm not asking this for personal reasons. I'm going to turn down the offer to work the party so I can take my girls trick or treating, and I'm neither in a "satanic" band, nor am I particularly fond of most bands that indulge in those themes. I'm just trying to reconcile this apparent discrepancy. I know other Christian groups are opposed to Halloween - how do those that are not opposed address this conflict?
2006-10-25 12:06:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
Anyone with a search engine can prove the existence of Christians opposed to Halloween:
http://www.wordoftruthradio.com/questions/46.html
2006-10-25 12:13:00 · update #1
The Calvary Church near my home is sponsoring a "Hallelujah Hoedown" on 10/31. Grab your partner and Do Se Do - there's no Halloween partying welcome.
2006-10-25 16:41:07 · update #2
The roots of Halloween are not Christian. It used to be a Pagan holiday. The church labeled it as evil, and it became what it is today. Jesus wouldn't have any idea what Halloween is, and therefore wouldn't be upset that people are celebrating it. It became Satanic much later than the death of Jesus.
2006-10-25 12:10:00 · answer #1 · answered by robtheman 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Halloween (aka All Hallow's Eve) became initially a Christian trip created by the Catholics in the middle a while. Like Christmas and Easter, it became "borrowed" from the Pagan sabbat Samhain, notwithstanding it became morphed right into a Christian party. Which i discover to be hypocritical, by way of fact on an identical time as many Christian church homes rejoice Halloween by having harvest events and dressing up, there is an equivalent selection who rant approximately it being the devil's trip while it isn't any such element and there isn't any data in historic previous that it ever became.
2016-10-16 10:07:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though Halloween does have pagan origins, I have been to many harvest parties at church when I was a kid where we dressed up in costume as long as it wasn't a witch or devil. These were strict churches too.
I do agree with you that the double standard is ridiculous. But unless people are willing to change, there's not much that can be done.
Yes, Satan is a Christian figure. He was based on the Pagan horned god Pan. He does not exist in any other religion in any way, shape or form.
2006-10-25 12:22:04 · answer #3 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Halloween is a children's holiday which has nothing to do with church.
it used to have Pagan significance.
the good, white magic people, who didn't like the satanic black magic people, dressed up as the UN-dead bad guys they were tryin to keep away so they couldn't find them on that day each year it was believed they could come for them..
Since Christians replaced all the others and even changed Christ's spring bday to winter to cover the popular winter solstice celebrations,
why not have a little fun with this one too.
Jesus will be in the ghost costume.
ITS A FUN HOLIDAY ,GIVE IT A REST
2006-10-25 12:16:55 · answer #4 · answered by macdoodle 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a Christian and I don't celebrate Halloween nor want to. I feel indifferent towards it. I was taught in my christian school that Halloween was a pagan celebration, now that I am grown up I really don't take that seriously but I don't feel like celebrating it. It's an American Holiday that came here anyway.
Rosey Girl don't be a moron, Jesus really existed. Did you went to school and studied history dear? :rolls eyes: If you don't want to believe in God that's your problem.
2006-10-25 12:15:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You need to look up the history of Halloween. It's not Satanic, therefore churches have no problem celebrating.
2006-10-25 12:10:29 · answer #6 · answered by sweetgcandi85 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
1satan is not a christian figure 2we don't all reject them my church has a youth band that dresses like that and we don't care they play at my youth every tuesday.3 halloween is a holiday in africa for the dead when people came there they took it wrong and made halloween (the africans dressed up like dead realtives) so it is not all that bad and i really hope that you find god he will answer everything you need to know . i have a list to ask him when i go to heaven .
P.S. i will pray that you find god
2006-10-25 12:19:13 · answer #7 · answered by Allie N 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Halloween does not have any roots in satanic concepts. That idea was made up by fundamentalist christians.
Peace
2006-10-25 12:11:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Halloween is a contraction for "All Hallow's Eve." All Hallow's Eve is the "vigil" of All Hallow's Day. A Catholic celebration of Christian Martyrs.
Samhain is the pagan celebration that Christians have issues with.
Big difference.
2006-10-25 12:09:24 · answer #9 · answered by Max Marie, OFS 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Well how else are they going to get candy?
2006-10-25 12:07:50 · answer #10 · answered by infernal_seamonkey 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋