Dec 25th was recognized as the winter solstice day. The day attributed to Mithras' birth LONG before Jesus was said to have been born on that day. So either suck it up and give up on claiming Halloween is evil or admit your hypocrisy that Christmas isn't evil as well.
2006-10-31 04:43:17 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Okay, should read Christmas IS evil as well.
2006-10-31 04:43:43 · update #1
Same thing is Oestra - excuse me - Easter in the Christian faith as well... Pagan holiday, stolen by Christians so as to ease heathens into their religion. Now, it is one of their holiest days. Yet, it stems from EVIL PAGAN WORSHIP!
Face it - 99% of Christians are ignorant of the origins of their religion. If 90% of them knew and understood it, most would likely stop beleiving in the myths just as they dont beleive in the myths of Mithras!
2006-10-31 04:49:50 · answer #1 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hi there, you sure sound angry, hope I dont add to it,not my intention but I agree to your comment that Christmas is celebrated on what was formely winter solstice day, I dont see that former pagan celebration as evil as such,in fact pagans didnt know the one true God at the time, so had an excuse for their ignorance.
now I`m only talking facts here and not trying to push religion on anyone,but when Christ came into the world and revealed the one true God, the church adopted 21st of Dec: to show this revelation was replacing the old false attitude, now Christians have sometimes done very bad things, but that does not mean that it is right to call christmas evil because of this.
now in Christian mindset, as Christmas is giving honour to Christ
so Halloween is honouring satan,and the fact that most covens and satanists themselves do their thing at this time, really seems to add fuel to the fire.
there`s a lot more to this subject of Christian feasts replacing pagan ones but I`ve probably said enough. Cheers.
2006-10-31 13:06:24 · answer #2 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately a lot of Christians are ignorant about Paganism and the contribution made to holidays they celebrate. Easter is a Pagan holiday too, but still celebrated.
Fortunately, there are churches that read and study holidays and traditions and whether it has anything to do with what Christianity is all about. If it delineates from the Bible then they teach members of the church the reasons for not celebrating such things and the origin of said traditions. Tradition can cause a lot of misconceptions about true Christian living.
Look at this website from time to time it really provides in-depth teachings about misconceptions in Christianity.
2006-10-31 13:00:25 · answer #3 · answered by cantstandrudeness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am people and have no problem with Halloween being a pagan holiday. You're missing the point, it doesn't matter if CHRISTmas is Dec.25 of Mar.5, it's a day to celebrate the birth of Christ.
2006-10-31 12:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Christian and I agree with you that it is inconsistent for a believer to reject Halloween because of its origins and not reject Christmas for its similar origins. Though Christians make that argument, I think they really reject Halloween because of all the demonic and evil things that are joked about and focused on at Halloween. You don't really see people putting bloody bodies on display in front of their house at Christmas.
Many Christians are actually unaware of the pagan roots of Christmas because early Christians made a concerted effort to take over the holiday for good. They also tried to do that with Halloween. (They are the ones who turned the grimacing Jack-o-Lantern into a smiling one.) Maybe that's why it is really just a secular holiday for most people. I think if more Christians would put a positive twist on Halloween instead of hiding out, we would be even farther from its roots as well.
My kids dress up and go Trick or Treating. We avoid the "icky" parts of Halloween (like gruesome costumes) and just do the "kid" part. I have no problem with it. We talk to our kids about the parts of Halloween we avoid and why, and we do positive things on Halloween. Sometimes we have them give small gifts and notes to the people passing out the candy at the door. Why not leave a positive impression and take something that could be bad and use if for good?
2006-10-31 13:01:58 · answer #5 · answered by happygirl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All american holidays are commercial. Christmas was started to accomodate pagans and make it more desireable to convert. Same as easter. Decorating a tree is a pagan ritual, the easter bunny is a pagan ideal, and coloring eggs for the spring fertility god. All Saints Day is Nov 1, which was celebration for the death of martyrs. Again, I think Catholics moved this day to this time for conversion of pagans. Do not as the heathens do. IMO celebrate what you want, as long as you keep it holy.
2006-10-31 12:54:36 · answer #6 · answered by ♫O Praise Him♫ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one knows for sure what date Jesus was born. The date was probably chosen by the church to appease pagan believers. (The same for Easter).
This still shouldn't have anything to do with celebrating Christ's birth. I'm not celebrating Mithra's birth, are you? Will you stop celebrating your birthday because it might be the same date as a notorious figure?
2006-10-31 12:53:48 · answer #7 · answered by paulsamuel33 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why people get so caught up in holidays being pagan bad news. If there is such an outcry then we shouldn't be allowed to buy calendars which have days of the week that are named after pagan gods. This woman was passing out a flyer on the train to denounce halloween. I wondered why the ink was wasted when there are more important topics to discuss, like how can I truly make it to heaven?
2006-10-31 12:49:18 · answer #8 · answered by Light 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Dec 21th was recognized as the winter Solstice day, not the 25th.
Halloween is not evil. It is just a day to have fun, it is a day of trust. You trust that when you go door to door to celebrated a day of fun, that those people will hand you a safe candy, and not harm you. Trust got broken by those who wish to harm others, but as whole it is day to show how far are we willing to trust others.
2006-10-31 12:49:36 · answer #9 · answered by Today T 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I dont think that most Christians question theology. BUt for me who was once a Baptist, I needed to know, because I wasnt gonna leave my immortal soul up to facts administered by man who had no answers. So once I discovered that Abraham(father Abraham, and Moses was pagans I knew something wasnt quite right in the Christian stew.
2006-10-31 13:04:06 · answer #10 · answered by fryedaddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋