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Perhaps this woman doesn't know is that Christmas, Easter and most "Christian" holidays borrow heavily from Paganism. It is not just Halloween.

And about those razor blades in candy and apples...there has been only one documented case in the recent history of Halloween. You have a better chance of getting injured or killed crossing the road.

This writer, once again, proves that fundamentalists are not interested in the truth, just repeating the same old tired talking points furnished by such folks as Jack Chick, Tim LaHaye and Pat Robertson. This sort of "fear tactic" is used to manipulate and control and should never be used to proclaim the Christian message.

Jesus was about Truth, not delusion and half-truths.

I looked up the razor blade story on Snopes. Seems there have been several cases of needles and other sharp things imbedded in candy -- nearly all of them done by kids having a really awful prank om siblings or neighbors. As James said, there was only 1 instance of an adult handing out booby trapped candy.

But the bigger issue is "Halloween" vs. "All Saints' Day." You know, I would not be at all surprised to find out that "All Saints" was put together for the day after Halloween just so the Christians could claim they had a holiday that the Pagans were trying to horn in on.

And as James pointed out, most Christians would be rather embarrassed to learn the true history surrounding Christmas and Easter. But hey -- that's all in the past, right? :-]

When I was regular church-goer, I remember everyone having to put on their "Sunday best," clothes that they wouldn't be caught dead in the rest of the week.

And then there were the minister's outfits: robes, the colors of which changed with the season. All us alter-assistant types just put on the plain-ol' white robes, but we got props like candle lighters and what not, so that was cool.

All of that doesn't count as costume?

Henry David Thoreau said "Beware of all enterprises that require a new set of clothes." Halloween and church would seem to be on equal footing there, except Oct. 31 comes by once a year and church is 52 Sundays or so per 12 months.

John comments:" And as James pointed out, most Christians would be rather embarrassed to learn the true history surrounding Christmas and Easter. But hey -- that's all in the past, right?"

Actually, John, we Christians are not the witless bozos you'd like to think we are. For instance, there's a good case that the date of Christmas had nothing to do with the pagan festival of Sol Invictus, the birthday of Mithras, or the winter solstice, but was chosen because it was nine months from March 25, the traditional date of the annunciation. But even if that were not the case, so what? If God can make Christians out of pagans, why shouldn't Christians make Christian holidays out of pagan holidays? The essence of both is changed in the transformation. It's not as if Christians invented the practice of absorbing old religions into new ones. The pagan Romans did this with emperor-worship, for instance.
As for Easter, the "true history" of that holiday for Christians is and always has been the resurrection of the Lord Jesus from death to everlasting life -- the same life He promises to those who accept His redemption. All the eggs and easter-bunny stuff are cultural, not religious, late additions which are more of a pagan attempt to "horn in on" the Christian holiday than the reverse. Nor is the Resurrection celebrated when it is because of any pagan associations, but because of the Jewish Passover, which prefigured the Lamb slain from before the foundation of the world to atone for our sins. There's nothing pagan about it, despite the pagan "goddess" Eostara which it's supposedly named for.
As for halloween, I see no good in it and no reason for Christians to celebrate it, even with a sanitized "hallelujah day.". But since it's not going to go away for many years yet, we might as well use it as a teaching tool, pointing out that the world wallows in death, decay, and evil because it rebels against God, so death is its nature and its final end. In contrast, let us celebrate the lives of the saints of all denominations, who brought so much good into the world, and encourage our children to follow their example. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and strength of mind.

This really does scare me that there are people like this in the world. I think that you can say whatever you want. It is your right to but I keep on thinking I hope people like this never have any (political) power because they would not let anybody do anything that did not like.

Halloween to me and 99.5% of people is just to pretend you are something you are not or something you just can't be. Most people just do it for fun and are not devil worshippers. They are some people that are out to just hurt someone but that is the person and not the holiday. And if someone is going to to die from a heart attack from somebody jumping out and scaring them they really should have went to a doctor or just stay locked in your house.

Harry Potter is a a FICTIONAL book series (that I personally think is wonderful) and Wicca (cause that is what you are thinking about) is a RELIGION. That are totally different and have almost nothing at all to do with each other. I just can't understand what offends people so much. Just unbelivable.

I am 21 and have grown up in the church. Each Halloween we celebrated with non-violent costumes. Its not fair for children to miss out because of the parents.

I like the costume comment made by Mark. Too many people push their thoughts of Halloween off on their children and 9 times out of 10 they were the main ones trick or treating as children if not candy bag snatchers. Its not about the devil or rebelling against God. Its about kids being kids and doing what they do best: being scared and eating candy.

well i would like to know if there is a difference in halloween and hallelujah night they both fall on saint day. i amm all confuse cuz they talk alot about halloween that it is bad. But in the Bible does not talk about hallelujah night. And they make a big issue about Easter and Christmas so if you can explain to me about that to if it is bad. I need to know what is the true meaning of all these holidays.A CONFUSE PERSON ON THIS SUBJECTS.

People make a big deal out of what other people do instead of concentrating on what they do -and why. The bid issue between Hallelujah and Halloween Night is what an individual makes it to be for themselves more than any thing else. Does one celebrate the Lord everyday or any less on Halloween? Do we let our children think it is more fun outside of God's house -that the world has better things to offer? I think all celebration in the world is a copy-cat of the joy we have in the Lord and of all the ways we express it, so the real issue is what I think for me (my conscience before the Lord)---not what any one else thinks ---and it should be so for all.