Halloween
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If Hallowe'en is evil, then Christians shouldn't have anything to do
with it at all. No dressing up; no begging for candy; no handing out
candy (or anything else) If it isn't, then why make up some
big "baptized" version of it? sheesh.
I agree; if Christians are going to define Halloween as evil, they shouldn't
have anything to do with it at all. Doing so "compromises" your belief
system, in my opinion. However, so many Christians believe so many different
things, such as total immersion baptism or sprinkling of water - what about babies
being baptized? There's a hot topic with Christians. Oh, here' s a really hot
topic-once saved always saved??? I think God looks at our hearts and the
intent we have when we commit an act. The Bible is too conflicting in its'
statements. You can support each idea by searching through Scriptures and taking
them out of context-sometimes even in context. I personally don't look at
Halloween as evil. To my family, it is just a fun time to dress up and go
trick-or-treating. And I even let my kids be whatever they want to be, whether it is
a witch, a demon, a ghost-whatever. For this reason, we don't go to church
fall festivals. If you want to welcome people I don't believe you can put
stipulations on the welcome mat. At least not at church. In my own home, I'll
decide what parameters I want. As I write that it sounds like a double
standard, but I reason it with "but I'm not God. I'm not all forgiving and all loving
and all accepting. I'm not willing to die on the cross for the entire
world." Does that make sense, or am I making excuses?
Carol
with it at all. No dressing up; no begging for candy; no handing out
candy (or anything else) If it isn't, then why make up some
big "baptized" version of it? sheesh.
I agree; if Christians are going to define Halloween as evil, they shouldn't
have anything to do with it at all. Doing so "compromises" your belief
system, in my opinion. However, so many Christians believe so many different
things, such as total immersion baptism or sprinkling of water - what about babies
being baptized? There's a hot topic with Christians. Oh, here' s a really hot
topic-once saved always saved??? I think God looks at our hearts and the
intent we have when we commit an act. The Bible is too conflicting in its'
statements. You can support each idea by searching through Scriptures and taking
them out of context-sometimes even in context. I personally don't look at
Halloween as evil. To my family, it is just a fun time to dress up and go
trick-or-treating. And I even let my kids be whatever they want to be, whether it is
a witch, a demon, a ghost-whatever. For this reason, we don't go to church
fall festivals. If you want to welcome people I don't believe you can put
stipulations on the welcome mat. At least not at church. In my own home, I'll
decide what parameters I want. As I write that it sounds like a double
standard, but I reason it with "but I'm not God. I'm not all forgiving and all loving
and all accepting. I'm not willing to die on the cross for the entire
world." Does that make sense, or am I making excuses?
Carol
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In a message dated 11/5/2003 2:44:58 PM Mountain Standard Time,
Halo5964@... writes:
Oh, here' s a really hot
topic-once saved always saved???
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hey, I wrote about that.
http://sandradodd.com/theology
Some art is missing. Lambs. Easter lambs. I need to upload some I like
enough to look at, though. I had them linked to something that went away.
Sandra
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Halo5964@... writes:
Oh, here' s a really hot
topic-once saved always saved???
===============
hey, I wrote about that.
http://sandradodd.com/theology
Some art is missing. Lambs. Easter lambs. I need to upload some I like
enough to look at, though. I had them linked to something that went away.
Sandra
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[email protected]
A new page, about Halloween:
http://sandradodd.com/halloween
'Tis the season for anti-Halloween spooky propaganda. If you get any,
please send it to me for my collection.
Also, top right of that page, links to two other new things--a page about
Halloween candy (and letting kids eat as much as they want, which is more an
American problem than an English problem--and please note that the candy corn
lines are scanner art of real candy corn, which still sits right here, and
probably will until it's dusty), AND... a link to a couple of photos of my kids in
costumes, but check back! I have a little pile of them saved up to scan and
add. The second one is also in the book Moving a Puddle, but it's in b&w in
the book, so here you can see it in color. Kirby is an online-cartoon
character called Black Mage. Marty and Holly are just what they seem to be.
Sandra
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http://sandradodd.com/halloween
'Tis the season for anti-Halloween spooky propaganda. If you get any,
please send it to me for my collection.
Also, top right of that page, links to two other new things--a page about
Halloween candy (and letting kids eat as much as they want, which is more an
American problem than an English problem--and please note that the candy corn
lines are scanner art of real candy corn, which still sits right here, and
probably will until it's dusty), AND... a link to a couple of photos of my kids in
costumes, but check back! I have a little pile of them saved up to scan and
add. The second one is also in the book Moving a Puddle, but it's in b&w in
the book, so here you can see it in color. Kirby is an online-cartoon
character called Black Mage. Marty and Holly are just what they seem to be.
Sandra
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jenstarc4
Hey, just read that letter! Well my kids would feel "tricked" for
sure if they received such a book from a house that they "trick or
treated" at!
When I was growing up, I always made 2 costumes, one for my church
halloween thing of some sort of bible character, and a REAL costume.
I feel for all the girls that have to come up with girl costumes
from the bible. Let's see, should I be Mary or Easter this year?
To be the Egyptian queen was always frowned upon, and Eve didn't
wear enough clothes to be considered appropriate for church. All
the other women were either very nondescript or indecent whores!
sure if they received such a book from a house that they "trick or
treated" at!
When I was growing up, I always made 2 costumes, one for my church
halloween thing of some sort of bible character, and a REAL costume.
I feel for all the girls that have to come up with girl costumes
from the bible. Let's see, should I be Mary or Easter this year?
To be the Egyptian queen was always frowned upon, and Eve didn't
wear enough clothes to be considered appropriate for church. All
the other women were either very nondescript or indecent whores!
--- In [email protected], SandraDodd@a... wrote:
> A new page, about Halloween:
> http://sandradodd.com/halloween
>
>
> 'Tis the season for anti-Halloween spooky propaganda. If you get
any,
> please send it to me for my collection.
>
> Also, top right of that page, links to two other new things--a
page about
> Halloween candy (and letting kids eat as much as they want, which
is more an
> American problem than an English problem--and please note that the
candy corn
> lines are scanner art of real candy corn, which still sits right
here, and
> probably will until it's dusty), AND... a link to a couple of
photos of my kids in
> costumes, but check back! I have a little pile of them saved up
to scan and
> add. The second one is also in the book Moving a Puddle, but
it's in b&w in
> the book, so here you can see it in color. Kirby is an online-
cartoon
> character called Black Mage. Marty and Holly are just what they
seem to be.
>
> Sandra
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]