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The Hell House: Evangelical Tool or Deceptive Trick?

I remember around this time a couple years ago, a girl I worked with asked off for the entire week of Halloween. She had mentioned to our manager that it was for a Christian event. Having told me she was a youth pastor,…
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Halloween is tomorrow! We know you might be busy getting your plans together for the kids' trick-or-treat costumes, carving jack-o-lanterns or sorting through the leftover candy, but we just wanted to remind you that, i…
What Halloween Teaches Us About the Human Soul

By Sharon at She Worships Last week Ike, Isaac, and I road tripped from Illinois to North Carolina for my sister-in-law’s wedding. In case you’re wondering how we fared with an infant in tow, we actually did…
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'Tis the season to dress up like goblins, watch horror movies and eat ridiculous loads of candy, right? It's also the season of hayrides, corn mazes, apple bobbing and pumpkin carving. But do we really understand what…
The History of Halloween, All Hallows Eve and Devil's Night

The origin of Halloween or All Hallows Eve is entirely pagan. That is why many call it Devil's Night. It is considered the holiest time of year among Celtic Neopagans and is celebrated on the last day of Autumn or Octobe…
Halloween Hypocrisy: Should Public Schools Promote Halloween?

This week there will be a Halloween party at my son's public school kindergarten class and then the kids will be joining together in a Halloween parade through town on a school day. But, I'm sure that before celebrating…
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It's hard to believe that October is drawing to a close, but judging by the changing colors, the falling leaves, carved pumpkins -- and the sudden appearance of rows and rows of candy at the grocery store -- it appears t…
Christians and Holidays: Should Some Celebrations Be Avoided?

[This is reposted as part of our Best-Of Revelife Week. It was originally posted on September 26, 2010.] Various Christians of various stripes refrain from celebrating a variety of holidays, ostensibly on Christian gro…
Halloween History: A Medieval Mix of Christian Catholic Piety

"We’ve all heard the allegations: Halloween is a pagan rite dating back to some pre-Christian festival among the Celtic Druids that escaped church suppression. Even today modern pagans and witches continue to celeb…
Trick or Treat: Really?

By Talking Christian I don't celebrate Halloween, why? Because I'm a Christian? Partly. Because I'm British and can't stand over-consumerised nonsense? Definitely. I haven't really got any big high and mighty ideas abou…