I understand your view of Halloween and you can do whatever you want with your family and your kids. I just disagree. Whatever it used to be is not what I think it stands for anymore. I see it in the movies and in the costumes and in the way kids act on that day. Not celebrating Halloween doesn’t make me a bad parent and it doesn’t mean that I don’t allow my children to use their imaginations. Wishing you the best!

Victoria,

Thank you for your comment. I know that you mean well, and as a Christian you want to honor God, so I want to address all your points and hopefully clear up some confusion.

Your first point is that Christians celebrate other pagan holidays, so why not this halloween. Easter and Christmas are both great examples. Both holidays were rejected by the early Church because they were pagan! But instead of having no celebration, the pagan holidays were replaced with Christian holidays, one to celebrate the Resurrection and the other to celebrate Christ’s birth. As far as Valentine’s day goes, I don’t celebrate it – our love day is our wedding anniversary – but still I don’t see that holiday as inherently evil because it is a celebration of love.

Halloween, on the other hand has not been replaced with a Christian holiday. There have been historical attempts, but obviously they didn’t stick. It is a celebration of evil. Look at the costumes, look at the decorations, look at the movies, and look at the haunted houses – and you will see nothing Christian or redeeming in them.

It is our job to witness to the world, not go along with the crowd in an effort to make them like us. Jesus is the best example of this. He may have associated with thieves, prostitutes and tax collectors, but he did not join them in their sins, nor was He accepting of them. In each case, He condemned the sin and called them out of it. His followers were ex-prostitutes, ex-thieves, ex-tax collectors because Jesus did not tolerate sin.

Finally, many people excuse their participation in unGodly activities by saying that they are going to “be the light.” I think in this case the, the best way to “be the light” is to leave your light off. Or, perhaps replace this evil holiday with a Christian one, as the early Churches did with Easter and Christmas.

However, if you plan to open your door and share the Gospel, then I see nothing wrong with that. That isn’t celebrating halloween, it is evangelizing. The problem is, most Christian claim that is their goal, but then they dress up, hand out candy, and don’t make the slightest effort to share their Faith.

Good for you Debbie! Our church had one Trunk or Treat night a few years ago, and I was asked to help. I looked directly at the minister and told him that our family does not celebrate Halloween or participate in any events related to Halloween. I don’t think we’ve ever had Trunk or Treat since. I doubt it had anything to do with my bold stand, but I made it very clear that I was opposed to our church having such an event, and I believe others made their thoughts known. We must stand up. My family gave me a hard time for a while, but now my MIL is glad we made the choice and agrees with us. Sometimes people need to be challenged to think about what they are doing.