The Other Side of Halloween

Here's another thought provoking post about Halloween and the Christian.

http://www.prophezine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=676%3A10-reasons-i-kissed-halloween-goodbye&catid=41%3Atop-headlines

The author gives ten reasons with biblical support. Essentially, she argues that Christianity and Evil can't be mixed together - in any form. Halloween is clearly a celebration of evil, even if we try to sugar coat it with nice costumes and harvest parties.

In her introduction she compares it to her having a sexual encounter with someone other than her husband, just one night a year. Surely he wouldn't mind, would he?

Surely, God didn't mind when the Israelites prayed to Him and to Baal, did He?

The previous article that I posted about this topic proposed redeeming the holiday, because the neighborhood would be out on the streets. An interesting concept.

But would we argue that we should go to a rock concert, because there are people there? Or hang out in the bars to witness?

Would we want to encourage others in their macabre acts, just because we want to have fun? Even if we aren't making light of death and evil, because we aren't dressing up as witches, vampires or ax murderers, aren't we encouraging that by not taking a stand against the evil?

If we argue that we're just having fun, why is that argument not valid when a group of teens butchers cats or rapes a woman, just for fun?

I think I'd rather be on the side of God's Word and keep away from Satan and his celebrations.

I'm staying home tonight.