1) Should Christians Celebrate Halloween? Yes if they choose to (UK Baptist Minister's View) PART 1

(PART 1 of 3) In this video version of my regular podcast I explore the why Halloween may not be so evil afterall. In this episode: THe History of Halloween. NOte: I'm an ordained Baptist Minister from the UK who loves horror films. I host the podcast www.theflicksthatchurchforgot.com

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Entertainment

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• christian
• horror
• jesus
• halloween
• samhain
• pagan
• christianity
• scary

[pooterlaws]

Hi Jinu03. Thanks for the comment, but if I may just make a response. I see what you are saying about Halloween, however if you get a chance to watch the videos I posted you'll see that there are other things in culture that Christian seem happy with that are pagan. For example, the Olympic games has pagan origins but Christians appear happy to support it. And also some Christmas traditions such as Christmas trees have pagan origin. Yet we are willing to accept them.

[luvdomus]

I celebrate Christmas even though I don't really consider myself a "Christian" anymore. I just like the trappings of the holiday. Likewise I celebrate Halloween though I am no Pagan. Holidays are not meant to be a declaration of allegiance to any particular religion or ideology. They're just for fun.

[aeondolphin]

@jinu03 As a pagan I'd like to call out your ignorance. Halloween is a secularized Catholic tradition, Samhain is pagan. You can't take paganism out of samhain, because it is truly pagan. Halloween is nothing. Christmas is also a pagan influenced celbration. You can take more paganism out of Christmas these days than you can Christ. Unless you devote you Christmas to prayer.

[jkicool]

no dark or no life = no balance

[jinu03]

If You say that to celebrate Halloween as Not as Halloween !! Then why not change the nam eof it & say somthin else.. ! halloween is with paganism & if you take the paganism out.. its not halloween anymore.. ! Just like people.. love to take Christ outta Christmas & still thinks they are celebratin Christmas... ! Without Christ there is no Christmas ! Without Paganism there is no real Halloween! So as a Christ Believer should we celbrate " Halloween" ( Pagan Holiday)..... NO !!