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In our church (Presbyterian, PCA) we don’t celebrate Halloween, but we do celebrate Reformation Day (October 31 was the day Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the Cathedral door in Wittenburg). Our children come in costumes based on biblical or church history figures. We play traditional games “Christianized” (like, pin the theses on the door instead of pin the tail on the donkey), and give candy prizes to the children (in place of trick n treat). Last night we enjoyed a play on the life of Martin Luther performed by the drama team “Peculiar People” (see “peculiarpeople.com” for details), and a good time was had by all!

To the pure, all things are pure. Every day is what you make it. Just because others are not behaving the way we want them to does not make one day any worse than another. You can look around the world and find that each day brings its share of horrors and blessings. Personally, I think Christmas is much worse than Halloween with the original purpose being twisted and forgotten and outright banned at times.

If a kid wants to go door to door begging for candy and they actually get it, kudos to them. They are luckier than the people who come to my door wanting to sell me things I don’t want or need.

Think of it this way, if you set aside a day to honor and glorify satan, demons and whitchcraft, wouldn’t you be more than a little miffed at how the world has taken your special day and turned it upside down? To me, the way Halloween is currently celebrated is a thumb in the eye to anyone who takes the day too seriously....be they satan worshipper or the judgemental nanny pointing out the world’s failure to embrace and practice Christianity the way they see fit.

In our church (Presbyterian, PCA) we don’t celebrate Halloween, but we do celebrate Reformation Day (October 31 was the day Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the Cathedral door in Wittenburg). Our children come in costumes based on biblical or church history figures. We play traditional games “Christianized” (like, pin the theses on the door instead of pin the tail on the donkey), and give candy prizes to the children (in place of trick n treat). Last night we enjoyed a play on the life of Martin Luther performed by the drama team “Peculiar People” (see “peculiarpeople.com” for details), and a good time was had by all!

I am glad you enjoy that but good grief it sounds and boring.