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So -- Halloween is about here. What's a balanced way to view this holiday? Is it pagan? If it was, is it okay to celebrate now? Should Christians categorize this with "works of darkness?" Well, to be fair, I don't go too much into how Christians should respond -- that's on you -- but rather take a look at the history of this holiday to decipher whether or not it always was a "pagan" holiday or if some of the ghoulishness and gore are relatively recent infusions into this holiday.
An admittedly more scholarly and unbiased article correcting the misinformation proffered in the article above: https://historyforatheists.com/2021/10/is-halloween-pagan/?unapproved=43672&moderation-hash=865f37ac85ef34cef7f178a91341dbaa#comment-43672
Hope this helps clear things up a little bit!
Music credit: "Cute Avalanche" by RKVC - No Copyright (Thanks, RKVC!)
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So -- Halloween is about here. What's a balanced way to view this holiday? Is it pagan? If it was, is it okay to celebrate now? Should Christians categorize this with "works of darkness?" Well, to be fair, I don't go too much into how Christians should respond -- that's on you -- but rather take a look at the history of this holiday to decipher whether or not it always was a "pagan" holiday or if some of the ghoulishness and gore are relatively recent infusions into this holiday.
An admittedly more scholarly and unbiased article correcting the misinformation proffered in the article above: https://historyforatheists.com/2021/10/is-halloween-pagan/?unapproved=43672&moderation-hash=865f37ac85ef34cef7f178a91341dbaa#comment-43672
Hope this helps clear things up a little bit!
Music credit: "Cute Avalanche" by RKVC - No Copyright (Thanks, RKVC!)
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