I like Halloween. Dressing up, playing pretend, seeing friends, trick or treating, eating my kid's candy when they aren't looking (mom tax)... It's so fun! I look forward to it every year.
Believe it or not, this is a controversial opinion in some of the circles I run in. I'm a Christian and in Christian culture Halloween is a hotly debated subject. I have friends who believe that Halloween is Satan's holiday. A celebration of evil and darkness. They usually just keep the porch light off, stay home and do not celebrate the holiday in any way. Other friends of mine have churches that hold Harvest Festivals or have a bible character costume night. Caleb's preschool is Christian and they do a Harvest Festival. The kids made little acorn and corn costumes and paraded around in them. They sang songs as well...while my child removed his costume and rolled around on the floor. I apparently have "that kid". It was adorable. Then I have friends who celebrate Halloween but don't do the evil, scary stuff. I'm in this group. We don't dress up as a devil or a demon but we have a great time. We give out candy, trick or treat, go to parties and have a ball. Then I have friends who gore it up and love it. They love the scary stuff and do it all. They are the ones who sit on the porch and scare the kids as they get their candy. Here is the kicker... All of these are ok. I don't feel the need to tell anyone what to believe. In the end, you have to respect what God is telling you to do and that's it. So Christians, how about we check our judgement today? If you abhor Halloween, enjoy your family time, but don't hate on the trick or treaters who don't realize that a dark porch means don't come here. If you love Halloween, don't pity the kids who are not trick or treating because their families don't agree with it. The kids probably don't want to do scary things anyways. I am going to enjoy what really has become costume and candy night. I'm going to watch my little Lighting McQueen trick or treat with glee. I'm going to see friends. I'm going to have fun. You do what you want... And let everyone else do the same :) Happy Halloween!!
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