This is just another example of how ignorant some people are. First of all, doing a simple search would tell them that the actual holiday being celebrated is in now why demonic but rather a day to remember loved ones that have passed on. The Celtic holiday of Samhain (usually celebrated October 31) and the Mexican Dia de los Muertos are both days that the veil between the worlds are thin and loved ones are allowed to come back to vist and NOT days where Satanists sacrifice anything.

Of COURSE Halloween is a 'threat' to christards-!

Anything and everything that doesn't "edify" (read,...'make money for') the church is automatically "EVIL" and must be rallied against.

Still though, they can use the B.S. (LIES) about Halloween as propaganda to glean more money/support from their 'flock',... so, they'd likely NOT like to get rid of the holiday.....

It's MUCH too profitable for them. IMPO

Demons are mythical creatures. That there are still people in this day and age who believe in that nonsense... *shakes head*

For the sake of argument, let us assume that Halloween is indeed the "high holy day" of Satanism. If so, then it is a very Christian holiday indeed, since Satanism is essentially a Christian sect. No one believes in Satan except Christians and satanists, who define their religion in opposition to the god of the Bible

And of course, they conveniently left out the humble PAGAN beginnings of the other holidays, such as Oester and the Winter Solstice, better known as the celebration of the virgin birth of the Solar deity....... what's his name? Mithra/Buddah/Zorastor/Krishna/Jesus? After all, there is NOTHING PAGAN about putting a tree in your house, decorating it with PAGAN symbols and strategically placing gifts "under" said tree! Or hidings EGGS and praising the SUN/SON at a SUNRISE service under the beautiful CELTIC CROSS!

I am so glad we have such knowledgeable, highly educated, self appointed experts to tell us how to think!

Christians bitching because this is one pagan holiday they couldn't hijack. Boo hoo.

Seriously, anyone out there even KNOW of a "Satanist"? I've met a Wiccan, but they hardly qualify (despite what the Christofearmongerers want you to believe).

Oh, and good point Brock. I never thought of it that way.

Okay, how many Christians actually have a problem with Halloween? The last time I checked, it's only those making up 5% or less of Christianity.

in the spirit of Halloween, whenever I hear about Christians (whether 1% of them, 5% of them, or 100% of them) bitching about something like thus, I cackle with glee. Like a stereotypical witch brewing something wicked in a cauldron. Christians, I beg of you - PLEASE continue this behavior. Every time you bitch about things outside of Christianity, you push more people away. The non-Christian and ex-Christian ranks are growing, and your incessant nagging helps the cause. Some day, Christianity will be nothing more than minor sect dedicated to player-hating all non-Christians. On this day, the world will be the best it could ever be. Please, Christards, keep up the good work.

Don't forget attacking cartoon characters and kids books that only these fundies see as dangerous.

The only true statement in the quoted letter:

"One of the problems is our lack of knowledge of what the holiday is about..."

The rest should have been deleted, but, of course, this fundy woman is only too eager to parrot back lies and half-truths about something she doesn't understand and is utterly disinclined to learn the truth about.

This is why those at the top o' the fundy heap (many of whom know better, despite what they say) do so much lying for jebus; the lies spread faster than gossip among the sheeple.

I hate it when fundies mess with my favorite holiday, Halloween. They are so ignorant it is beyond pathetic.

Sometimes, when I hear crap like that, it just wants to make me put on a Michael Myers costume and go up to a fundy and fake stab them with a fake rubber knife...

(Irony intended)

wait, demonic sacrifices and origies and all THAT CRAP??? wait, people actually still think that happens? omg i thought the people complaining on witchvox were over-exaggerating...do satanists even do all of those things, i mean, REAL SATANISTS AS IN members of the church of satan?? and if not exactly WHO are these people? are they imaginary satanists? ...

HAHA christards...that made my day

I think that there is probably some person or small group of people who do sacrifice humans (or at least want to) to some mythical being of some sort. And I'm sure that if it does happen the fundies will use it to somehow "prove" that halloween is of the devil.

But if they do sacrifice an animal, then roast it on a spit for hours and hours over hot coals, and someone brings a keg, then it's just a pig-pickin'(BB-Q). I have no problem with that.

And if those persons intend to get naked and have all kinds of sweaty sex with each other, well, good for them. I cannot see how it could effect my life if I don't choose to participate.

All in all, I think the fundies are making it more difficult for themselves to win people to their side by being against holloween. I was one of those kids that sometimes got to go trick-or-treating and sometimes didn't (depending on the church) and was disappointed by the lame activities that the church provided as an alternative.

Look how I turned out!

Damn, do they ever shut up? Halloween is my favorite holiday by far. Thank goodness my parents never went for that "it's evil" BS. I feel sorry for any children that letter-writer has.

When I was a kid, I was Lutheran, so I was forced to celebrate the anniversary of Martin Luther nailing the 95 thesis to the door instead.

The problem I see is this -- Christians couldn't hijack Halloween from the Pagans like they did Christmas and Easter and use it to market their religion, so instead they tell their followers it's evil to celebrate Halloween and that they'll go to Hell forever for celebrating it.

Yes folks, you too can be tortured for all of eternity just for allowing your kids to trick or treat.

Now everyone, think about this for a few minutes. What's more immoral, letting your kids have fun once a year, or ETERNAL TORTURE for letting kids have fun? Gee, I wonder.

I do pray for each and every one of you. If you do not beleive in Christ or eternity in heaven or hell, that is your choice. God gave us all free will and it is your choice to life your life the way you see fit. All I have to say is you better hope your right. If I live my whole life believing in God/Jesus/Heaven and hell and none of it is real, what have I lost? Nothing. when Iam dead I am dead nad life is over. But if your wrong and we as Christians are right, then I believe there is Hell to pay for all none beleivers. Just something to think about.

Happy Samhain, Anonymouse!

"I do pray for each and every one of you."

Right back at ya. (pulls slip of paper out of Random Prayer Job Jar) For you, sir or madam... Expect a visit from TyckeCranke, the god of defective parking meters.

"If you do not beleive in Christ or eternity in heaven or hell, that is your choice."

Actually... No, it isn't a choice. I cannot choose to believe that the sky is orange. I cannot choose to believe that I can fly on alternate Tuesdays (except during Leap Year). Similarly, I cannot choose to believe in your god and its mythology.

"All I have to say is you better hope your right. If I live my whole life believing in God/Jesus/Heaven and hell and none of it is real, what have I lost? Nothing."

Bzzt! Wrong. You have lost your whole life.

"But if your wrong and we as Christians are right, then I believe there is Hell to pay for all none beleivers. Just something to think about."

(yawns) Toss your threats over there in the corner with the rest of 'em, kid. Are you so bloody naïve that you think we haven't heard Pascal's Wager several hundred times already?

Um, anonymous, the topic is Halloween and Xtian fundamentalism. Got anything to say about that? Didn't think so.