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Posted on January 23, 2012 by Admin
Box Brochure Business Card Enforcement Law Training

Box Brochure Business Card Enforcement Law Training

The history of Halloween is older than most of the countries that celebrate it. Under its playful surface, is Halloween a celebration of the darker side of spirituality, at its core a ceremonial worship of witches and demons suffused with Satanic influence? Is it what Adrienne Samuels in her article “Reinventing Halloween," (Ebony, October, 2007) described as, “one night a year when, mystics say, the lines between the spirit and human worlds blur while infamous blokes like Jack the Ripper, Freddy and Jason wreak havoc on defenseless human souls”? Or is Halloween for kids, simply a fun night of trivial significance, but a huge commercial boon to retail businesses and candy manufacturers?

Evangelical Christians Trying to Transform Halloween

The clamor against Halloween is strongest among conservative religious groups, particularly evangelicals. In “Halloween Not for Everyone: Families Shun Day's Connotations,” (Daily Herald, October 30, 2006), Stefanie Dell’Aringa tells the story of the Bridges family in Elgin, Illinois, who opted out of traditional Halloween for their kids. Husband Doug, a born-again Christian, views the celebration as “an abomination to God.” While neighborhood children in costume spend the night ringing door bells and collecting candy, the Bridges family stays at home watching a movie.

The Bridges’ outright refusal to participate in Halloween is not the typical behavior of evangelicals today. Many evangelical groups, Protestants and Catholics alike, are becoming increasingly involved in the celebration by trying to Christianize it. In “As goblins knock, evangelicals answer the door,” (Christian Science Monitor online, October 30, 2006), G. Jeffrey MacDonald explains that many evangelicals are using trick-or-treating as a rare opportunity to proselytize people with whom they might never otherwise come into contact.