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Main => Gospel Music Lounge => Topic started by: poptart on November 01, 2005, 08:59:03 PM
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do you celebrate halloween?
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no.
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Nope. Not even an alternative celebration.
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never.
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No ~ someone at work had the nerve yesterday to wish me Happy Halloween! :evil:
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you a trip! have a nice day :D
praise the lord.
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I took the day off from work because they were suppose to have a big "Halloween" party, I didnt even want to be there.
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No, I don't. And when I have children, they won't either.
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No, I don't. And when I have children, they won't either.
agreed, I don't, and when GOD has blessed me with a Wife and children, my family will at most understand what it is, no celebration here.
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I don't anymore. I didn't think it was a big deal before, especially when folks started doing an alternative. But now, I don't.
Speaking of children not celebrating, one of my students wore a shirt that said, "I don't DO Halloween." I had to laugh to myself.
Be Blessed
Jonathan
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No & neither have my children.
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No & neither have my children.
I should have responded like this ... duh ... my children don't celebrate it either
My oldest daughter takes that day off for the same reason biblethumpa does
Over the 16 yrs i've been with this company, someone always comments that I'm depriving my children of their childhood. NOT!!! This year the question to me was, "didn't you celebrate halloween when you were a child?" When I was a child, I acted according to how I was raised. Now that i'm an adult and more importantly born again, I have understanding and don't do those former things of old. I don't celebrate the dead; let the dead bury their dead.
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someone always comments that I'm depriving my children of their childhood. .
When you teach your children the truth, the only thing they are deprived of is a lie.
We never taught my kids to believe in Santa Claus nor the Easter Bunny. We taught them the true meaning of the holidays.
As a matter of fact, for Christmas, they do not open their gifts until after church AND until after we pray and verbally share what the holiday is about to our kids and then our kids share what it means to them.
They have never been anxious to open their gifts. One year my daughter showed me that she REALLY understood the true meaning of Christmas.
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**THIS IS NAKIA’S OPINION ON THE HOLIDAY AND IS NOT A DIRECT ATTACK ON ANYONE ELSES OPINION**
I don't celebrate the holiday... However, I don't change what I do to get around it either... I still went to work even though they were having a Halloween party... I did my work... Got some food from the party and went back to my desk until my work was done and then I left... I had already told them that I didn't celebrate the holiday...
As far as an alternative... We had a party at my church... It is sort of a way to get the kids and parents that have been celebrating the Holiday weaned off… The kids watched a movie about angels… My pastor asked them questions about the movie… They all played bible games… We prayed ate and then went home…
I found out about 5 years ago the true meaning of “All Hollows Eve”… And I have yet to celebrate it since… However, my family has always done an alternative to it…
I don’t take anything to the extreme… Someone wished me a Happy Halloween and I kindly said I’m sorry but I don’t celebrate the holiday and I left it at that… Now if they would have asked me why then I would have broken it down to them… Your children will hear about Halloween and these “Commercialized” Holidays in school and everywhere they go… Our job as Saved Parents is to explain to them why we don’t celebrate the holiday… My son asked me why I didn’t buy him a costume… I reminded him of the conversation we had about Halloween and costumes and he just said oh and continued to enjoy the party…
**THIS IS NAKIA’S OPINION ON THE HOLIDAY AND IS NOT A DIRECT ATTACK ON ANYONE ELSES OPINION**
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Yes! Dressing up on the eve of All Saints Day is a lot of fun!
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I don’t take anything to the extreme… Someone wished me a Happy Halloween and I kindly said I’m sorry but I don’t celebrate the holiday and I left it at that… Now if they would have asked me why then I would have broken it down to them… Your children will hear about Halloween and these “Commercialized” Holidays in school and everywhere they go… Our job as Saved Parents is to explain to them why we don’t celebrate the holiday… My son asked me why I didn’t buy him a costume… I reminded him of the conversation we had about Halloween and costumes and he just said oh and continued to enjoy the party…
that's what I do ... I had to do the same thing you do with your son, but now that my girls are older, it's not needed.
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**THIS IS NAKIA’S OPINION ON THE HOLIDAY AND IS NOT A DIRECT ATTACK ON ANYONE ELSES OPINION**
I don't celebrate the holiday... However, I don't change what I do to get around it either...
As far as an alternative... We had a party at my church...*[/b][/size]
I must agree, with your all-caps OPINION. :wink:
My kids went to school & there were no H-ween parties. When kids asked them why they don't celebrate the holiday, they knew how to respond because we taught them the true meaning of the holiday.
Me personally, I don't want to send my kids mixed signals....anything affliated with the idea of Halloween they cannot participate, so that would include a party at school that specifically highlights "Halloween". In the past, I have checked them out of school prior to the Halloweeen party since they were usually held at the end of the day.
My church does an allternative activity, "Fall Fest". We have outdoor gospel concerts, puppet shows, horse drawn carriage rides, carnival games, food & so much more. It is also a good time to evangelize to the many "Trick-or-Treaters" who are passing by. They see what we are doing and want to be a part of it.
I do not think that Halloween should be a day when Christians stay home, indoors and allow Satan to have his day. We need to reclaim the day, take back what the devil has stolen. I think it is a good thing to have a Fun day for the Family that ultimately glorifies God. IF the night is meant for evil, why can't we, with the power of God, turn it around and make it a night for good? Haven't we been empowered??!!
Just my 2 cents and a bag of chips with a pickle in it.
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Wow, that sounds like a lot of fun, and I bet after such a Fall Fest children look at the common Trick or Treating like a sorry substitute for a real party.
It also outlines to me one of the reasons that the Church needs to be blessed. It would take gifted, organized and financially blessed people to do something like this for their children and the community.
That's one of the reasons the devil wants the church to stay poor, so the church can't do stuff like that for their children.
Pray for me as I continue to teach and preach the gospel includes freedom from debt and lack . .
And by the way, no I don't celebrate Halloween either.
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We don't celebrate this day and I am really impressing upon my kids the reason why we don't. This year we did pass out candy and tracks to those who came to our door and my wife and kids went out and they actually Evanglized and people were receptive. My Pastor and the youth ministry at my church did a good job prepping the kids for Halloween. They told them the origins of All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day and All Souls Day. Yes, it is the darkest day of the year, but we as believers in Jesus who is the light of the world should take the opportunity to evangelize.
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And by the way, no I don't celebrate Halloween either.
OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!!! There is so much I can say about that but I will leave it alone.... hee hee hee :D
Diamond in the back..... Bright suits... Oh just too much.... I am crackin myself up...... ROTFLMBO!!!!!
Nothing but love for ya Bboy... Nothing but love :D:D:D:D
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Wow, that sounds like a lot of fun, and I bet after such a Fall Fest children look at the common Trick or Treating like a sorry substitute for a real party.
My kids love it!! Even though they have never experienced "trick or treating", there is so much more for them to do at Fall Fest. Come on.....you can't go and knock on someboby's door and get a ride on a horse or in a carriage pulled by a horse.
It also outlines to me one of the reasons that the Church needs to be blessed. It would take gifted, organized and financially blessed people to do something like this for their children and the community.
Yes!!! That's why Tithing is important. What our church does for "Fall Fest" is FREE for anyone who wants to attend. The food, games, EVERYTHING was free, because of the TITHERS!!!
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Now yall know that aint right... Who is going around editing posts... That is just wrong... I think someone is abrusing their authority...
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And by the way, no I don't celebrate Halloween either.
OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!!! There is so much I can say about that but I will leave it alone.... hee hee hee :D
Diamond in the back..... Bright suits... Oh just too much.... I am crackin myself up...... ROTFLMBO!!!!!
Nothing but love for ya Bboy... Nothing but love :D:D:D:D
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And by the way, no I don't celebrate Halloween either.
OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!!! There is so much I can say about that but I will leave it alone.... hee hee hee :D
Diamond in the back..... Bright suits... Oh just too much.... I am crackin myself up...... ROTFLMBO!!!!!
Nothing but love for ya Bboy... Nothing but love :D:D:D:D
That's just wrong.... :x :o :x
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Somebody enlighten me. I read these links about Halloween a few times:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints_Day
I still don't see the problem with participating in Halloween activities.
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Hahaha . . . I see we gots jokes . . . :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: That's all good . .
But don't hate, now . . . when I do bling, I bling tastefully. I even did a commerical for a men's clothing store, so some of us can carry that look off well . . . and when I say "some of us," I mean me. :wink:
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personally i dont see nothing wrong with the "holiday"
its a "holiday" for the kids to enjoy, some folks take the holiday and make it for bad, but i dont think it is nothing that kids shouldnt be allowed to partake in
i mean i couldnt image have growing up not taking place in halloween and dressing up
it was always a fun time and can still be a fun time
my church recently had a Hallelujah Party for our kids on Monday and a lot of the parents that dont come to church came out to enjoy the time with there kids
We had costume contest, bobbed for apples, had a pie eating contest, had a egg race, among a few other things....then we had nachos, hotdogs, and gave out treats
just a fun time with the kids of our church...
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Somebody enlighten me. I read these links about Halloween a few times:
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween[/url]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints_Day[/url]
I still don't see the problem with participating in Halloween activities.
I know I'm late on this, but this is a pagan festival of the dead. A symbolic association with death, and is Satans' imitation of The Rapture.(vigils and prayers go forth so the souls of the dead are risen) Here's what was shown to me:
If you look at the word Halloween very closely, what does it resemble?
We all know and you can see Satan is still trying to imitate the Lord. This word derives from Hallowed be thy name.
In this instance, the word Hallow means: To make or set apart as holy. To respect, honor greatly: revere.
If you add ed to it(Hallowed) it means: Sanctified; consecrated. Sacrosant
Then you take ween and it means: To think it possible!
Put them together and you can see that Satan has taken a common word to man and is using it for his use. He still thinks it's possible to be like his creator. He has set himself apart and is reverd on this day. Only God is to be revered. Satan has taken this word and has covered it because of the children. He is using it to claim souls, and I don't means souls from the dead. It's a sacroment to himself.
I have not been trick-or-treating in over 25 years. As a child I had a will, but was doing what my sisters and I were told(parents). I still have that same will and have a better understanding on whose day this really is. Do I fear it, naw, just got a revelation.