Today is Halloween and to be honest, it’s my favorite time of year. There’s always a horror movie at the theater, local drama troupes stage productions of “Dracula” or “Frankenstein”, all the TV networks are breaking out the classics (and not so classic), there’s a dozen haunted houses to choose from and, of course, ya gotta have candy ready for trick or treaters.
C’mon. I know some of you wish you were still a kid just so you could dress up.
Yet, it’s also the time of year I get slammed the most by other Christians.
“Halloween is All Hallows Eve”
“It’s a Pagan holiday”
And so on.
You know what?
I agree.
So I won’t use this space to try to justify my celebration (even if that only amounts to watching a movie on TV), nor will I use it to judge those who overindulge in celebration.
However, I do want to ask a couple questions of those who disapprove of celebrating Halloween.
Why is the celebration of our Savior’s death and resurrection called Easter?
Why do we celebrate our Savior’s birth in December when most theologians agree that Jesus was probably born in September or October?
Are there any Christmas or Easter traditions that Christians have that are not of Christian origin?
By the way, don’t comment unless you include answers to at least one of those questions. They’re pretty easy to find.
