The Hypocrisy Of Halloween

Of course, we like to dress up in costumes, and pretend that witches and goblins are all around. It is fun to eat candy, and we have been doing it for many years. But I would encourage parents to pay close attention to what we are actually doing with our children.
Other than the fact that Halloween had its origin in pagan religious ceremonies of honoring the dead, we have to compare the activities with the Bible and determine if this is a wholesome thing to do.
We constantly teach our children to avoid strangers and to never approach a stranger. Not to mention, don't take things from strangers. But on this one night of the year, we encourage them to do that very thing. Parents you are going to have to spend a lot of time retraining your children to avoid strangers. Many parents are protective with their children and teach them these things. Some parents could care less.
We also have a problem of allowing them to pig-out on candy and junk food. Once again, parents, you need to provide good nutrition for your kids. Ration their candy and make it lasts a long time. Encourage the children to eat better food. It would not hurt the parents either to eat a healthy diet.
We also delude our children to think that witches and goblins, and other eerie creatures actually exist. And if they become scared, we tenderly tell them that it is only make believe. In the grand scheme of things, this is nothing more than a lie. I guess because we have fun, we think that it is OK. Parents have a responsibility to train their children properly. This season of halloween does not help put a wise head upon our children.
And adults have turned this holiday into an opportunity to party, get drunk, commit fornication, and then have to live with the consequences.
The bible tells us to be sober minded all the time so that we do not commit sin in our lives. Everything about halloween is fantasy, over-eating, reveling, and most of it goes against the teaching of the Bible. Parents have a great responsibility to the children, and this does not help at all.

By Carey Scott 11/1/2010