{"id":1180,"date":"2010-10-28T10:13:01","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T14:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danielgoepfrich.com\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2022-09-11T18:43:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T22:43:03","slug":"christians-and-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theologyisforeveryone.com\/christians-and-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Christians and Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We\u2019re right around the corner from yet another thing that gives Christians a reason to punch each other in the face and give us another black-eye to show to the world.<\/p>

Each year, Christians get up in arms about whether or not they should participate in the activity, have a pseudo- (really \u201canti-\u201c) Halloween party (aka \u201cHarvest Festival\u201d) at the church, or just go dark for the evening, and hope they aren\u2019t the recipient of devilish \u201ctricks\u201d.<\/p>

In my blog feed over the last couple of days, three posts have shown up with a great perspective on this topic. Instead of summarizing them here, I\u2019ll let you read them for yourselves, then come back here (or on my Facebook<\/a> page) and leave your comments. NOTE: Yes, they are from the same blog, but all three have different authors.<\/p>

\u201cJesus with His lights turned off on Halloween\u201d<\/a> by C. Michael Patton<\/a>, Theology Teacher and Former Pastor<\/p>

\u201cDr. Mark Young on the celebration of Halloween\u201d<\/a> by Dr. Mark Young<\/a>, President of Denver Seminary<\/a><\/p>

\u201cHalloween: A Missed Opportunity for Evangelicals\u201d<\/a> by Dr. Dan Wallace<\/a>, Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary<\/a><\/p>

OK, your turn. Do you have plans for Halloween this year?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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