Does Halloween Make You Uncomfortable?  

Hi Mrsctb7,

I'm a Christian too, but Halloween does not make me uncomfortable at all, in fact I love Halloween for what it is these days.

It is a very fun time for kids to go out Trick or treating and dressing up.

The best way to respond is say Happy Halloween back and give out some candy and then all is good

I do not associate this holiday to the demons. I just take it for a good day to spend with my child and wear he can dress up and get candy. I do not explain or tell him that its a bad day. I see many give out candy just to see the cute costumes and seeing the children having fun.
When I checked his candy, he had a goody bag filled with some candy and even a little book that had many bible verses in it. I felt that was cute and I can read it to him before bed.
See, You can even make it heavenly for the children and parents!! (candy from bookstore) :)) have fun and enjoy all the exciting costumes.

As a christian, isn't your greatest law to love God and your neighbors??? Give the LOVE KINDNESS AND CANDY!!!! If you really think those kids at your door are on a religious holiday, think again. It's all in good fun. If you can't see that, maybe I need to start worrying about you!!

I have been on both sides of this coin as a Christian. I do not like the holiday because it seems that we really get hit on TV heavily with wicked movies. This is the time of year that I watch a lot of DVDs of my choice. As for trick or treating, I do not dress up and no one comes to my neighborhood, so that part is eliminated. If someone did come to my door, I would probably just hand them some candy. I usually like to tell the children that I like their costumes and that I hope they have a nice evening. In the meantime, it is interesting to look up the history of this day. Since you have known Jesus for a long time, you must know that He is with you every where you go and that the Holy Spirit will guide you in what you say if you ask. It will always be the perfect answer.

I think it's all up to what you consider Halloween to represent. In my opinion, it's just a time where little kids, mostly infants, come to my house dressed as Winnie The Pooh, flowers, cowboys/cowgirls...etc, saying "trick or treat". If you look at it as representing just about anything else, you might get "[ruffled] feathers" as you say. My advice: see it as a time for the children to get free candy :) nothing more, nothing less.

These day holloween is just a holiday about going out and beggin for candy. For the adults it is a chance to dress up and party. Other than some level of immorality that may occure. When the kids come to your door, just give them a treat and send them on their way. If you dont want to do this, do whatever the local custom is to make sure they dont come to your door, in the US you dont turn your porch light on.

Does bother me a bit, because they are people that see halloween as something more than halloween, and I don't think we should be dressing up like ghoulish things demons and devils.

Hi mrsctb: I'm Christian too. I can say that you don't have to worry about giving the children some candies. If we consider this day simply as a day where children dress up and ask for candies there's nothing bad on it. As long as we don't make anithing against our morals and our Christian beleives there's nothing to worry about it my friend. Hope you have a nice day.

Gee, wouldn't it be easiest just to say 'Happy Halloween' back to the children and give them a piece of candy and then shut your door? This is ONE NIGHT A YEAR. It won't KILL you. It won't HURT you. Anything other than that you risk hurting a child's feelings or angering the parents.

I LOVE halloween. I take my daughter trick or treating. Any other response than 'happy halloween' and a piece of candy is rude to me - unless someone just doesn't open their door at all. That would be the other option, shut off your lights and don't answer. Trick or treaters generally don't go up to houses that are dark or not decorated or appear as if there is nobody home. There's no shame in that, but I don't think it's decent or fair to preach to anybody even if you don't believe in or celebrate Halloween. That's just my two cents.

My daughter doesn't even know what christians, wiccans, or atheists are, to her, people are PEOPLE. That's as it should be.

Not at all, but it's just annoying kids coming on the door begging for candy xD