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Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
Originally posted by christafinias
Ok, I fell asleep about half way through; it was the Jesus, Christian and 'you shouldn't' that set me off.
Christian’s shoving their beliefs down others throats whilst embellishing them with inaccuracies.
It's a day, people that celebrate hallows eve do so purely to dress up, trick or treat and generally have fun, not wishing the devil happy birthday or carrying out satanic rituals!!
Doesn't matter why you do it, it is what it is. Dressing up as ghouls and demons, witches, vampires and zombies is glorifying evil. Particularly vampires for consumption of blood was forbidden by the Council of Jerusalem and consumption of human flesh has always been a sin, it's the other other white meat. Part of the reason jews were forbidden to eat pork is because when cooked human flesh is indistinguishable from pork.
That's why I don't celebrates Halloween, other Christians in my community from different churches, that understand this have also decided not to celebrate this anymore either. This is a case where ignorance is not bliss.
Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
Originally posted by christafinias
Ok, I fell asleep about half way through; it was the Jesus, Christian and 'you shouldn't' that set me off.
Christian’s shoving their beliefs down others throats whilst embellishing them with inaccuracies.
It's a day, people that celebrate hallows eve do so purely to dress up, trick or treat and generally have fun, not wishing the devil happy birthday or carrying out satanic rituals!!
Doesn't matter why you do it, it is what it is. Dressing up as ghouls and demons, witches, vampires and zombies is glorifying evil. Particularly vampires for consumption of blood was forbidden by the Council of Jerusalem and consumption of human flesh has always been a sin, it's the other other white meat. Part of the reason jews were forbidden to eat pork is because when cooked human flesh is indistinguishable from pork.
Particularly vampires for consumption of blood was forbidden by the Council of Jerusalem and consumption of human flesh has always been a sin, it's the other other white meat.
If your a christian emulating or celebrating paganism, your in violation of idolatry, it's really that simple.
Samhain is mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature and many important events in Irish mythology happen or begin on Samhain. It marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the 'darker half' of the year.This was a time for stock-taking and preparing for the cold winter ahead; cattle were brought back down from the summer pastures and livestock were slaughtered. In much of the Gaelic world, bonfires were lit and there were rituals involving them. Some of these rituals hint that they may once have involved human sacrifice. Divination games or rituals were also done at Samhain. Samhain (like Beltane) was seen as a time when the 'door' to the Otherworld opened enough for the souls of the dead, and other beings such as fairies, to come into our world. The souls of the dead were said to revisit their homes on Samhain. Feasts were had, at which the souls of dead kin were beckoned to attend and a place set at the table for them. Lewis Spence described it as a "feast of the dead" and "festival of the fairies". However, harmful spirits and fairies were also thought to be active at Samhain. People took steps to allay or ward-off these harmful spirits/fairies, which is thought to have influenced today's Halloween customs.
Originally posted by dawnstar
reply to post by Blue_Jay33
there are "hints" in the christian bible of human sacrifice also...
they don't sacrifice humans, do they???
originally, jahovah was a great volcano god, so, who knows at one time he might have had some people sacrificed to him also....
It is abundantly clear in the Hebrew Bible that the God referenced within has no material basis
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by adjensen
It is abundantly clear in the Hebrew Bible that the God referenced within has no material basis
Then let's refer to the Bible that is actually relevant to religion outside of the Middle East.
but that's not what the Bible, or rationality, teaches.