I've been waiting on this a long time, free candy for the whole weekend culminating in that sugar Xanadu is Halloween. There are those in our evangelical world that loath this holiday. For example, I found this quote that pretty much sums up the anti-Halloween feeling.
"My family does not celebrate it or participate in it. We do not believe that our children are “missing out,” and neither do they.
http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/halloween.html
http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/halloween.html
But we Christians, and especially we Anglicans, should not forget that that for us Halloween is actually the lead in to all saints days, which kicks off 8 days of remembering all the saints that have died. Yes there are those in our society who like to emphasis the pagan elements of the holiday, but do you really think not letting your kids get all the free candy you can stand is teaching them good Christian ethics? Or is it just one more thing they can't do that there friends can? I choose to stand with the Saints and the candy :)
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