A guest column from Nancy A. Tefft, BA, LGA Homeschool Mom whose wisdom, has been, or so I suspect honed by motherhood, the hardest and most rewarding job in the world. Hear her:
Every fall two camps emerge to debate the issue of Halloween. There is an Evangelical camp that condemns Halloween as Satanic and evil. There is a Roman Catholic camp that offers a rebuttal. This is not that debate. They are both correct.
Halloween, short for All Hallows (Holy) Eve, is and has always been a Roman Catholic feast celebrating All Saints Day much the same as Christmas Eve celebrates Christmas. Halloween has been hijacked by those who mock Christianity, and in some cases should be celebrated with Fall Festivals to shelter children from the mockery that can ensue.
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