XPost: alt.bible   
   From: Robert@his.way   
      
   On 10/10/25 2:17 PM, James wrote:   
   > Satan's greatest holiday almost upon you.   
   >   
   > Get ready for it! Here it comes.You can't miss it. Buy the costumes   
   > for the kiddies: ghosts, demons, vampires, Devils, witches, Jesus.   
   > Whoops! Wrong holiday.   
      
   Halloween is not a holiday.   
      
   >   
   > I wonder what demon costume Jesus would have worn at Halloween?   
   > Surely God wouldn't have minded. It's all only fun for the kids.   
   > Picture the boy Jesus coming to your door wearing a Devil's costume   
   > with horns saying TRICK or TREAT. I wonder what his trick would have   
   > been?   
      
   Why pretend you do not know? After all you wore some sort of a costume   
   all your childhood life, and looked forward to it.   
      
      
   >   
   > At any rate, the churches are geared up for it in most all   
   > denominations. Their activities vary and some let you even come in   
   > costume.   
      
   You do not know that for a fact. In fact if you dared to look at a   
   church, if they mentioned the day at all they provided alternative fun   
   for all who attend Like a harvest festival.   
      
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   What's the history of modern Halloween traditions?   
      
   Now that you're more familiar with the history of Halloween, you might   
   be wondering where trick-or-treating and candy corn came into play—two   
   modern aspects of the holiday.   
      
   There are a few theories that explain why we've come to raid our   
   neighbors' homes for candy on October 31. One idea is that the custom   
   originated from the Irish tradition of guising, which is when young   
   Irish people would dress in costume before singing songs, telling jokes,   
   or performing any other sort of “trick” before collecting a "treat" of   
   fruit, nuts, or coins. Another possible origin story traces back to   
   15th-century Christianity. At that time, Christians would partake in the   
   act of souling, which meant they'd go from door to door and ask for   
   "treats," otherwise known as "soul cakes." They would take these   
   pastries in exchange for a promise to pray for the souls of the   
   homeowner’s dead relatives.   
      
   As for candy corn, the tri-colored sweet is a well-known symbol of   
   Halloween today, but it hasn't always been that way. The birth of candy   
   corn can be traced back to Philadelphia in the 1880s, which is when a   
   candy-maker at the Wunderle Candy Company allegedly invented it. In   
   1898, the Goelitz Company began to mass-produce candy corn, dubbing it   
   "Chicken Feed," which led to an increase in its popularity. The craze   
   reached its peak in the 1950s, and candy corn's identity as a Halloween   
   staple became solidified in the U.S.   
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   The Puritans who came to America were opposed to those who made it a   
   pagan type celebration.   
      
   >   
   > Yes, millions of people celebrate Satan's holiday. Do you?   
   >   
      
   Many JW's let their kids celebrate it, and or feed the kids treats lest   
   their homes be egged.   
      
   > Sincerely James   
      
   What day of the week do Jehovah Witnesses go to church?   
      
   The weekend meeting, usually held on Sunday, comprises a 30-minute   
   public talk by a congregation elder or ministerial servant and a   
   one-hour question-and-answer study of a Bible-based article from The   
   Watchtower magazine, with questions prepared by the Watch Tower Society   
   and the answers provided in the magazine.   
      
   That is called indoctrination. Not a question and answer by the people,   
   but a following of a script to brainwash people and teach them to parrot   
   answers given by the magazine, not the Word of God.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)