Why is it that so many Churches have a problem with Halloween but not with the other pagan holidays?
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What Churches, and Christians alike do not like about Halloween is not the celebration, but the fact that they believe Evil, Satan, Demons and etcetera, are real.
Because they believe that they fear that such celebrations minimize the danger posed by those beings.
They also worry that children will learn to not fear evil, and thereby become more susceptible to being influenced by them.
Many Christians feel that the depredated state of our society is directly related to the mitigation of the danger which those entities pose.
At any rate the current course of our society, is contrary to the ideals of we Christians today, and we are very apprehensive about exactly what effect it is having on our religion.
For example; the recent denial of Military Chaplains to pray in the name of Jesus. That we pray in the name of Jesus is one of the fundamental precepts of Christianity, and to deny a Christian Chaplain to do so is to cause him to be at odds with his faith.
There are innumerable other situations I could site, but I feel that my point has been adequately stated.
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When Christians and/or churches oppose Halloween, it is because the holiday is perceived as a celebration and glorification of evil. Children (and adults) dress up as ghosts, witches, monsters, and all manner of "evil" thing. Many claim (although my research suggests that historical evidence is lacking to support such claims) that the tradition of dressing as other creatures--even non-evil ones (angels, plumbers, etc) has a pagan spiritual significance that is anti-Christian.
You don't see this on Christmas or Easter. While it's true these holidays are celebrated on what were once pagan holidays, for reasons of history which are beyond the scope of this answer, they do not glorify evil.
Now, having said that, there are Christians who refuse to celebrate Christmas and Easter for the very reason that they are originally pagan holidays. And many Christian groups celebrate the birth of Christ on different days than December 25, as well.
There are also many Christians who celebrate Halloween in one form or another; often choosing not to dress as an "evil" creature, or perhaps having a party that doesn't even involve costumes, etc.
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