Deuteronomy 18:10b-13 (NLT)
… do not let your people practice fortune-telling or sorcery, or allow them to interpret omens, or engage in witchcraft, or cast spells, or function as mediums or psychics, or call forth the spirits of the dead. Anyone who does these things is an object of horror and disgust to the LORD. … You must be blameless before the LORD your God.
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 Is Halloween a Witches' Brew?
Or have Christians been spooked out of celebrating a part of their rich tradition?
by Harold L. Myra
The contemporary Christian often finds Halloween an uncomfortable topic. It's a bit like walking past a graveyard and detecting among the tombstones a thoroughly raucous party in progress—a bizarre mixture of horrible screams and merriment—and wondering who might have called it. What is this mishmash of innocent fun, ugly pranks, and witches' taunts? And what indeed, might be "holy" about All Hallow's Eve?
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 Articles About Halloween
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The September 11 terrorist attacks force Americans to rethink Halloween—something Christians have done for a long time.
Good News for Witches
Every Halloween, thousands of Wiccans descend on Salem, Massachusetts—and local churches reach out.
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Festival of Fears
What's scarier than Halloween? The anxieties that drive it.
The Year's Ugliest Holiday
Parts 1 and 2 of Don Cole's commentary on Halloween.
Harry Potter and Halloween
How to handle the Harry Potter movie with your kids and how Christians can minister to trick-or-treaters.
Somewhat Wild About Harry
It's well nigh impossible to hate the warm-hearted Harry Potter.
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 Responding to Halloween
A Halloween Solution
Announcing a new line of costumes.
Five Fun Halloween Alternatives
Over the years, we have come up with some great activities to strengthen our family ties in late October that you can use whether you participate in Halloween or not.
Why I Let My Kids Go Trick-or-Treating
We'd never celebrated Halloween, and yet …
 History and Halloween
Witch Alert
Test your biblical knowledge of taboo practices.
Witch Hunting in Salem
Why were 19 people hanged?
The Puritans Behind the Myths
And how these adventurers affect us today.
Religion with a Human Face
One woman's extraordinary faith reveals much about the ordinary faith of the Middle Ages.
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