tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post6783037062314946896..comments2023-10-31T09:33:01.781-04:00Comments on McilWeb: Once upon a midnight dreary...Keith H. McIlwainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14661248415435540954noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-64577828315785609182007-10-16T12:49:00.000-04:002007-10-16T12:49:00.000-04:00Why we should celebrate Halloween? So daddy can g...Why we should celebrate Halloween? So daddy can get candy!Greg Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06745007452155543635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-7796792844385854212007-10-15T16:32:00.000-04:002007-10-15T16:32:00.000-04:00I'm looking forward to further posts in this serie...I'm looking forward to further posts in this series.BruceAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013588487417582411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-86578511255908475762007-10-12T01:02:00.000-04:002007-10-12T01:02:00.000-04:00thanks Keith, i look forward to the rest of your b...thanks Keith, i look forward to the rest of your blogs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772168718321735432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-74771202005150480492007-10-12T00:28:00.000-04:002007-10-12T00:28:00.000-04:00Hey Keith.Speaking of Halloween...Did you hear wha...Hey Keith.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of Halloween...<BR/><BR/>Did you hear what happened to the guy who couldn't keep up payments to his exorcist?<BR/><BR/>He was repossessed.<BR/><BR/>But seriously...<BR/><BR/>This is pretty much a non-issue for me. I'm far more concerned about the Santa-fication of Christmas than I am about what I perceive to be a cathartic highlighting of the macabre.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, I appreciate your willingness to share with us your passion and conviction on the matter.<BR/><BR/>I leave you with one final profundity:<BR/><BR/>I read recently about a mummy who is very interested in the music industry.<BR/><BR/>He wants to become a wrap artist.<BR/><BR/>I must go now. Rod Steiger is coming over to bless our house (too many flies in this place).<BR/><BR/>By the way, have you checked the children?Eric Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484569506084519086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-41341084793886405832007-10-11T20:37:00.000-04:002007-10-11T20:37:00.000-04:00Joe - Sort of. Christmas and Easter both have paga...Joe - Sort of. Christmas and Easter both have pagan roots, but were claimed by the Church and transformed into Christian celebrations. I plan to post reasons why we should do the same for Halloween, and address some reasons why some have been reluctant to do so.Keith H. McIlwainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661248415435540954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-33643398986898121812007-10-11T18:58:00.000-04:002007-10-11T18:58:00.000-04:00so Keith, is it fair to summarize the thesis of yo...so Keith, is it fair to summarize the thesis of your argument like this:<BR/><BR/>"Christmas has pagan roots, and Christians celebrate it..<BR/>Easter has pagan roots, and Christians celebrate it..<BR/>Therefore, holloween has pagan roots and so Christians should have no problems celebrating it either."<BR/><BR/>Please clarify any misconception or unintended distortion of your thesis for me. I want to be sure to read the coming blogs with the right framework. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772168718321735432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-83380806966618773382007-10-11T17:12:00.000-04:002007-10-11T17:12:00.000-04:00You continue to bless me with education...thanxYou continue to bless me with education...thanxRandy Rodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611170269567077219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-43256862720838908192007-10-11T14:45:00.000-04:002007-10-11T14:45:00.000-04:00I agree with John. I think that the best aspect o...I agree with John. I think that the best aspect of ancient paganism is its earthy, elemental, childlike response to the wonders of nature and human life...kind of like the Elves and the Hobbits in "Lord of the Rings." What I remember (and enjoyed) about Halloween as a child is running around in the cool autumn air with my neighborhood buddies, lighting bonfires and staying up all night, and celebrating.<BR/><BR/>To me, it's the commercialism (and not the paganism) that the church should resist in holidays like halloween.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.............Jeff Kahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016581430364691310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-65766375289689194092007-10-11T14:34:00.000-04:002007-10-11T14:34:00.000-04:00Halloween has become very commerical, but when I w...Halloween has become very commerical, but when I was a kid it was a huge deal and almost no one bought costumes. There were not stores full of Halloween decorations.<BR/><BR/>I think commercialization is a late comer to the Halloween party. As are all the pesky adults trying to turn it into some sort of sex and booze event.<BR/><BR/>It may have pagan roots, but when I was a kid it was the one night a pack of my friends and I were allowed to go roaming around the streets at night. And we got candy in the bargain. What was not to love?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-76015739051797445162007-10-11T13:19:00.000-04:002007-10-11T13:19:00.000-04:00Hallowe'en is not a holiday of any kind in europe ...Hallowe'en is not a holiday of any kind in europe (UK; Germany, France or Finland where I live) so I'd be really interested as to why it became so big in the USA and why (other than for commercialism) it's being exported over to europe. I don't think it's got more than a tenuous link to Christianity and has only pagan roots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com