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Halloween - a fun western tradition         


Author: John Jones
Date: Oct 28, 2007 12:44

Halloween - one of the few happy occasions when christianity and
science get it together! Halloween is also great for the kids of
course, and has educational value -

Science helps put their fears and superstitions about death to rest by
mocking 'the dead', representing them as objects of horror kitsch;
while technology and industry helps provide our kids with appropriate
halloween appareil such as masks, fun food dyes, etc.

For its part, Christianity believes in the dead, but also promotes
halloween as a way to forget them. For even though, for Christians,
the dead raise their profile only at the end of time and the
resurrection, they still sometimes, in the interim, threaten to rival
the popularity of Jesus.
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Re: Halloween - a fun western tradition         


Author: Dare
Date: Oct 28, 2007 15:30

On Oct 28, 3:44 pm, John Jones aol.com> wrote:
> Halloween - one of the few happy occasions when christianity and
> science get it together! Halloween is also great for the kids of
> course, and has educational value -
>
> Science helps put their fears and superstitions about death to rest by
> mocking 'the dead', representing them as objects of horror kitsch;
> while technology and industry helps provide our kids with appropriate
> halloween appareil such as masks, fun food dyes, etc.
>
> For its part, Christianity believes in the dead, but also promotes
> halloween as a way to forget them. For even though, for Christians,
> the dead raise their profile only at the end of time and the
> resurrection, they still sometimes, in the interim, threaten to rival
> the popularity of...
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Re: Halloween - a fun western tradition         


Date: Oct 29, 2007 09:47

On Oct 28, 3:44 pm, John Jones aol.com> wrote:
> Halloween - one of the few happy occasions when christianity and
> science get it together! Halloween is also great for the kids of
> course, and has educational value -
>
> Science helps put their fears and superstitions about death to rest by
> mocking 'the dead', representing them as objects of horror kitsch;
> while technology and industry helps provide our kids with appropriate
> halloween appareil such as masks, fun food dyes, etc.
>
> For its part, Christianity believes in the dead, but also promotes
> halloween as a way to forget them. For even though, for Christians,
> the dead raise their profile only at the end of time and the
> resurrection, they still sometimes, in the interim, threaten to rival
> the popularity of...
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Re: Halloween - a fun western tradition         


Author: John Jones
Date: Oct 29, 2007 11:43

On Oct 28, 10:30?pm, Dare hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 28, 3:44 pm, John Jones aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Halloween - one of the few happy occasions when christianity and
>> science get it together! Halloween is also great for the kids of
>> course, and has educational value -
>
>> Science helps put their fears and superstitions about death to rest by
>> mocking 'the dead', representing them as objects of horror kitsch;
>> while technology and industry helps provide our kids with appropriate
>> halloween appareil such as masks, fun food dyes, etc.
>
>> For its part, Christianity believes in the dead, but also promotes
>> halloween as a way to forget them. For even though, for Christians,
>> the dead raise their profile only at the end of time and the
>> resurrection...
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Re: Halloween - a fun western tradition         


Author: Immortalist
Date: Oct 29, 2007 16:58

On Oct 28, 12:44 pm, John Jones aol.com> wrote:
> Halloween - one of the few happy occasions when christianity and
> science get it together! Halloween is also great for the kids of
> course, and has educational value -
>
> Science helps put their fears and superstitions about death to rest by
> mocking 'the dead', representing them as objects of horror kitsch;
> while technology and industry helps provide our kids with appropriate
> halloween appareil such as masks, fun food dyes, etc.
>
> For its part, Christianity believes in the dead, but also promotes
> halloween as a way to forget them. For even though, for Christians,
> the dead raise their profile only at the end of time and the
> resurrection, they still sometimes, in the interim, threaten to rival
> the popularity of...
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Re: Halloween - a fun western tradition         


Author: Dare
Date: Oct 30, 2007 06:13

On Oct 29, 2:43 pm, John Jones aol.com> wrote:
> On Oct 28, 10:30?pm, Dare hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What gives the dead such power?
>
> Yes -
> Thinking of the dead? then think power, think horror, think woooo.
> That's what Halloween has taught you about the dead, and the rest of
> us.
>
> The dead have no more power than the care, respect and humanity they
> shared with us while alive. But don't think like that.
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Author: John Jones
Date: Oct 30, 2007 12:41

On Oct 30, 1:13?pm, Dare hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 29, 2:43 pm, John Jones aol.com> wrote:
>
>> On Oct 28, 10:30?pm, Dare hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> What gives the dead such power?
>
>> Yes -
>> Thinking of the dead? then think power, think horror, think woooo.
>> That's what Halloween has taught you about the dead, and the rest of
>> us.
>
>> The dead have no more power than the care, respect and humanity they
>> shared with us while alive. But don't think like that.
>
> Yes, it's the way we think about the dead that bestows power!
> I do think of the dead...at least individuals...probably too often.
> It seems that for some death changes the way we think about
> the (now dead) person. In a way they have become immortal...
> in our thinking...and even more powerful. ...
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Re: Halloween - a fun western tradition         


Author: John Jones
Date: Oct 30, 2007 12:45

On Oct 29, 11:58?pm, Immortalist yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Oct 28, 12:44 pm, John Jones aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Halloween - one of the few happy occasions when christianity and
>> science get it together! Halloween is also great for the kids of
>> course, and has educational value -
>
>> Science helps put their fears and superstitions about death to rest by
>> mocking 'the dead', representing them as objects of horror kitsch;
>> while technology and industry helps provide our kids with appropriate
>> halloween appareil such as masks, fun food dyes, etc.
>
>> For its part, Christianity believes in the dead, but also promotes
>> halloween as a way to forget them. For even though, for Christians,
>> the dead raise their profile only at the end of time and the
>> resurrection, they still sometimes, in the interim, threaten to rival
>> the popularity of Jesus.
>
> Halloween, or Hallowe'en, is a holiday celebrated on the night of
> October 31. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, ...
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Re: Halloween - a fun western tradition         


Author: Wordsmith
Date: Oct 30, 2007 18:48

On Oct 30, 1:41 pm, John Jones aol.com> wrote:
> On Oct 30, 1:13?pm, Dare hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>> On Oct 29, 2:43 pm, John Jones aol.com> wrote:
>
>>> On Oct 28, 10:30?pm, Dare hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>> What gives the dead such power?
>
>>> Yes -
>>> Thinking of the dead? then think power, think horror, think woooo.
>>> That's what Halloween has taught you about the dead, and the rest of
>>> us.
>
>>> The dead have no more power than the care, respect and humanity they
>>> shared with us while alive. But don't think like that. ...
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Re: Halloween - a fun western tradition         


Author: Immortalist
Date: Oct 31, 2007 15:13

>
> To say halloween originated from the celtic festival is like saying
> car theft originated from cars.- Hide quoted text -
>

The name "halloween" can be traced back to festivals of the Celts. End
of the year, or "harvest festivals" are universal in human history in
one form or another, the time when the weather changes, food is
harvested, new environmental diet constraints, ets... hence it may be
right that the Celts did not originate all end of the year festivals
but they did influence the meaning and pronunciation of the word
"holloween."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvest_Home_(pagan_festival)
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