2008 Woodie Awards
Dear Editor...
Jimmy Faseler
Issue date: 11/2/07 Section: Letters to the editor
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Dear Editor,
I'm writing this letter in regards to the Forum article, "Halloween debate brews over celebration practices." Call me a liberal (no, better yet call me a Redford Major), but I found extreme offense to the idea that Halloween is a pagan holiday, and if we celebrate it, we are worshiping Satan.
I understand the disclaimer in the second-to-last paragraph, saying that you don't intend to chastise anyone, but how can it not chastise when written in a published newspaper?
I also understand how the author just wanted to make us aware of its roots so we don't celebrate it too deeply, but I do not know a single person who takes the "holiday" so seriously that it causes one to worship Satan. We all take Halloween at its face value for what it is, a day to give kids candy for dressing up.
How can you accuse a child of worshiping anything other than the makers of "Jolly Ranchers" and "Reese's Pieces?"
Your main evidence for this theory in its origins, you explained how the origins were pagan. In your little history lesson you never once mentioned Satan's name or how the origins involved Satan in any way in the history of the holiday. However, in the flawed conclusion the writer said the real meaning of Halloween was to celebrate Satan.
There seems to be a hiccup in logic. I must point out that both Christmas and Easter have pagan origins as well. Jesus was not born on December 25, most everyone agrees, but how did we choose that date?
Was Mary decorating a tree when her water broke? What about Easter eggs?
The little traditions we have for both holidays are pagan influenced, so based off your logic, we should stop celebrating these days as well, for fear of celebrating Satan instead of Christ.
Another piece of evidence the author used was that still today people have animal sacrifices and cast spells on Halloween night.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but people sacrifice animals and cast spells on every day of the year in some part of the world.
I'm writing this letter in regards to the Forum article, "Halloween debate brews over celebration practices." Call me a liberal (no, better yet call me a Redford Major), but I found extreme offense to the idea that Halloween is a pagan holiday, and if we celebrate it, we are worshiping Satan.
I understand the disclaimer in the second-to-last paragraph, saying that you don't intend to chastise anyone, but how can it not chastise when written in a published newspaper?
I also understand how the author just wanted to make us aware of its roots so we don't celebrate it too deeply, but I do not know a single person who takes the "holiday" so seriously that it causes one to worship Satan. We all take Halloween at its face value for what it is, a day to give kids candy for dressing up.
How can you accuse a child of worshiping anything other than the makers of "Jolly Ranchers" and "Reese's Pieces?"
Your main evidence for this theory in its origins, you explained how the origins were pagan. In your little history lesson you never once mentioned Satan's name or how the origins involved Satan in any way in the history of the holiday. However, in the flawed conclusion the writer said the real meaning of Halloween was to celebrate Satan.
There seems to be a hiccup in logic. I must point out that both Christmas and Easter have pagan origins as well. Jesus was not born on December 25, most everyone agrees, but how did we choose that date?
Was Mary decorating a tree when her water broke? What about Easter eggs?
The little traditions we have for both holidays are pagan influenced, so based off your logic, we should stop celebrating these days as well, for fear of celebrating Satan instead of Christ.
Another piece of evidence the author used was that still today people have animal sacrifices and cast spells on Halloween night.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but people sacrifice animals and cast spells on every day of the year in some part of the world.
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