boring halloween?[views:3296][posts:31]_____________________________________ [Oct 28,2014 10:18pm - grumpkinn ""] Show Pickings look miiiiiiighty thin for Halloween night Are there any other bands playing Friday that are worth a damn? (Even if it's a haul) |
| ______________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 9:47am - helpful guy ""] Dusk in Providence. |
| _______________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 10:24am - the_reverend ""] yeah, there seems to be not too much going on on saturday. weird. |
| ____________________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 10:38am - Concerned parent ""] Should you and I be involved in the celebration of Halloween? Finding the answer to this question has been an interesting journey in itself. I interviewed several people and then researched what many leading Christian writers, authors and spokesmen have written about the subject. I also searched various websites such as christianitytoday.com, focusonthefamily.org, and cbn.com to read what others might be saying. What I found was an agreement on the origins of Halloween, but a mixture of recommendations about allowing our children to participate in this super-charged media driven holiday. The origins of Halloween are Celtic in tradition and have to do with observing the end of summer sacrifices to gods in Druidic tradition. In what is now Britain and France, it was the beginning of the Celtic year, and they believed Samhain, the lord of death, sent evil spirits abroad to attack humans, who could escape only by assuming disguises and looking like evil spirits themselves. The waning of the sun and the approach of dark winter made the evil spirits rejoice and play nasty tricks. Believe it or not, most of our Halloween practices can be traced back to these old pagan rites and superstitions. But what about today? Perhaps we can still learn from history. In the fourth century, Christians attempted to co-opt the holiday by celebrating the lives of faithful Christian saints the day before Halloween. This was a conscious attempt to provide an alternative and re-focus the day away from ghouls, goblins, ghosts, witches and other “haunted” experiences. Since that time many Christians have decided to allow their children to dress in more “innocent” costumes of pumpkins, princesses, Superman or as a cowboy. Part of this is due to the simple reality that in today’s Western culture it is nearly impossible to “avoid” Halloween. Just before reaching a conclusion on the subject, I was struck with the thought that I ought to further my search and find out what Wicca, the official religion of witchcraft, has to say about Halloween. Perhaps they viewed the day as a simple fun and innocent neighborhood activity? “Shock” is the only word to describe what I found. Halloween is a real, sacred day for those who follow Wicca. In fact, it is one of two high and holy days for them. The Celtic belief of spirits being released is current, along with the worship of Samhain (the lord of death) – both are promoted as something to embrace on that day. There is no question in my mind that to those who believe and follow the practices of witchcraft, Halloween represents an opportunity to embrace the evil, devilish, dark side of the spiritual world. So after discovering this, what is a reasonable conclusion? As Christians you and I are placed in this world to be a light in a world of darkness. There is no lasting benefit to ignore a holiday that exists around us, but it also does harm to celebrate Halloween as it has originated and grown over the centuries. My suggestion? Christians should be teaching their children (age appropriately) that: there is a spiritual world filled with goodness from God and evil from Satan (Eph. 2:1-10); life with Christ has power over darkness (I John 4:4); and those who celebrate Halloween either are unaware of its roots, or are intentionally promoting a world where evil is lauded and viewed as an ultimate power. To counter the evil influence of Halloween, we need to join together and celebrate the reality of the heroic efforts of Christian saints over the evil in their day. Many leaders in the past -- and present -- have fulfilled the mandate of destroying the works of the devil through their sacrificial commitment to Christ and His Kingdom. Too, rather than “hide” in the face of evil, we should unabashedly and boldly create an alternative that is positive and uplifting; that celebrates good over evil and the triumph of God over Satan. We need to provide an environment that also makes room for heaps of fun while using the day as a “teachable moment” to celebrate God’s protection, provision and purpose for our lives. |
| _______________________________ [Oct 29,2014 10:40am - uhm ""] the_reverend said:yeah, there seems to be not too much going on on saturday. weird. why is it weird that noone is celebrating november 1st? |
| __________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 1:36pm - Samantha ""] ... Or maybe it just looks that way because no one posts events here anymore. [img] |
| __________________________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 2:33pm - RTTP DEPARTMENT OF INB4 ""] Samantha said:... Or maybe it just looks that way because no one posts events here anymore. [img] INB4 she makes this thread all about her. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 2:59pm - the truth ""] sonic pulse covering metallica might be the worst thing i've ever heard of |
| _________________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 3:34pm - electric bread ""] White zombie eh? |
| ________________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 3:43pm - Jack-o Latern ""] Dusk-Ralphs, drunk drive up 146. Perfect Halloween. |
| __________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 3:56pm - Samantha ""] RTTP%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20INB4 said: Samantha said:... Or maybe it just looks that way because no one posts events here anymore. [img] INB4 she makes this thread all about her. Change your name to RTTP DEPARTMENT OF COWARDS WHO DON'T LOG IN AND WHOSE OPINIONS DON'T MATTER AND WHO ARE THE REASON WHY NO ONE EVER POSTS HERE OR LOOKS AT THIS SITE EVER. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 3:56pm - the truth ""] Sonic pulse covering metallica is the best thing I've ever heard of |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 4:05pm - the truth ""] Samantha said: RTTP%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20INB4 said: Samantha said:... Or maybe it just looks that way because no one posts events here anymore. [img] INB4 she makes this thread all about her. Change your name to RTTP DEPARTMENT OF COWARDS WHO DON'T LOG IN AND WHOSE OPINIONS DON'T MATTER AND WHO ARE THE REASON WHY NO ONE EVER POSTS HERE OR LOOKS AT THIS SITE EVER. tssk tssk, and yet you are here, and crying about an anon no less. |
| __________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 4:07pm - KEVORD. ""] my halloween wont be boring like you fags because i will be hanging out with all the coolest guys from the coolest bands, therefore making me the coolest by association, regardless of the fact that i dont actually DO anything |
| _____________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 4:16pm - Dan Hammer ""] Can Metallica get on this? |
| __________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 4:22pm - Samantha ""] [img] |
| ____________________________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 6:19pm - RTTP DEPARTMENT OF LOSING ""] Samantha said:[img] ^ OH HAI GUYS ^ |
| __________________________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 9:21pm - RTTP DEPARTMENT OF FAIL ""] ITT: Autistic samefag trolls everybody too cool to be his friend. Thinks he wins. Loses at life. |
| _____________________________________ [Oct 29,2014 11:56pm - grumpkinn ""] Covers and lame providence metal!???,,, No. Thanks. May be next "Hollow"ween won't suck this haaaaaaard (Are things REALLY this dead?) |
| ___________________________________ [Oct 30,2014 9:57am - WHY U NO ""] grumpkinn said:Covers and lame providence metal!???,,, No. Thanks. May be next "Hollow"ween won't suck this haaaaaaard (Are things REALLY this dead?) YEAH! WHY U NO CT WHITE TRASH BM FESTS?! |
| _____________________________________________ [Oct 30,2014 10:06am - Typical RTTP Anon ""] I NEVER GO TO SHOWS OR LEAVE MY MOM'S BASEMENT. I AM SO JEALOUS THAT PEOPLE WHO BOOK SHOWS AND WRITE ZINES GET ALL THE ATTENTION. THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT WORK HARD AND SUPPORT THE SCENE. WAHHHHHHH!!!! MOMMY!!!! I SOILED MY ADULT DIAPER!!!!!! |
| _______________________________ [Oct 30,2014 10:10am - uhm ""] I know it probably sounded good in your head but I'm pretty sure noone on rttp lives in their mom's basement. |
| _________________________________ [Oct 30,2014 10:22am - Trvth ""] ^^^^^^^^^^lives in their mom's basement^^^^^^^^ |
| ______________________________________ [Oct 30,2014 10:45am - SAMEFAGTHA ""] Typical%20RTTP%20Anon said:I NEVER GO TO SHOWS OR LEAVE MY MOM'S BASEMENT. I AM SO JEALOUS THAT PEOPLE WHO BOOK SHOWS AND WRITE ZINES GET ALL THE ATTENTION. THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT WORK HARD AND SUPPORT THE SCENE. WAHHHHHHH!!!! MOMMY!!!! I SOILED MY ADULT DIAPER!!!!!! TROLL IDENTIFRIED |
| _________________________________ [Oct 30,2014 12:31pm - Burnsy ""] Like Din on facebook. |
| ________________________________________ [Oct 30,2014 12:43pm - ADULT DIAPER ""] I am soiled. |
| ____________________________________________________ [Oct 30,2014 2:14pm - Christian Weston Chandler ""] MY NAME IS NOT IAN BRANDON SOMETHING!!!! |
| ______________________________ [Oct 30,2014 3:41pm - Yeti ""] this thread is now about Soil. [img] |
| _____________________________________ [Oct 31,2014 4:49am - necroNymph ""] I thought this thread was about Lois [img] |
| ____________________________________________ [Oct 31,2014 9:11am - evaluator general ""] ^^^ i c wut u did thar |
| ______________________________________ [Oct 31,2014 9:17am - the_reverend ""] the%20truth said: Samantha said: RTTP%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20INB4 said: Samantha said:... Or maybe it just looks that way because no one posts events here anymore. [img] INB4 she makes this thread all about her. Change your name to RTTP DEPARTMENT OF COWARDS WHO DON'T LOG IN AND WHOSE OPINIONS DON'T MATTER AND WHO ARE THE REASON WHY NO ONE EVER POSTS HERE OR LOOKS AT THIS SITE EVER. tssk tssk, and yet you are here, and crying about an anon no less. :( sucks that wasn't on the events page. I plan out my weeks based on the events page on mondays usually. |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 3,2014 12:48pm - Dozen Do'h!nuts ""] saturday night show was hella fun! |