Rev. Hal Carmichael - Thoughts on Halloween

People sometimes ask me if I celebrate Halloween because it's perceived as contrary to my preachings. I tell them that of course I do. Halloween started as a religious holiday. The name Halloween means All Hallows Eve, or the night before All Hallows Day, when all Saints in heaven are honored. The fact that we celebrate it now by dressing up as ghosts, demons, and other monsters does not change my opinion. I realize that the kids do it for fun, not because they worship Satan or another god. If anything my greatest concern with Halloween is with the adults partaking of too much alcohol during the Halloween festival and engaging in activities they will later regret.