Anti-Halloween Celebrations Growing in New Zealand

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The festival of all things dark and monstrous has grown in popularity in New Zealand in the past 20 years, but so have religious reactions against it. Hundreds of church-driven events aimed at keeping children off the “trick or treat” track will take place on October 31. But more liberal church leaders say the anti-Halloween brigade is [...]

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[kelly ann]

some people just dont know when to enjoy themselves!! tut, tut, It drives me crazy when religion has to poke its nose into everything and spoil things for people. I would still celebrate Halloween if it was banned over here, no religion tells me what to do!!!!

 

[JOHNOR]

i'm a catholic, i love the lord and i try to be the best person i can be but if we banned halloween, i'm afraid i would carry on. i don't think religion has anything to do with halloween or alot of other things.

if you love the lord, say your prayers and are a good, compassionate person, that's all that matters.

 

[trackrebel]

the funny thing is....Halloween was even celebrated to hunt away demons....and demons are helpers of the devil....so it is kinda religious....I don´t know where the problem is anyway....just because kids and people enjoy watching vampire movies and such...dress up like ghosts and witches....or watch and read Harry Potter....doesn´t mean they believe in Black Magic...That´s something I really don´t like.....I´m Christian (Lutheran), I believe in the Lord and that Jesus Christ died for my and everyone else´s sins. Just dressing up like a devil doesn´t make me a believer in him