Comments on: Spiritualizing the Secular: An Open Letter to the Clergy of America

By: the uppity negro

the uppity negro — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:01:23 +0000

@ Marbles

This comment from the one with a b-day around the holiday in question, LMAO. J/k

But, I guess the way some black churches get so anti-Halloween and what not you’d think teenagers and young adults were leaving black churches en masse to join some satanic cult.

By: Marbles

Marbles — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:59:05 +0000

“You don’t really hear about ‘us folk’ running off to be Wiccans”

Well, my sister’s friend WAS roommates last year with a witch from Harlem. (There’s something so FUN about that description!) Literally a practicing Wiccan. Dunno much about Wicca, but I do know it isn’t anything like the malevolent cult portrayed in the movies. (Otherwise that particular friend of my sister’s might have been poxed once or twice over some typical roommate squabble….)

By: Bradley

Bradley — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:02:06 +0000

We do not celebrate Halloween in my household. What is Godly about ghouls, goblins, and demons? Now I am an advocate for celebrating those who have gone on before us. My church does not even mention it. WE teach on what it’s about and the history, but we do not teach the celebration. We do a harvest festival were we educate the kids on the Bible, Jesus, and Christianity.

By: the uppity negro

the uppity negro — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:04:35 +0000

@ olderwoman

Cool, thanks for the link!

By: olderwoman

olderwoman — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:07:46 +0000

Sorry for messing up the links.
My church mostly ignores Halloween (except possibly for asking children about costumes and candy), but does an ritual every year in which we stand up and name departed loved ones (or famous people) who we wish to honor as going before as as Saints of God. We just did it this morning. Because we are Protestant, we think all the good departed are saints, so we don’t separate this from the way Catholics traditionally do. In Latin America, All Souls Day has been combined with indigenous practices for the Day of the Dead. I was just linking to all the different Wikipedia articles for All Saints, All Souls, and Day of the Dead.

By: olderwoman

olderwoman — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:06:17 +0000

My church mostly ignores Halloween (except possibly for asking children about costumes and candy), but does an ritual every year in which we stand up and name departed loved ones (or famous people) who we wish to honor as going before as as Saints of God. We just did it this morning. Because we are Protestant, we think all the good departed are saints, so we don't separate this from the way Catholics traditionally do. In Latin America, All Souls Day has been combined with indigenous practices for .

By: maplesyrup21

maplesyrup21 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:07:27 +0000

interesting !