Yes, Sunday is Reformation Day. And it's also Halloween.

Every year at this time, conservative Christians wax silly on the subject of Halloween.

Here's a good article on why it's OK for Christians to celebrate the holiday.

Several years ago the redoubtable Rev. Scott Murray wrote this on the subject:

It was a dramatic struggle on the day that Christ died. Death, hell, Law, and Satan all did their worst. They plunged Him into death. But the grasp upon the invincible Son of God was shattered, because death and all enemies could not hold Him. He is victor by right over our most implacable enemies. His life consumes death, so that death is a shattered shell.

We Christians can mock death and laugh at our enemies because the triumph of Christ so completely defeats them. This is the basis for the Christian celebration of Halloween. We can mock and make fun of death, hell, and Satan by the foolish capering of Halloween, because they have no power to terrify or threaten us Christians. In fact, the mockery of Halloween is appropriate only for Christians.

Those who do not know the triumph of Christ should be terrified by the power of those things that Halloween mocks. Christ has burned the hands and dirtied the pants of our worst enemies. We Christians can laugh at them in holy joy

Just so. Not only can Christians celebrate Halloween with a good conscience, but we are the only ones who have any business celebrating it.

Hey, Satan.



BOO!


HT: Real Clear Religion