by Velma aka Shammah

Created on: December 20, 2009

Duh...no! Oil and water don't mix.  Christians and witches don't mix.  Absolutely no such thing as a "Christian" Halloween!  That's the end of my article; kidding!

People who call themselves Christians, who purport to live the lifestyle, do so based on the "handbook of life," known as the Bible which is replete with admonishments to stay away from witchcraft, sorcery, the occult and the like.  It begins in the books referred to as the Old Testament, therefore any person proclaiming to be a Jew by faith, could not participate in something called a "Jewish" Halloween, for the very same reasons.

"Do not practice divination or sorcery." and "Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists." Lev. 19, Dt. 18:14, Ex. 22:18

Halloween comes to us from Druid demon worship.  Would a person who is a Christian participate in a celebration that is based on "demon worship?"  In the times of the Druids, witches supposedly flew brooms over crops to teach the Druids how to grow.  It was a fertility myth.  Halloween was also known as the "Feast of the Dead," and you know, coming from Roman Catholicism, I can't help but think of my upbringing in that religion; praying to the dead, paying for mass cards for masses to be said for the dead.  A lot of the traditions of that religion had to do with a person dying, and then after their death you could "buy" their way into heaven by having special masses for them.  I am wondering, did that church but simply continue with the occultism of the Druids and white wash it by adding in a few "religious" symbols and words so that we thought we were being religious and adoring God, when in fact...heaven forbid.  Anyway, I digress.

There is such a need, if one is truly on a search for Spiritual truth, to examine all that we've been handed down by tradition; that our parents and their parents handed over to us, questions unasked.  It's funny, "All Hallowed Eve" is October 31st, and for the catholic church, "All Saints Day" is November 1st.  I always remember that day, because it is my father's birthday.  I have to laugh, because he'd remind me that his birthday was on November 1st, thus he was a "saint" and could never be "wrong," when I'd question him as to why he said I couldn't do something.  Sweet memories; I miss him!

Okay, so you say, "So what!"  There are good witches and bad witches...we are celebrating with the "good witches."  But, is that the truth; was

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