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Nathanrein bookmarked on 2009-11-03 halloween holidays uk news religion christianity possible_blog_post evangelicalism anglicanism post:facebook(source)

I don't have a good feel for what things are like in the UK, but if this were a US news story -- and I can easily imagine that it would be -- I would think that the subtext was a developing split between evangelicals and traditionalists in this particular community (part of the Church of England, I assume). Some evangelical-leaning activists put together an article condemning Halloween, it gets into the local church newsletter, and traditionalists are more or less blindsided by the controversy that results.

  • Christians do not celebrate Halloween - an American festival - because it has
    links to witchcraft and ghosts.

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  • 03 Nov 09
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    Nathan Rein

    I don't have a good feel for what things are like in the UK, but if this were a US news story -- and I can easily imagine that it would be -- I would think that the subtext was a developing split between evangelicals and traditionalists in this particular community (part of the Church of England, I assume). Some evangelical-leaning activists put together an article condemning Halloween, it gets into the local church newsletter, and traditionalists are more or less blindsided by the controversy that results.

    halloween holidays uk news religion christianity possible_blog_post evangelicalism anglicanism post:facebook(source)

    • Christians do not celebrate Halloween - an American festival - because it has
      links to witchcraft and ghosts.

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