I was surfing the Web for information on Judgment Houses and came across a fundamentalist Web site. They had a whole area dedicated to the topic of Halloween.
I was fascinated by the sheer paranoia that popped up on my computer. The following column deals with this material and I use the actual text from this Web site to allow these people to “witness” their world view for you. I couldn’t have done a better job myself.
The site says, “While many Christians correctly see Halloween as a time of occult dangers – when Satan is out in force trying to corrupt our society – they overlook the fact that all things are created by the Lord for a purpose. So what is the purpose of this dark time of the year?”
So obviously Satan only gets one holiday a year. This is not fair since Christianity gets several. So what is the purpose of Halloween? To sell lots of candy and merchandise! In all my years as a child, dressing up to go trick or treating, never once did Satan proposition me. I feel really cheated by this slight. But these people see it as an opportunity.
They continue, saying, “Consider this: At what other time of the year do throngs of unsaved children come to your door, begging for you to give them a treat? Why not use this unique opportunity to give these deprived children the best treat of all – the treat of Christ’s Love and eternal Salvation?”
I may be depraved but I was never deprived. Obviously they delight at the thought of having heathen children come to their door.
Also, you can check out a fundamentalist Halloween page at http://www.ilovejesus.com/myhome/jimcarlson/halloween.html.
They suggest that you Hallowitness and give the trick or treaters Bible tracts or candy in the shape of a cross or fish. “This will help create in the child a positive association with Christianity, countering the anti-Christian indoctrination rampant in secular society. It can also be less threatening to the Christ-adverse child.”
They feel that traditional costumes are just a means to get children to think in occult terms. “Satan uses these seemingly innocent secular costumes as gateway costumes for the more blatantly occult garb: witches, monsters, demons, Darth Mauls, and the like.” They actually have a picture of what appears to be a caveman looking fellow with this caption, “”BOO! I’m John the Baptist, and these are my many exciting exploits …” I really don’t know if you can get any lamer than this.
If you don’t want to make a Bible hero costume, they insist you can still use a secular costume. “For instance, a white sheet with eye-holes worn over one’s head isn’t an occult spirit, it’s the Holy Ghost. Write “HG” on the front and when the kids ask what that means, explain to them the subtle mystery of the Trinity; it will “blow their minds.” It should blow their minds since Christianity to this day cannot explain what the trinity means. The Catholic Church refers to it as a mystery.
I hope a history, philosophy or religious studies major doesn’t come knocking on their door.
They will get a rude but educational reply.
So what is the agenda of these fundamentalists with these Judgment Houses and HalloWitnessing programs?
Once again, in their own words…
“The people who will most oppose the concept of Halloween reclamation and HalloWitnessing are those who are not Christian, and especially those who are in active allegiance with the occult and Satan. For instance, some atheist or pagan parents may object that you are trying to tell their children the Truth about the Lord Jesus Christ and His offer of Salvation. … The children of these … parents need your help. You must get the Truth to them so that they may escape the clutches of their Satan-infested households.”
I bet a can of Raid would help those Satan-infested homes. Maybe a sticky trap here and there.

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