PODCAST: Taking Back Halloween with Mocking and Laughter

By American Vision | 26m
Published in October of 2022

SUMMARY: The church is in the business of redeeming all things in the world – and that includes Halloween says American Vision president Gary DeMar. According to Demar, the fear that many Christians have when confronting Halloween is preposterous as Jesus has already claimed victory over death and darkness.

KEY QUOTE: “Fear over Halloween reverses the gains of early Christianity and its victory over the fear of those tiny little tyrant pagan gods. They fled from the sign of the cross. Now we cower or worse attack the liberty of those who do not cower. So very, very, very tired of the whole Christian killjoy thing. The Bible is not a book of don’ts. It’s a book of do’s with a few don’ts mixed in because some kinds of behavior interfere with living a full life. Want to cower in fear? Your choice. Don’t goad us into it. Halloween is a Christian holiday, All Hallows Eve, designed to mock the powers of darkness, and demonstrate that we don’t fear them. I plan to live in the true spirit of Halloween, which is not to fear kids in masks or to fear people who fear kids in masks.” Jerry Bowyer

BONUS: If you want to read what DeMar has to say about Halloween, then visit the American Vision website.

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