The religious sector from the different states of America have hounded the celebration of Halloween for many years. The commemoration was often linked to “evil” or “anti-Christ” activities. Halloween was maligned more than other public events in the US.

Understanding the persecution

For those in the modern world, it would be very difficult to understand what these small churches mean by ‘satanic’. If one would briefly summarize western Christian thought, then it would appear that anything that did not look Christian was the devil.

The evolution of the devil’s picture through the ages has implied that the devil is everywhere. If you were in a small house looking at the unexplored wilderness out the window, then the wilderness is the devil. That’s how the devil was perceived for centuries.

Should Halloween Be Removed From Institutions Totally?

Due to irreligious Halloween schemes such as various images considered irreverent and demonic, religious authorities have been wanting to completely eradicate Halloween celebrations in schools.

Logically, if you’re working with this theoretical framework, then children who wear masks and costumes are being subsumed by the forces of Evil. It’s absurd, but these religious communities have a sizeable following.

Reaction

Despite the accusations, there were groups of people who did not sympathize with the fanatical religious beliefs. Based on the Atlanta Constitution, a newspaper:

“Halloween may have begun as a pagan festival, but in the United States it was now a festival of fun, feasts, fancy frocks, and frivolous fright. Ours is not just a Christian nation, but a nation born from the search of religious freedom. Let the kids have some fun.”

Halloween was salvaged from unreasonable renouncement and discrimination, thanks to this firm and vital assessment.

Fighting back, more and more

In their failure to eradicate Halloween, religious groups tried using other measures to be entitled to dictate how Halloween should be celebrated. These groups can be considered regressive, in short, they may have wanted something but didn’t know exactly how to get it.

They react based on the superficial circumstances and not to the deeper structures; and thus, they fail to address the problem. Anyway, these reactionary communities try to combat Halloween by doing the exact opposite of modern Halloween practices.

For instance, children were dressed up in happier outfits, replacing the scary costumes normally used during Halloween. More so, the key idea of a haunted house was altered to incorporate their own interpretation of evil.

Take the case of the Trinity Christian School in Texas, which stages a Hell House every year. This Hell House antagonizes the certain images and themes in popular culture, such as:

- Drug-ridden raves

- Sex before marriage

- Homosexuality

- Family cruelty

- School shootings

The point of all this is to lead children and bewildered teenagers to so-called paths of righteousness. Are they effective? To a certain degree, they are. Because out of 75,000 individuals who have been recorded at one time, about 15,000 have become members of the community.

Today, aside from the Internet, this is one of the most effective tools to evangelize people.