Is Halloween Risky Business?
October 31st, 2014. Filed under: This & That.Halloween: Harmless Fun or Risky Business?
By Diana Wallis Taylor
Most people consider Halloween to be a harmless occasion for children to wear costumes and collect candy. But there is a lot more behind the holiday—both historical and spiritual—that Christians may want to consider before deciding how and if their children should participate. In this book, you will learn about many traditions and superstitions associated with Halloween, including:
Trick-or-treating and jack-o’-lanterns
Black cats and owls
Fortune-tellers and psychics
Wicca and witches
Ghouls and zombies
Join Diana Wallis Taylor in exploring the origins of Halloween customs and discovering what they mean for us today.
ISLAND BREEZES
It truly is risky business. Reading this little book will answer many questions why.
Celebrating a pagan day of worship isn’t exactly what we should be teaching our children. And no, this isn’t just an ancient holiday. It is relevant, because it is happening right now today.
Witches, demons and Satan are not make believe, but our children are being conditioned to accept them as harmless.
Yes, Halloween is risky business. Now more than ever.
***A special thank you to Cathy Hickling for providing a review book.***
Diana Wallis Taylor was first published at the age of twelve, when she sold a poem to a church newsletter. Today, she has an extensive portfolio of published works, including a collection of poetry, contributions to various magazines and compilations, and six award-winning novels, including three biblical fiction stories: Martha; Mary Magdalene; and Claudia, Wife of Pontius Pilate. Diana lives in San Diego with her husband, Frank. Among them, they have six grown children and ten grandchildren. Readers can learn more by visiting her Web site, www.dianawallistaylor.com.