Hallowe'en is not a bit of harmless fun
IT WILL soon be Hallowe'en with its American export "trick or treat".
Our old Bible translations says in the Lord's Prayer "Deliver us from evil", but the original Greek says "save us from the evil one". In his translation Luther wrote: "save us from the evil" but when 20th century theologians revised that version they changed it to "save us from the evil one".
Christ often warned about Satan. Those who think Hallowe'en is harmless fun are in for a shock.
Ada Tremlett
King Street, Tiverton.
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by steve, Exwick
Tuesday, September 07 2010, 2:12PM
“Come on moderator...
Or are cretinous comments joking about child abuse now acceptable on this paper's website?”
by Rev Leed, The Catholic Church
Monday, September 06 2010, 12:46PM
“You should always reject haloween but embrace children, they are a great height”
by The Scout Master, Exeter
Monday, September 06 2010, 12:18PM
“Some of them make a great effort and you should always reward the attractive children with sweets to ensure standards are maintained”
by Ming the Mercyless, Mungo
Monday, September 06 2010, 12:17PM
“I always give sweets to the kids that make the effort.
If you turn up on my doorstep with normal clothes and a plastic mask though, then I punch them in the face, not hard, just hard enough to teach them a lesson the lazy scroungers”
by Keith, Redhills
Monday, September 06 2010, 10:21AM
“Kids must find Halloween confusing. For most of the year people tell them not to accept sweets off strangers and then once a year they are told go and bang on that strangers door and ask them for sweets. :-)”