[net.religion] Walpurgisnacht Revisited

rrizzo@bbncca.ARPA (Ron Rizzo) (10/30/84)

Believe it or not....

PBS' "All Things Considered" interviewed the pastor of the Forest Hill
Baptist Church in Decatur, GA who described his parish's revision of
Halloween for 1984:  they aren't allowing their kids to dress up as
witches, goblins, or monsters (for these represent "satanic forces"),
but only as "cartoon characters" (talk about the demonic!).  Instead
of going around asking "Trick or treat?!", the children will........
......distribute Bible tracts.  If householders then want to give them
treats, why, that's alright.

					Shalloween, anyone?

					Ron Rizzo