A newspaper writer for the local Visalia Times called me yesterday because he wanted to know why churches have alternatives on Halloween night and why we encourage the kids to not wear frightful costumes. I know it was the paper, but I didn't know that he would pick and choose different comments I made and post it in this mornings paper. Here is the second part of the article that included my quotes and misquotes.
Misquote: "Halloween shouldn't be about scaring people" I honestly never said that. I said that we don't encourage frightful costumes because it will scare the kids.
Oh well, at least it advertised the event.
Title: Churches taking the gore out of Halloween
Grace Community Church, at 424 Lovers Lane, will also hold a Halloween kids' event Wednesday, called the Harvest Festival.
It will take a similar tack as the Harvest Carnival. It, too, will be open to everyone.
"Halloween shouldn't be a night to be scaring people," said Eric Putman, pastor of junior high programs for Grace Community's youth ministry. "It should be a night to have fun."
Harvest Festival, slated for 6-8 p.m., will also feature games, bounce houses and free candy.
It will be "kid-friendly," Putman said.
The world advertises Halloween as "evil," Putman said. "And, obviously, our church is against anything that is evil."
1 comment:
Today is November 11th.
Your last post was on October 30th.
Do you see a problem with this?
...because I surely do...
I'm just saying...
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