The children I’m involved with are ages 8-12 and were looking forward to the Haunted House this year. They know it’s all pretend and a way to have fun. The children say Halloween is their favorite celebration; they were very disappointed with no Haunted House and are too young to understand the Judgment House.
I don’t understand why some people think this is an evil celebration — the celebration began as a way to give thanks at the end of the summer for the harvest of their crops (later it became known as All Saints’ Day). It should be a fun and happy day for kids; they enjoy putting on their costumes and trying to scare each other and, of course, getting loads and loads of candy.
I don’t think this should become the day they are told if they do anything wrong, God will send them to Hell.
I wonder why people say they are Christian: they dress up nice and go to church on Sunday. This does not mean you are a good person, anymore than not going to church means you are a bad person.
The Judgment House wasn’t put on just to tell people what God thinks, but to make money for the school. I don’t think it was free.
I believe we should all, especially school leaders, set an example for our children by the way we live every day, not by openly and knowingly breaking God’s commandments, then going to church on Sunday to show we are Christians. Practice what you preach.
— Carolyn Bliss, Ragland
God loves you. He loves you so much that He sent His Son, Jesus Christ to die not only for you, but all mankind. One becomes a Christian by Acknowledging he has broken God's law (or sinned), Believing Christ died for those sins, and Confessing their need for Christ’s forgiveness by faith in His work on the cross and the power of God to raise Him from the dead. If you read this, please accept Christ. The Bible says the consequences are too great for you not too. If you want real joy, peace, contentment, and happiness, become a Christian today. Being a Christian is not about being perfect, but it is about striving for Christ like perfection. One does this by reading God's word and using it as a road map and guide book for life. At one time Halloween may have been innocent, but sadly in our culture today it is associated with satan. Kids 8-12 years of age are old enough to make informed decisions about something they see. I think your frustration is what Christians call conviction. In our great United States, no one was or will be able to force you to go to a haunted house or a judgment house; therefore, you do not have the right to stop a judgment house no more than one has the right to stop a haunted house if that would have been what the PTO chose.