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Podcast: The Paradigm Switch Podcast
Episode: Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
Description: It is a night for trick-or-treating, wearing costumes, bobbing for apples, and attending haunted houses. Today in America, Halloween is a secular holiday celebrated by many to the tune of $2.6 billion per year on candy alone. Even some Christians take part in this holiday. Others, however, do not, saying Halloween is evil and should therefore not be celebrated. Why do they say this? And are they right? Here, in the last of our 4 Halloween-themed specials, Alex & Avan investigate the origins of Halloween, the historical practices it once entailed, what role Christianity plays in it, and debates the question: should Christ...