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16,000 Christians & Locals Show Up for Rick Warren’s ‘Blocktober’ Alternative Halloween Festivities in CA

Nov. 1, 2012 12:57pm Billy Hallowell

Famed pastor Rick Warren hosts an annual party for families who are looking for a safe, positive and fun way to celebrate Halloween. Rather than embracing negative messaging, children and parents, alike, can come in costume to play games and enjoy candy and a litany of family fun.

The event, called “Blocktober,” attracted an estimated 16,000 people on Wednesday night. While Warren’s house of worship, Saddleback Church, has celebrated alternative Halloween parties for most of the past 20 years, “Blocktober” has officially been in tact for the past three holidays.

Rick Warren Holds Blocktober Event at Saddleback, 16,000 People Show Up

Pastor Rick Warren’s church holds massive “Blocktober” Halloween event (Photo Credit: Getty Images North America)

The event was large to say the least. Warren and church officials setup activities across the Saddleback’s 120-acre Lake Forrest campus, with food trucks, candy, zip lines, obstacle courses, bouncing houses and plenty more being enjoyed by kids and parents, alike. The OC Register reports. An official description of the event on the church’s web site reads:

Your family is invited to a giant neighborhood block party at Saddleback Church on October 31, 2012 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.! The entire Lake Forest church campus will be transformed into one of the most exciting family events in Orange County. Join us for music, carnival games, a food court full of some of the best Food Trucks around, a petting zoo, train rides and so much more. There’s something for everyone!

Photo Credit: Saddleback Church and Rick Warren

Warren, who took pictures with tons of costumed kids, heralded the event as a successful means of bringing together church-members and the general community, alike. He took to Twitter on Wednesday night to comment about the monumental family event:

Rick Warren Holds Blocktober Event at Saddleback, 16,000 People Show Up

“It’s a sense of community. Not everyone is from Saddleback Church,” he said. “There are people here from all over Orange County. I’ve met pastors here from other churches. This is a kids’ night that’s safe and fun. Everyone is still a kid.”

(H/T: The OC Register)

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Comments (74)

Red1492
Posted on November 2, 2012 at 10:43am
Good grief. The Blaze commenters are among the most self righteous, sanctimonious fun haters I’ve ever seen. If you don’t like Halloween, don’t celebrate it. If you’re so weak that you’re influenced by a 4 year old in a devil’s costume then “pluck out thine own eyes” as the verse goes. I see absolutely nothing wrong with Mr. Warren’s Blocktober. WHO CARES?! Halloween is fun. Costumes are fun. Whether you’re a drooling zombie for one night or Tinkerbell, it’s fun. My aunt & uncle prevented their kids from attending any form of Halloween Celebration due to it’s “evil roots in the occult” (yawn). My cousins felt left out and punished. Now that they’re adults, they celebrate with gusto. It seemed to have the opposite effect their parents intended.

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- ryesta7971
  Posted on November 2, 2012 at 5:09pm
  As glenn beck readers would say: “It’s not fun if a cross isn’t shoved up your arse while doing it”
  
  I’m truthfully surprised that more libertarians don’t come out against glenn beck and his mutilated army of “libertarians.” It’s blurring the lines between neoconservatism and actual liberty movement followers
holy ghostbuster
Posted on November 2, 2012 at 9:09am
Churches and religious organizations should not be tax exempt and should have to abide by the same rules as any other business or individual.

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sondoggie
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:18pm
Why are believer’s so quick to judge a brother, and devour one another? We know we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. Where does this critical, mean spirit come from? It is not the Spirit of the living God, Who, while we were enemies of God. Christ died for us. We don’t have to agree with what we believe to be errors, but where is the love of Jesus in the hateful comments? They are God’s servants and are accountable only to Him, not you.

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- Platonician
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:54pm
  You are right regarding the need of tolerance. While Warren’s initiative is commendable there is no need to create a new celebration but to return to the original one; the Catholic All Saints’ Day was instituted to honour all the martyrs of the Church, the christian saints, known and unknown.
  
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- Hanner
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 9:23pm
  As a christian, I am commanded to “flee the very appearance of evil.” Ghosts, devils, witches, fairies, grim reaper…..the list goes on and on. Why do all of these ignorant people dress up like these godless and evil representations? What’s worse, is that they dress up their children in this garbage and think there is nothing wrong with it. How do Christians justify this craziness? Well Hanner, it’s just for the entertainment of the kids…..what a load of bull! God is looking for someone…..anyone to take a stand for him and actually obey his word. Hey Christian….You are an ambassador of Christ!!! Why don’t you try to act like it and quit dressing your kids up like a witch or demon. Quit celebrating a holiday that has origins in the Celtic occult practices. “Origin of Halloween” wikipedia….search out these things o ignorant sheep. Most images of today’s Halloween festivals are completely wicked and devilish. A lot of people don’t want to know the truth about these things, because they might actually have to take a stand for the Lord and “act different” than everyone else. Quit following the crowd……sheep.
  
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- Amos37
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 11:12pm
  Don’t comment on the Word of God unless you are going to wholeheartedly study His Word every day. Otherwise, you look like a fool who only preaches love but ignores the hate side of God. He hates when pagan rituals are renamed and rebranded to a ‘christian’ holiday.
  
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- black9897
  Posted on November 2, 2012 at 10:58am
  @HANNER
  
  I wouldn’t blow this up into a big deal. If you think it’s wrong to dress up then that’s fine, but don’t act like other people are doing something wrong by doing it. I personally never dressed up like that, nor if I ever have kids in the very far future would I dress them up like that. It doesn’t matter if it started out as something..it’s now simply a fun night where kids can dress up and get candy. No harm is being done.
  
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- Creativethinker
  Posted on November 2, 2012 at 9:48pm
  Isn’t Rick Warren trying to combine Christianity and Islam? Chrislam? Trying to find common ground? That should tell you alot…
  
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- black9897
  Posted on November 2, 2012 at 10:45pm
  @CRE
  
  When was/is trying to do that? I have never heard of him doing such things?
  
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IdahoBlaze
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:17pm
JBLAZE, I grew up on the kind of tripe you’re swilling. Yes, I know The Trumpet. I also knew the Plain Truth. TRIPE. My eyes were opened to a just, kind, and loving God many years after I quit the church – rather, I was disfellowshipped for asking questions. Much like the current administration, we were not allowed to question with boldness. Armstrong is dead. God judged him. We are each responsible for our own soul. May I suggest sticking with the subject matter, rather than preaching that same tripe to others.

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donedunn
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 5:17pm
There is nothing wrong with Halloween itself. If you want to have a church carnival so that families have an alternative from kids going door to door and possibly running into weirdos then thats fine too. It’s still All Hallows Eve. It is still a night to dress up as someone different for a night and get more candy than you can stand. The world is full of monsters. Halloween on some level helps us all deal with that a little bit.

One house last night had a sign telling children to “go away. We are a christian household and don’t celebrate pagan rituals”. I don’t think that is a helpful approach.

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- MatthewChapter24
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 5:53pm
  The Truth About Halloween:
  http://www.milestonebooks.com/item/1-3295/?list=Tracts
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:07pm
  MATTHEW….
  
  I’m sure you must feel the same way about Christmas, also?….:
  
  http://www.essortment.com/christmas-pagan-origins-42543.html
  
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- MatthewChapter24
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 9:39pm
  eastinfection-
  Thank you, I’m well aware of that. I think people can choose to celebrate the birth of Christ whenever they choose–whether that is year ’round or during December. Not celebrating Christmas on December 25th is not un-Christian, by any means.
  
  My family can’t think of any reason to “celebrate” or recognize halloween. If others choose to do so, that is their freedom.
  
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TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 4:42pm
Rather than let a bad thing make points I give out tracks about Halloween, the Lord and eternity and give a treat…God only knows if anyone will see and hear, but I try!

Rick has been massaging the world for quite a few years now…but God will not be mocked.

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Kathleen3
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 4:41pm
Amazes me that Rick Warren has not been more thoroughly vetted.

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- holy ghostbuster
  Posted on November 2, 2012 at 9:08am
  Yes another pastor-fraud making millions off the backs of “believers,” and perpetuating the church-entertainment industry.
  
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pmandassoc
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:20pm
How odd that the larger event hosted by Compass Bible Church at the Verizon Amphitheatre in Irvine–just a few miles away from Saddleback–was not even mentioned. It was called “Fall Fest”, and provided an outstanding alternative to Halloween for at least 16,000 people!

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MaleneSBrown
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:18pm
Honestly I hate Halloween. My kids aren’t allowed to dress up as anything evil. I don’t see the harm in letting them trick or treat as long as they know that it’s not okay to dress as satan, or vampires, or any type of evil. I’ve been on the fence, to tell the truth about it, for years.

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- WhiteFang
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:46pm
  Our choice, as Christians in this matter is very important. Should a Christian get involved in Halloween observances?
  
  14 Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers. For what fellowship do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what sharing does light have with darkness?15Further, what harmony is there between Christ and Be′li‧al? Or what portion does a faithful person have with an unbeliever?16And what agreement does God’s temple have with idols? For we are a temple of a living God; just as God said: “I shall reside among them and walk among [them], and I shall be their God, and they will be my people.”17“‘Therefore get out from among them, and separate yourselves,’ says Jehovah, ‘and quit touching the unclean thing’”; “‘and I will take YOU in.’”18“‘And I shall be a father to YOU, and YOU will be sons and daughters to me,’ says Jehovah the Almighty.”
  (2 Corinthians 6:14-18 NWT)
  
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- MaleneSBrown
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 4:03pm
  Thank you WHITEFANG. I will honestly pray and study on this for the next year. There is a reason, I am sure why Halloween has always bothered me. Perhaps it is the prodding of the Holy Spirit.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 5:14pm
  Anti- Halloweeners crack me up…
  
  The only thing evil about it is that Target wants $30 for a crappy, plastic, Yoda costume..
  
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- MatthewChapter24
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 5:54pm
  You should read this-”The Truth About Halloween”:
  http://www.milestonebooks.com/item/1-3295/?list=Tracts
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:09pm
  MATTHEW….
  
  Started your “Winter Solstace” / Christmas shopping yet?
  
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- holy ghostbuster
  Posted on November 2, 2012 at 9:13am
  Maybe all those kids dressed up like zombies were just recreating the story of Jesus’ resurrection when the tombs opened and the dead walked into the city.
  
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JosephPlumMartin
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:18pm
All the Nay Sayers in here remind me of the whispering self-aggrandizing Pharisees of Christ time on Earth. They also made a show of their Faith and lifted themselves up by pushing others down. They couldn’t fathom why Jesus would break with the law to dine with sinners, to reach out to the lost. Like the Nay Sayers here, they made a huge production of showing how Righteous their indignation was.

Christ knew what the Pharisees didn’t. Rick knows what the Nay Sayers here don’t. Satan only has Power over you if you allow it. Sadly some allow the Attacker to come without ever realizing where their words and deeds flow from. Christ died so we can all walk confidently in the valley of death, in the face of Evil, because the Father is in charge and His Son showed us the way. Saddleback Church and her Pastoral leadership are more then willing to walk the same path as Christ. To dine with the “unclean.” Our God is far more powerful than any “Spirit” and capable of taking something that the Nay Sayers apparently fear, “Halloween”, and using it to pull an entire community together at the foot of the Cross. That must be so frustrating to Satan to have his little day be used bring the lost to the Father.

The legalistic theocratic dogma the Nay Sayers here are using to condemn Rick and Saddleback is also what they are clinging to for Salvation from death. As if you can be saved by “following the rules.” They fail to learn the lesson from Christ example. The rules don’t s

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Miss Anne
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:12pm
If Rick Warren were lurking around playgrounds, I’m sure more than one parent would call the cops. There’s something creepy about this guy, and I have no idea why he gets so much publicity. Then again, this is The Blaze.

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willbedone
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:06pm
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Rick Warren’s church must be a major toll booth to the super highway.

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- JosephPlumMartin
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:20pm
  All the Nay Sayers in here remind me of the whispering self-aggrandizing Pharisees of Christ time on Earth. They also made a show of their Faith and lifted themselves up by pushing others down. They couldn’t fathom why Jesus would break with the law to dine with sinners, to reach out to the lost. Like the Nay Sayers here, they made a huge production of showing how Righteous their indignation was.
  
  Christ knew what the Pharisees didn’t. Rick knows what the Nay Sayers here don’t. Satan only has Power over you if you allow it. Sadly some allow the Attacker to come without ever realizing where their words and deeds flow from. Christ died so we can all walk confidently in the valley of death, in the face of Evil, because the Father is in charge and His Son showed us the way. Saddleback Church and her Pastoral leadership are more then willing to walk the same path as Christ. To dine with the “unclean.” Our God is far more powerful than any “Spirit” and capable of taking something that the Nay Sayers apparently fear, “Halloween”, and using it to pull an entire community together at the foot of the Cross. That must be so frustrating to Satan to have his little day be used bring the lost to the Father.
  
  The legalistic theocratic dogma the Nay Sayers here are using to condemn Rick and Saddleback is also what they are clinging to for Salvation from death. As if you can be saved by “following the rules.” They fail to learn the lesson from Christ example.
  
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- willbedone
  Posted on November 2, 2012 at 10:40am
  Those individuals that truly follow the Creator of the Universe, regardless of denomination do draw a line in the sand that they will not cross. You may whine all you want and call us nay sayers, pharisee, or what ever.
  Deuteronomy 13. If a prophet (religious figure) arises among you, or a dreamer of dreams and gives you a sigh or a wonder, and the sign or wonder he fortells to you (does) come to pass, and if he says, let us go after other gods, god’s you have NOT known, and let us serve them. YOU shall NOT listen to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of dreams. For the Lord (yahweh) your God (Eloheim) is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with your entire being.
  With that said Halloween is a satanic “holy” day. We as believers have NO business messing with this stuff. Those of you who do, do so at your own risk.
  
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mj1611
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:01pm
If it quacks like a duck, looks like a duck and acts like a duck – IT’S A DUCK!!!!! LEARN NOT THE WAY OF THE HEATHEN!!!! HELLOWEEN IS AN ABOMINATION TO GOD!!!

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- sondoggie
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:33pm
  I agree, ignorance is no excuse( God expects us to refrain from celebrations that are based on superstition and paganism. This day is totally based on things that are prohibited in the scriptures, no matter how we try to excuse it’s meaning.
  
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Dushman Kush
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:28pm
Rick Warren is an Esteemed Comrade of the Communist International. The World Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches have been for fifty (50) years under our influence and control. All denominations are lead by Comrades of the Communist International, Comrades loyal and true. Each of these Comrades realizes that religion, on its face, is false and that Socialism is the valid path. Long Live Comrade Warren!!!

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bb8689
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:26pm
Rick Warren is nothing like Osteen. His ministry is biblically based and biblically sound. His fruits show thousands of churches planted worldwide, thousands brought to Christ, and the hungry, sick and the widows and orphans ministered to within Orange Co. and throughout the world.

It is laughable to say he is a supporter of Obama. His tweets in the last few months certainly suggest otherwise.

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- lilmjomac
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:51pm
  Our church did this for many years until it was cancelled. Why not show love and charity to the community? My daughters and granddaughters didn’t have to go where there would be scary costumes or scary people at a young age. Instead they felt love , with family and friends! As they grew they volunteered to give back that love to the next generation. None of us KNOW R. Warrens heart, only God, so why bash him when he at the minimum is helping his community?
  
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- LimitedLiabilityUser
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:52pm
  “Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
  
  “‘These people honor me with their lips,
  but their hearts are far from me.
  They worship me in vain;
  their teachings are merely human rules.’”” Matthew 15:6-9
  
  We are not to conform ourselves to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2). Anyone who loves the world has not the love of the Father in him.
  
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- jman-6
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:57pm
  Your statement tells me you aren’t biblicly literate. My friend does “study the Word to show thy self approved” ring a bell? This is how you would know Warren and other New Agers like him are teaching, wrongly I will add, there are many ways to Heaven. I pray you wake up before your led to far astray!
  
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- MatthewChapter24
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 5:58pm
  Rick Warren is part of the Emerging Church “cult”. Check out lighthousetrailsresearch dot com to learn about the apostasy taking place that is usurping Christ’s Church.
  
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- bb8689
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:23pm
  I am certainly not biblically illiterate having been a born again, Spirit filled Christian for 40 years and been a member of a Southern Baptist Church for nearly that long that believes in the inerrancy of scripture. I have never read anything by Rick Warren nor heard him say anything other than Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life and no man can be saved except by faith in Jesus Christ. Please show me a quote from RW that substantiates anything contrary to that.
  
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- holy ghostbuster
  Posted on November 2, 2012 at 9:19am
  I don’t care who he supports. Warren is a fraud just like Joke Osteen and Billy-boy Graham.
  
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neverending
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:07pm
Rick Warren is a fake, fraud and not much difference between him and freak osteen. They are exactly what is wrong and happening to our churches. He is so deep in the pocket of obama it is sickening.

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- SonOfThunder
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:19pm
  Exactly my friend. You hardly find a sniff of the Gospel in his sermons or his book purpose driven whatever. He is a man driven by numbers in his emergent church. He is boards with Tony Blair in favor of a one world governing and new world order. Sounds like the Book of Revelation to me. Come Lord Jesus come. God is in control of this all.
  
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Holly Woods
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:57pm
Saddleback Church does many community outreach programs like this. It provides a great opportunity for church members to bring their non-christian, non-practicing friends and family members to an event to show them that church doesn’t have to be boring.

It also provides a chance to highlight some of the churches other activities, charities, small groups and resources that are available to community members. It helps get the entire community involved in solving issues on a local basis. One if them that is the churches food pantry. It provides thousands of pounds of food each week to local people and other churches. Their volunteer network is incredible.

Many are introduced to the needs of the community, the church and Christ through events like this. It may not be for everyone, but for those who prefer events like this it is a wonderful alternative to the rest of the time when we are bombarded by those who are trying to bring down the judo-christian culture rather than build it up.

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1977
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:57pm
This is so dumb…….
Let your kids dress up (like Halloween)
Let them collect candy (like Halloween)
Have a party on the day of Halloween.
That sounds like a Halloween party to me. There is nothing wrong with Halloween!!

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- FlamingFartSyndrome
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:05pm
  Some people are just afraid of life lol
  
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- Watchdog826
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:10pm
  Halloween, is about worshiping the Devil and evil spirts, it’s been cleaned up to hide what is going on behind closed doors. Check it out for you’re self online.
  
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- Oldmantex
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:47pm
  1977 – although I am not a fan of halloween, I agree with most of what you said. This is silly, you do everything everyone else does on the same day, but at a church and some how its “ok.”
  They do the same exact thing here at schools in Texas to keep it safe, and still call it halloween. I see no difference either.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 5:11pm
  WATCHDOG….
  
  Whatever…
  
  Halloween is really about little kids pretending that they are Spiderman for a few hours and eating candy.
  
  It’s only Satanic in the minds of fearful people.
  
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ThankBabyJesus
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:32pm
Rick Warren is a man of God. Most of you are offended by him. Good.

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- jblaze
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:42pm
  I’ll let God be the judge of who is a “man of God”, however he did advise us that we would know them by their fruits. Malachi 2 is a warning to those priests who do not follow His commandment and/or do not teach men to live by every word of God.
  
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- john8_32
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 4:43pm
  Actually, examining his fruits will show that he IS Biblical and so is his church. All of these asinine assertions (riddled with grammatical errors as a side note) leveled against Warren are a product of ignorance and legalism. You may not do things exactly how he does, but you can’t deny that it’s Biblical and effective. He’s obviously on the right side of most political issues and the claims that he’s a communist and a polytheist are laughable.
  
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kerijay
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:27pm
Rick Warren is a fraud he doesn’t preach on the bible. He’s a CFR and for One World Government.

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- SonOfThunder
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:38pm
  Yes you are correct. Check out the fuel project on the emerging church. It is totally the work of the god of this age which is satan. The good news is God crushes Satan. The bad news is many will follow satan into the lake of fire. You can choose whether you go to the lake of fire or heaven with Jesus in this life. Just repent of your sins and trust in Jesus. It is preteen simple but few will take this road.
  Jesus said “Enter in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many there be who go in there:” Matthew 7:13
  Romans 10:9
  9 that iif you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
  Repent and you are saved!
  
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jackact
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:26pm
Meanwhile God crushed the east coast celebration of this increasingly paganistic ‘holiday’
:)

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- holy ghostbuster
  Posted on November 2, 2012 at 9:17am
  Really? Why did god crush only the east coast? Haloween is celebrated throughout the entire country, including the left-coast. Why several days before Haloween and not on Haloween? I guess you know what god is thinking.
  
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quackertwo
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:25pm
Rick Warren has gone off the deep end! He is straying further from the bible all the time and deciving many!

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- neverending
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:04pm
  And tragically taking so many with him.
  
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sickofreligion
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:17pm
Gotta give it to Rick Warren. Great and positive event.

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- jblaze
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:50pm
  God and true Christianity stand for the exact opposite of death and darkness—for light and life (John 1:4-5). No matter how much of a joke we make it out to be, Halloween is simply Satan worship.
  
  There are days, however, on which we are to worship the great God—days He instituted within ancient Israel that are still to be kept in our modern society. Read Pagan Holidays or God’s Holy Days—Which? to understand more about the inspiration and peace these annual festivals of God can bring into your life. ▪
  https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/19/pagan-holidays-or-gods-holy-days-which
  
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marcryan71
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:14pm
Funny how people proclaiming Christianity flock to purely Pagan holidays. The blind run happily towards the cliff of destruction as fast as their feet can carry them. So very sad.

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- sickofreligion
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:19pm
  Seems to me, no one is flocking to the holiday. They are just try to counter it with an alternative. Certainly, I am no fan of religion, but, that doesn’t mean I can’t see the good in something like this.
  
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- Cavallo
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:30pm
  Happy All Saints Day, by the way!
  
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- jblaze
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:34pm
  SICKOFRELIGION
  
  Why make an uninformed comment on something you know nothing about?
  
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- MatthewChapter24
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:02pm
  And a belated “Happy Reformation Day” to all.
  
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Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:11pm
Where are these 16,000 Christians when today I read MediShare is attacked by our courts? MediShare has done wonders for families needing heatlhcare.

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- Oldmantex
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:55pm
  Hey can you post the link about Medishare? I would like to see that story, thanks!!
  
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- PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 4:02pm
  @OLDMANTEX – There is another organization similar to MediShare. It is called Christian Healthcare Ministries. You can find it online at this website: http://www.chministries.org. I am thinking about joining. It’s such a Great Plan that I really want to join. This year is their 30th year. Check it out. Not expensive. Full coverage.
  
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