How could halloween be bad when dogs in costume are so good!

God?

So I guess this anger about dis-belief in Halloween may come from my religious beliefs which equal=0. I believe that religion is more of a hinder than a help in this world. So much bad comes from religion that I cannot even fathom why people involve themselves so heavily in something that no one even has proof of to begin with. Perhaps it is my scientific background that leads me to these opinions, but I believe in fact and truth and I find there is none to be found in religion. In my opinion religions may give a good moral code to live by, respect thy neighbor etc. But beyond providing ethical guidelines the belief in an unknown being seems more of an excuse than a truth. For example, when it comes to the creation of things, I think that explaining a spiritual being as being the creator is simply a cop out because there people don't want to or put effort into believing there is another explanation for it. Instead of putting the effort to figure out logical reasoning for things that happen people turn to god, or some other form to which there is no real proof of. Personally I am strong believer in evolutionary theory. I am a strong advocate of reproduction of the fittest derived from Darwin's survival of the fittest. It is a factual explanation for the evolution of our world. I am currently reading the God Delusion by Richard Dawkins and so far it has made me feel more comfortable about my position in life. Until I entered University I felt like a lonely sole with my views that I could never speak of because being an "atheist" was a bad word. Not only that but in the media hardly anyone expresses their anti-religious views which perpetuate the image of atheism as a wrong doing in our society. Sure there are tons of movies and TV shows about loving god, religious families, etc. But it is difficult for me to even think of one which portrays a healthy, respectable member of society as a non god believing atheist.

Halloween De-breifing

Halloween is about dressing up, watching scary movies, and having fun. Young children don't dress up to insult anyone, or praise a devil, they dress up to have fun, pretend to be someone else for a day, fit in and most important to them, get a lot of Candy! I think people may be putting too much thought into this holiday. Perhaps when the day was first developed it was a Satan praising day, I am unsure of the origin of this. However, just like most other holidays the original purpose of these holidays have changed and are no longer as prominent to today's society. For example Christmas, people associate Santa Claus with Christmas perhaps more than Jesus, at least I'm sure most children do. To me, Christmas is a family holiday, a great excuse for giving and receiving, and watching some great Christmas movies mostly based on a fat man in a red suit. Easter is about chocolate, the Easter bunny, and family. And Halloween is about dressing up. So why do we have to pick this apart so much? What is wrong with children running around as bees, police officers, cowboys and princesses? Who is it hurting?
It is the 21st Century and Halloween is about Candy, dress up and fun, and that is it!

What is wrong with Halloween???

Recently I have been bombarded recently with ideas that Halloween is a pagan holiday and creating a culture around it is a terrible thing for children to be involved in. I'd like to gather some of this information to show, but for now I just want to express my disbelief and anger in people attempting to push their anti-Halloween beliefs on me!

I wanted to note that I recovered the links that explained the "problems" with Halloween
http://www.sv-luka.org/articles/haloween.htm + http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/halloween.aspx
Thank you

My thoughts on my thoughts

I would like to introduce you to my blog. If you are looking for a space to read about one specific subject I fear you are in the wrong place. My blog will work as my mind does...it will roam all over the place. The tying element of this space will be media and popculture. I want to question anything and everything that happens in my world surrounding this topic. I attempt not to rant, but rather to reflect on the media I see in my daily life and the thoughts that are created from these occassions.