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ATLANTA (AP) - Jittery about anthrax and terrorism, Elizabeth Erwin still decided to let her son go trick-or-treating as a pirate for Halloween. But she vowed to examine the bounty more closely than ever.

MEXICO CITY (AP) - While the United States hunts for the real Osama bin Laden, rubber-masked copies of the Western world's most-hated terrorist are popping up at Halloween celebrations from Northern Ireland to Mexico.

Don't let this moment pass without teaching your children the mind-boggling significance of the Reformation. Begin by reading this article aloud to them. Also read George Grant's column "Today Is Reformation Day" aloud to your family. End by...

October 31 is a charged date for many Christians. Some embrace Halloween with open arms, while others opt for participating in fall festivals or celebrating Reformation Day. Conflicting opinions abound. Some believe Halloween is a purely pagan...

"My wife and I are new parents. We are interested in knowing how the Bible addresses Halloween." ... Check out the answer!

Many Christians struggle to decide how (or if) to celebrate Halloween, especially with the claim that the holiday is pagan in origin.

Do the people around you know that Jesus’ life-giving sacrifice on the cross completely crushed death, along with the terror celebrated every year on October 31? Should Christians celebrate Halloween? Yes, Christians can, because the blood of...

Joe Thorn details his family's thought process with Halloween, factoring in both his past in the occult, and the helpful ways they could engage in their neighborhood. www.joethorn.netwww.christianity.com

Your family may not be into spooky ghosts, creepy costumes, or scary stories, but they still can find ways to create meaningful, wholesome memories over Halloween. Fall is such a magical time of year! Nothing is better than feeling the fresh,...

Young and old love getting dressed up in costumes and having a good time. Kids go trick-or-treating and have classroom parties at school. Adults get together for parties, haunted hayrides, and touring haunted houses. However, the pagan holiday...

Halloween and being scared can be a lot of fun if you take the time to find movies that are scary but not too scary, funny but not too raunchy, and adventurous but not too risk-taking.

In thinking through this, I am not going to give you my personal convictions, but here are some questions to simply ask as your make decisions. It is likely not going to be an all in or all out scenario. This is what makes it tricky to say one way...

With proper planning, Christians and churches can reach children, youth, and adults through common Halloween festivities, such as trick-or-treating, decorations, or through an alternative party that has all the fun elements without the scariness.

Martin Luther is said to have posted his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of All Saints’ Church (also called Castle Church) on October 31, 1517.

Let’s not overly fear Satan. Halloween for Christians may actually celebrate his undoing.

Now, I'm a Christian adult. But back then? I was Casper, the Friendly Maniac.

The Fear-Not Halloween Party is just one creative way to help your elementary-aged children realize that our God is not the God of fear, and that no matter what comes, the "Lord will be [their] confidence." Read an excerpt from "Redeeming...

Myriad questions surround Halloween. Should we participate? Accommodate? Or should we vigorously denounce Halloween? To answer such questions, it’s helpful to view Halloween from the perspective of history.

Halloween is just one of the many current issues that demands strong and thoughtful parental guidance. It's not easy being a parent in the shadow of the twenty-first century. As concerned parents and adults, what can we do to protect our kids in...