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Originally Posted by 4OC  I don't do anything Halloween. To much evil is associated with it anymore. In my area cities last year there were over 250 arrests because of being dressed as clowns due to the murders that have been happening by people dressed as clowns.
This is not just at Halloween but it is more so during this time. I used to have a clown ministry and was about to build my Web page to teach clowning from a ministry point of view. Not going to happen. Don't do clowning anymore at all. |
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It is really sad that the few evil folks in the world can spoil so much innocent fun for the children. Personally I love Halloween - I just wish I lived in an area where we had trick-o-treaters and could join in the fun. Alas, we live on a farm in a rural rural area and haven't done "Halloween" since our own children were young and we hosted huge parties, with bon fires, horse back riding, and hay rides pulled by our miniature horses. A lot of happy life-long memories were made. My favorite was the group of German foreign exchange students most of whom had never touched a horse- eaten plenty, but never touched a live one.
I completely understand about the clowns. It is really sad that something which once brought joy now brings terror. I loved clowns back in the day of the greats like Emmitt Kelley, but now I find them rather creepy and threatening.