>>> On 10/30/2007 at 11:14 AM, wrote:Hi Team,
... of the Registration Call Center is organizing a Halloween Pot Luck for tomorrow. He has invited our area is asking everyone to bring anything they would like to the potluck. He is keeping a Halloween theme so the call center has elected to bring in things reflective of Halloween so they might be orange, black, creepy or scary. They have also challenge the Verification Unit to a cube decorating contest!
He is also encouraging everyone to dress up for Halloween and is encouraging a best costume contest.
Wow, the energy of youth.
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Please let me know if you are interested in participating so I can give some feedback.
Thanks,
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Gary,Please be sensitive to your entire audience when selecting your quotes.
"There's another option open to Christians: limited, non-compromising participation in Halloween. There's nothing inherently evil about candy, costumes, or trick-or-treating in the neighborhood. In fact, all of that can provide a unique gospel opportunity with neighbors. Even handing out candy to neighborhood children--provided you're not stingy--can improve your reputation among the kids. As long as the costumes are innocent and the behavior does not dishonor Christ, trick-or-treating can be used to further gospel interests.
Ultimately, Christian participation in Halloween is a matter of conscience before God. Whatever level of Halloween participation you choose, you must honor God by keeping yourself separate from the world and by showing mercy to those who are perishing. Halloween provides the Christian with the opportunity to accomplish both of those things in the gospel of Jesus Christ. It's a message that is holy, set apart from the world; it's a message that is the very mercy of a forgiving God. What better time of the year is there to share such a message than Halloween?" -- from the second article.
The real issue is the lack of consistency. The argument that "the Daily News is a department sanctioned document and therefore..." could be applied to this potluck, too - "the Halloween Potluck is a department sanctioned [even though suggested by an individual] event and therefore..."
Update: Click on the box - the photo is on the website
Update: Click on the box - the photo is on the website
Please be sure to keep an eye on Moose's Chooses in the left column. They consist of blog articles others have written that I think you could benefit from - or just get a kick out of.
Thanks!
