<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517535811147822061.post4106258941002650030..comments</id><updated>2009-09-16T07:30:47.766+01:00</updated><category term='Zambia'/><category term='Alpha'/><category term='willow creek leadership summit'/><category term='Serenje'/><category term='Albania'/><category term='encouragement'/><category term='book review'/><title type='text'>Comments on Simon Benham's Blog: Halloween - Trick or Treat</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.simonbenham.com/feeds/4106258941002650030/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4517535811147822061/4106258941002650030/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.simonbenham.com/2009/09/halloween-trick-or-treat.html'/><author><name>Simon Benham</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01625393468033982519</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2LiEZgnAZqM/SfN-LnGug8I/AAAAAAAAA3M/mxJrTGzdkGw/S220/IMGP2579.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517535811147822061.post-550932501243068103</id><published>2009-09-16T07:30:47.766+01:00</published><updated>2009-09-16T07:30:47.766+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi Simon,

Thank you for taking the time to addres...</title><content type='html'>Hi Simon,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for taking the time to address this subject, I&amp;#39;m putting the word about with others.  Below are 3 questions that I would like answers to, if possible:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) When people say it&amp;#39;s harmless fun, even christians sometimes, is it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) When others ask why we don&amp;#39;t celebrate Halloween what would be the quick succinct way to answer that without appearing to be condescending?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3) What is the best way of explaining to my children about Halloween and our reasons for not celebrating it?  I am torn between doing what I feel is right and causing them to resent us (and possibly God/Church) for spoiling their fun whilst growing up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks.  Suzanne Whitton</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4517535811147822061/4106258941002650030/comments/default/550932501243068103'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4517535811147822061/4106258941002650030/comments/default/550932501243068103'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.simonbenham.com/2009/09/halloween-trick-or-treat.html?showComment=1253082647766#c550932501243068103' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.simonbenham.com/2009/09/halloween-trick-or-treat.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517535811147822061.post-4106258941002650030' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4517535811147822061/posts/default/4106258941002650030' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1242186516'/></entry></feed>
