And organisers say they are increasingly also attracting non-Christian ... alternative party has grown for the past three years, said churches wanted to offer "a positive alternative to Halloween".

Even so, she doesn't want to be too negative. "We don't just want say no to Halloween. We're offering a positive alternative, concentrating on the Christian feast of All Hallows." Admittedly, All ...

“We don’t force kids not to celebrate Halloween. We just present this as an alternative way of celebrating ... This is the 10th year North Orange County Christian Church in Orange will ...

For 22 years, the Fort Bliss chapel community has offered area residents the chance to glorify God with the Hallelujah Festival, an event organizers call a Christian alternative to Halloween.

The Rev. Tim Wilder, youth minister at First Baptist, says the carnivals provide a “safe, Christian alternative” to trick or treating and other Halloween activities. Last year, the church ...

Fundamentalists even say Christians should not put on “alternatives” to Halloween. Alternative implies substitute and assumes Christian children need something to take the place of Halloween ...

Not all Christians are in unison ... rooted in demonic or dark things." Instead of Halloween parties and trick-or-treating, the Hills find alternative fall activities such as apple-picking ...

This week, the Spanish daily “La Razon” published an article discussing the efforts of Catholics in Spain, France and Chile to offer alternatives to customary Halloween activities. According ...

While many Americans spend October excitedly planning for Halloween’s costumes and candies, many conservative Evangelical Christians look ahead to the holiday with dread. Pastors may warn about ...