By Douglas V. Gibbs
Like most churches, a Mormon church in Utah will have a special Halloween event so that the kids can still participate in Halloween without the scary and morbid atmosphere out on the streets, and without the dangers that comes with accepting candy from strangers. In the flier for the event, the church included that no ‘cross gender’ costumes were allowed.
Criticisms from the community have arisen, and one mother told the local news channel the event sends the wrong message to the children.
"It has everything to do with not loving your fellow man because they choose to dress a specific way," the local mother, who is not a Mormon, told the station.
So recognizing behavior that you do not approve of on a personal level is not loving your fellow man?
Shouldn't a church be able to set up rules for such events as they wish? Should a community be allowed to force a church to go against its beliefs?
The secularists of the television channel spoke to a psychologist who said that cross-gender costumes on Halloween generally do not lead to gender confusion - as if a psychologist is the best person to ask. . . look at what their theories have done to our school system.
Okay, fine, I get it. Sometimes, a cross-gender costume can be fun. Heck, one Halloween many many years ago, for kicks, I dressed up as a pregnant biker nun, complete with a lit stogie, and spiked leather gloves. I am not here to argue over ticky-tack elements of the issue, but if a church feels that based on the morals they hold dear that children should not dress up in cross-gender costumes, shouldn't that church be able to make that request? If you don't like it, don't go to the event.
As a Christian, I love everybody, but that doesn't mean I have to accept everything too. In fact, isn't a part of true love being willing to point out unacceptable behavior? Isn't real love also tough love? Or is love only what is acceptable to the secularists?
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Church Halloween Event Bans "Cross-Gender" Costumes - Fox News
When I was in college, a bunch of guys in my dorm would dress as women, and a bunch of their female friends dressed as men, for Halloween. One guy even stuffed his clothing to make himself look pregnant. After dressing, they'd all go off to the dining hall together and have dinner.
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