I went to the library today to get some CD'S.
There were some Halloween and Harvest Time decorations up. Nothing really "bad".
Then as I was leaving the library I walked past the Halloween books for kids. Targeted for kids ages 6-10 or there a bouts. There were books about the origins of Halloween, Ghost stories, costume ideas, pumpkin carving tips, and zombies.
I'm a Christian and felt sick to my stomach.
Zombies? It's bad enough that teenagers and adults alike have this obsession but to bring it to the attention of innocent children?
I can't imagine trying to make zombies "cute".
Rotting corpses reanimated by evil wandering around seeking out human flesh as a meal is the thing of nightmares and down right demonic.
Is the idea to desensitize our children so that they won't find such movies as Night of the Living Dead, 28 Days Later, and Resident Evil disturbing by the time they reach puberty? Is this a tactic to have family movie night be a zombie marathon?
There are even Barbie type dolls that feature the living dead. Why? So girls can try to live up to being in a horror movie VS dolls that give girls insecurities about their bodies?
If you give out candy on Halloween be prepared to see mommies little zombie.
And for that matter a 12 year old girl not only dressed as a scantily clad cheerleader but as a zombie cheerleader.
I wonder when this all started.
A bigger question may be will it ever end?
It's true we're all going to die.
Most people are afraid to die.
But does normalizing zombies really alleviate the fears of dying?
Is this meant to say that dying isn't all that bad?
Another good question may be shouldn't parents protect themselves from zombie movies?
Why do we allow these images into our house.
Many parents make sure their kids don't watch the news. So why is it OK to let them dress as the living dead? Maybe because zombies aren't real.
I say zombies are real enough.
They are of the devil and the devil is out to keep us in our flesh and rot our brains.
God is too much to handle.Too controversial.
So why not join the crowd of people that are diving head first into the zombie apocalypse?
I say that we should dive head first into godly things.
Many churches choose to celebrate the memory of the loved ones that have made their way into heaven. All Hallows Eve (all Souls day). Or then to celebrate the people throughout history that are examples of living for God. All saints day.
We celebrate birthdays. The day life began.
The day the creator brought us into being.
In the world not of it.
Dead to sin.
Alive in Christ.
