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	<title>Comments on: Russia&#8217;s War on Halloween</title>
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		<title>By: Century75</title>
		<link>http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/10/russias-war-on-halloween/#comment-9599022</link>
		<dc:creator>Century75</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This &#039;lighthearted&#039; fun &#039;holiday&#039; - is based on ignorant, dark-age nonsense.  It has been converted into a gigantic moneymaker for BIG business.  Kids can have fun ALL year long. They don&#039;t need this and the constant rote &#039;training&#039; that has been running rampant in our media since the FCC was bought &amp; paid for by the very scum of the planet, the ones that have maneuvered their way into our government !  These &#039;people&#039; have run rampant over the world for dozens of centuries. And have ruined many, once great &amp; flourishing nations !  The nation wreckers.   

Take a HARD look at the United States.  Those of us that have lived long enough to have seen the vast decline..  it should be easy to discern the ruination of our once great nation.  Our very highest technology  - trashed !  We tossed away our very highest level infrastructure ! We once were the ONLY (still are) interplanetary society !  GONE !  NO nation would have EVER thrown away the hardware - the very people that made us that way !   

And now ?  All the bright young minds are packed full of &#039;vampires&#039;..  &#039;zombies&#039; &amp; comic book nonsense.  This is no accident !  Our nation is being crushed ! RUINED !  And it began in earnest after these nation-wreckers murdered JFK, RFK &amp; MLK...   

PS:  Helen Thomas KNOWS WHO !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This &#8216;lighthearted&#8217; fun &#8216;holiday&#8217; &#8211; is based on ignorant, dark-age nonsense.  It has been converted into a gigantic moneymaker for BIG business.  Kids can have fun ALL year long. They don&#8217;t need this and the constant rote &#8216;training&#8217; that has been running rampant in our media since the FCC was bought &amp; paid for by the very scum of the planet, the ones that have maneuvered their way into our government !  These &#8216;people&#8217; have run rampant over the world for dozens of centuries. And have ruined many, once great &amp; flourishing nations !  The nation wreckers.   </p>
<p>Take a HARD look at the United States.  Those of us that have lived long enough to have seen the vast decline..  it should be easy to discern the ruination of our once great nation.  Our very highest technology  &#8211; trashed !  We tossed away our very highest level infrastructure ! We once were the ONLY (still are) interplanetary society !  GONE !  NO nation would have EVER thrown away the hardware &#8211; the very people that made us that way !   </p>
<p>And now ?  All the bright young minds are packed full of &#8216;vampires&#8217;..  &#8216;zombies&#8217; &amp; comic book nonsense.  This is no accident !  Our nation is being crushed ! RUINED !  And it began in earnest after these nation-wreckers murdered JFK, RFK &amp; MLK&#8230;   </p>
<p>PS:  Helen Thomas KNOWS WHO !</p>
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		<title>By: Librarian53</title>
		<link>http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/10/russias-war-on-halloween/#comment-9589257</link>
		<dc:creator>Librarian53</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There are a lot of religions in the U.S. who also want to discourage Halloween. They just want to take away a very fun and lighthearted holiday from children and adults. Life should not be serious all the time, for children or adults. We all need to recharge our batteries with laughter and good times with friends and neighbors.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are a lot of religions in the U.S. who also want to discourage Halloween. They just want to take away a very fun and lighthearted holiday from children and adults. Life should not be serious all the time, for children or adults. We all need to recharge our batteries with laughter and good times with friends and neighbors.</p>
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		<title>By: Alexander from Siberia</title>
		<link>http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/10/russias-war-on-halloween/#comment-9586516</link>
		<dc:creator>Alexander from Siberia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Don&#039;t judge a book by it&#039;s cover - it&#039;s also work for Russia.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t judge a book by it&#8217;s cover &#8211; it&#8217;s also work for Russia.</p>
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		<title>By: Paul J Moran</title>
		<link>http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/10/russias-war-on-halloween/#comment-9584080</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul J Moran</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree with the Russian orthodox Church. #1 -  It is a very stupid holiday. If your kid wants candy or gum and you just hand him a bag and say go get me some free candy and  buy him ? He will never do it.  therefore learn from your children.   # 2 -  It is a very evil day where everyone tries to outdo their neighbors by turning their backs on GOD&#039;S MOST HOLY WORDS .    #3. - It should be completely cancelled and replaced with a new truly religious holiday and call it Children&#039;s Day of Love.         Here are some other secular Holidays that have no right to be on the Calander........New Year&#039;s Day, Valentines Day,  King Day,  Presidents Day</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with the Russian orthodox Church. #1 &#8211;  It is a very stupid holiday. If your kid wants candy or gum and you just hand him a bag and say go get me some free candy and  buy him ? He will never do it.  therefore learn from your children.   # 2 &#8211;  It is a very evil day where everyone tries to outdo their neighbors by turning their backs on GOD&#8217;S MOST HOLY WORDS .    #3. &#8211; It should be completely cancelled and replaced with a new truly religious holiday and call it Children&#8217;s Day of Love.         Here are some other secular Holidays that have no right to be on the Calander&#8230;&#8230;..New Year&#8217;s Day, Valentines Day,  King Day,  Presidents Day</p>
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		<title>By: Nikolay</title>
		<link>http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/10/russias-war-on-halloween/#comment-9583310</link>
		<dc:creator>Nikolay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As a kid I grew up in Russia and there is pure Russian, friendly holiday called Koledovanie when kids go to other houses and ask for candy. The people would ask them to sing a song or tell a poem and in return give them candy or even some money. I really loved this holiday and there is nothing evil in it. I do not understand why Russia has to adopt western holidays like Halloween instead of reviving its own? I live in the US now and on Halloween every other girl dresses like a slut, kids get drunk and do dumb things. A lot of hatred here and I suspect by the time an American becomes adult, every third develops some mental problems. I am glad that Russia is finally starts paying attention to things like this. Unfortunately, here in the west these actions by Russia are portraited as return to Stalinism and shifting back to the Communist era. West does not want strong, healthy Russia and takes every opportunity to make it look bad.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a kid I grew up in Russia and there is pure Russian, friendly holiday called Koledovanie when kids go to other houses and ask for candy. The people would ask them to sing a song or tell a poem and in return give them candy or even some money. I really loved this holiday and there is nothing evil in it. I do not understand why Russia has to adopt western holidays like Halloween instead of reviving its own? I live in the US now and on Halloween every other girl dresses like a slut, kids get drunk and do dumb things. A lot of hatred here and I suspect by the time an American becomes adult, every third develops some mental problems. I am glad that Russia is finally starts paying attention to things like this. Unfortunately, here in the west these actions by Russia are portraited as return to Stalinism and shifting back to the Communist era. West does not want strong, healthy Russia and takes every opportunity to make it look bad.</p>
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		<title>By: Sophie</title>
		<link>http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/10/russias-war-on-halloween/#comment-9577016</link>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually, Halloween has been stolen and had been defeated years ago in the west and other world. It is supposed to be &quot;Hallow&quot; meaning &quot; to make holy. It is supposed to be a vigil, an evening of preparation, of reflection on the lives of the saints, who have gone before us, who have fought the good fight against evil and had finished victorious in the race. Oct 31 is supposed to be a holy celebration for the feast on Nov 1, All Saint&#039;s Day and Nov 2 , All Soul&#039;s day. Yet, all you see , a pathetic mundane celebration of trick or treat, of ghost stories, of evil glorification. The devil hated the victory of the saints and so he wanted to steal the spotlight from them. 

The horror glorification of Halloween is not a true representation of the feast. It is about time to take back the real purpose of the Feast. There should indeed a war for the true soul and nature of the Halloween spirit. And it should be only for the glorification of the good.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, Halloween has been stolen and had been defeated years ago in the west and other world. It is supposed to be &#8220;Hallow&#8221; meaning &#8221; to make holy. It is supposed to be a vigil, an evening of preparation, of reflection on the lives of the saints, who have gone before us, who have fought the good fight against evil and had finished victorious in the race. Oct 31 is supposed to be a holy celebration for the feast on Nov 1, All Saint&#8217;s Day and Nov 2 , All Soul&#8217;s day. Yet, all you see , a pathetic mundane celebration of trick or treat, of ghost stories, of evil glorification. The devil hated the victory of the saints and so he wanted to steal the spotlight from them. </p>
<p>The horror glorification of Halloween is not a true representation of the feast. It is about time to take back the real purpose of the Feast. There should indeed a war for the true soul and nature of the Halloween spirit. And it should be only for the glorification of the good.</p>
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		<title>By: zeyeyez</title>
		<link>http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/10/russias-war-on-halloween/#comment-9571774</link>
		<dc:creator>zeyeyez</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very intelligent people are beginning to understand the effects of &quot;so called celebrations&quot;.  How many people believe in Satan, or demons, and are taught that they exist.  I for one, believe that is none sense, but none the less, it&#039;s a fact people really believe this.  This article described information that not many people will understand, &quot;mental health&quot;, how can halloween effect the mental health of children, and increase suicide, might some ask?  How difficult it would be for me, or anyone else with knowledge, such as a psychiatrist to explain this in full detail.  

It is next to impossible for any of us to shield ourselves on any given day from evil intented people, or evil surroundings.  From early childhood, our minds have been satuated from media, parents, friends, family, schools, and the overall environment.  I am believing more and more in a word better used for my understanding of what has happened to mankind, and that word is evil.  It is a part of me, I can&#039;t rid myself of, and I accept that.  I also know that I wasn&#039;t born with a perfect operating mind, so I also am guilty of the cause of evil in the world.  It takes a mature mind, to begin to understand, unwind, unravel, all the &quot;mysterious&quot; wonders of our world that has tricked the mind, or created lies in the mind, of absolute lies, such as halloween.  

I understand it all appears to be fun for children, and in reality that&#039;s just what it is, BUT, an entire day dedicated to evil spirits, there would be the connection psychiatrists are linking probably.  Many people with mental health issues, are not actually that mentally ill, they are of the natural selection process of increased intelligence, intuition, and knowledge.  During recovery sometimes things can get a  little messy within the minds of these people.  Reading all that I&#039;ve read, add that all together, the search for ones own self and beliefs in a world that has lies surrounding us.  Of course not always is a person seeking psychiatric help because their I.Q. is so high, it could be the general case of abuse, covered up by the very people pointing the finger at them, that they are sick.  

Instead of banning the day, perhaps some people should get together and write a full explaination so that people can understand.  Most of these adults, are like children, as their taught that from their demonic book, the bible.  So telling them NO, they will likely be upset, and not get the point...lol

I hope Russia continues with this, and it is a definite sign of One world in the minds of those with the power to do so.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very intelligent people are beginning to understand the effects of &#8220;so called celebrations&#8221;.  How many people believe in Satan, or demons, and are taught that they exist.  I for one, believe that is none sense, but none the less, it&#8217;s a fact people really believe this.  This article described information that not many people will understand, &#8220;mental health&#8221;, how can halloween effect the mental health of children, and increase suicide, might some ask?  How difficult it would be for me, or anyone else with knowledge, such as a psychiatrist to explain this in full detail.  </p>
<p>It is next to impossible for any of us to shield ourselves on any given day from evil intented people, or evil surroundings.  From early childhood, our minds have been satuated from media, parents, friends, family, schools, and the overall environment.  I am believing more and more in a word better used for my understanding of what has happened to mankind, and that word is evil.  It is a part of me, I can&#8217;t rid myself of, and I accept that.  I also know that I wasn&#8217;t born with a perfect operating mind, so I also am guilty of the cause of evil in the world.  It takes a mature mind, to begin to understand, unwind, unravel, all the &#8220;mysterious&#8221; wonders of our world that has tricked the mind, or created lies in the mind, of absolute lies, such as halloween.  </p>
<p>I understand it all appears to be fun for children, and in reality that&#8217;s just what it is, BUT, an entire day dedicated to evil spirits, there would be the connection psychiatrists are linking probably.  Many people with mental health issues, are not actually that mentally ill, they are of the natural selection process of increased intelligence, intuition, and knowledge.  During recovery sometimes things can get a  little messy within the minds of these people.  Reading all that I&#8217;ve read, add that all together, the search for ones own self and beliefs in a world that has lies surrounding us.  Of course not always is a person seeking psychiatric help because their I.Q. is so high, it could be the general case of abuse, covered up by the very people pointing the finger at them, that they are sick.  </p>
<p>Instead of banning the day, perhaps some people should get together and write a full explaination so that people can understand.  Most of these adults, are like children, as their taught that from their demonic book, the bible.  So telling them NO, they will likely be upset, and not get the point&#8230;lol</p>
<p>I hope Russia continues with this, and it is a definite sign of One world in the minds of those with the power to do so.</p>
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		<title>By: Tom</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You people have way too much time on your hands.....Why do they always have to look at things under a damn microscope in Russia????  Kids get dressed up, and go door to door filling their bags with candy...all in good fun..... They&#039;re not attending religious cult gatherings and performing human sacrifices....for cryin out loud....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You people have way too much time on your hands&#8230;..Why do they always have to look at things under a damn microscope in Russia????  Kids get dressed up, and go door to door filling their bags with candy&#8230;all in good fun&#8230;.. They&#8217;re not attending religious cult gatherings and performing human sacrifices&#8230;.for cryin out loud&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Wykd Wych</title>
		<link>http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/10/russias-war-on-halloween/#comment-9571480</link>
		<dc:creator>Wykd Wych</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Please do research before talking about how Halloween is the devil&#039;s bidding! You don&#039;t know ANYTHING about Halloween and it&#039;s a dying tradition here in America too.  It derives from Ol Hallow&#039;s Eve (originally thought to have come from Celtic traditions (Samhain)) where the Ancients believed that it is the day when the veil between the physical plane and the spirit world were at their thinnest.  People dressed up and lit &quot;gourds&quot; (not pumpkins) to WARD OFF scary spirits, not to mock them. Over time it just became tradition. It has NOTHING to do with Satan.  In fact, the Celts don&#039;t believe in Satan so how was this holiday about devil worship? In my family it marks the beginning of colder days which means spending more time indoors with family and we kick off the holiday season with a huge fall festival. It&#039;s just a reason to have fun.  Don&#039;t know why a few nay sayers have to go and ruin it for everyone else.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please do research before talking about how Halloween is the devil&#8217;s bidding! You don&#8217;t know ANYTHING about Halloween and it&#8217;s a dying tradition here in America too.  It derives from Ol Hallow&#8217;s Eve (originally thought to have come from Celtic traditions (Samhain)) where the Ancients believed that it is the day when the veil between the physical plane and the spirit world were at their thinnest.  People dressed up and lit &#8220;gourds&#8221; (not pumpkins) to WARD OFF scary spirits, not to mock them. Over time it just became tradition. It has NOTHING to do with Satan.  In fact, the Celts don&#8217;t believe in Satan so how was this holiday about devil worship? In my family it marks the beginning of colder days which means spending more time indoors with family and we kick off the holiday season with a huge fall festival. It&#8217;s just a reason to have fun.  Don&#8217;t know why a few nay sayers have to go and ruin it for everyone else.</p>
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		<title>By: Debbie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Debbie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When my daughter was a toddler, she thought Halloween was the greatest holiday ever.
This was because she could dress up as a dog, rabbit, lion, etc. and get candy.
Now that she is an adult, she *still* doesn&#039;t see it as a satanic and mental health degrading celebration. Plus, she has moved on to organic food, and doesn&#039;t eat candy. 

The difference is that Russians tend to want things decided ahead of time for them, instead of the radical American way of letting everyone decide for him/herself.
I only lived in Moscow for 5 months, but there are differences.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When my daughter was a toddler, she thought Halloween was the greatest holiday ever.<br />
This was because she could dress up as a dog, rabbit, lion, etc. and get candy.<br />
Now that she is an adult, she *still* doesn&#8217;t see it as a satanic and mental health degrading celebration. Plus, she has moved on to organic food, and doesn&#8217;t eat candy. </p>
<p>The difference is that Russians tend to want things decided ahead of time for them, instead of the radical American way of letting everyone decide for him/herself.<br />
I only lived in Moscow for 5 months, but there are differences.</p>
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