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  • Apologetics
    • What is Apologetics?
    • Archaeology
    • The Case for Christ
    • The Classical Argument for Christianity
    • The Existence of God >
      • Answering Atheist Arguments
      • The Argument from Desire
      • The Argument from Proper Function
      • The Argument from Reason
      • The Design Argument
      • The Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism
      • The Kalam Cosmological Argument
      • The Leibnizian Cosmological Argument
      • The Moral Argument
      • The Ontological Argument
      • Original Monotheism
      • Pascal's Wager
      • The Problem of Evil
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KEN COUGHLAN, SPEAKER & APOLOGIST
Pagan Holidays
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Short:
"Christianity did NOT steal Jesus from Mithras"
Short:
"No, Christians did NOT steal December 25 from paganism"

Short:
"Did Christians steal Dec 25 from pagans?"
Video:
"Does celebrating Halloween reflect poorly on Christians?"

Podcast clip from November 9, 2023

Video:
"Does trick or treating make you pagan?"

Podcast clip from November 7, 2023
Video:
"Should Christians celebrate Halloween?"

Podcast from October 31, 2023

It's a question that comes up every year at this time? Are Christians who join in Halloween festivities engaging in pagan religious practices, is it all just good fun, or is it somewhere in between?

Video:
"Should Christians Celebrate 'Easter'?"

Talk show from March 19, 2019
(1) Should we even have a special day to celebrate Christ's resurrection in the first place?
(2) Should we avoid using the name "Easter?"
​(3) Should we refrain from including things like the Easter Bunny, eggs and baskets in our festivities?
Video:
"Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?"

Talk show from October 30, 2018
Ben Lander and Ken Coughlan try to fairly present both perspectives in this common internal debate within Christendom, then offer a few insights of their own.

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