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Reformation day: The birth of church denominations and mass Bible misinterpretation

11/1/2013

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I often open lectures in front of new audiences with the question: what is the most dangerous religious holiday on the Calendar? After a few misguided guesses about burning yourself with fireworks on Independence Day, I give a hint. It's in October. Without fail, someone reluctantly whispers "Halloween." They fold their arms, lean back in their seat and wait for some rant about the gouls and goblins. But that's not my point.

Now I'm no fan of Halloween. Personally I start listening to Christmas music in September and wish all the costume shops would stop taking over perfectly vacant storefronts every autumn. I find no redemptive value in giving my neighbors opportunity to dress up as witches and zombies to scare my young and impressionable children into a month of nightmares. That said, Halloween is nowhere near as dangerous as the Protestant holiday on October 31, Reformation Day.

The Church Divided and Always Dividing

The very term "reformation" in Reformation Day can be misleading. How? Martin Luther and other reformers may have intended to reform the church. But they failed. They ended up dividing it.


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