Sunday I attended a Presbyterian church that was very proud of being part of the Reformed tradition. Sunday was Reformation Sunday and the pastor explained that it came on the Sunday before Reformation Day which is October 31. I had never noticed that before.
He said the October 31, 1517 was the day that Martin Luther nailed the 95 Thesis to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral and started the theological debate that led to the Protestant Revolution. In case you can’t do the math that is 501 years ago.
Today most protestant denominations trace their roots back to Martin Luther and the other reformers such as John Calvin.
So if you don’t want to celebrate Halloween I suggest you celebrate Reformation Sunday. You could go around nailing lists to people’s front doors. We might start a whole new tradition.
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Nailing eviction notices on Halloween sounds like a really fun thing to do actually.
ReplyDeleteI must admit I really know how to have a good time.
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