Watch Jim Staley (passionfortruth.com, facebook.com/passionfortruth) very clearly teaching on this topic.
Anton LaVey, the founder of the church of Satan, himself declared that by dressing up, either by wearing a costume or by coloring oneself in celebration of Halloween, signifies that you allow Satan to own you. He further said that when you adopt the pagan practices, you subconsciously dedicate yourself to the devil. He took joy in Christians who take part in the tradition, saying:
I am glad that Christian parents let their children worship the devil at least one night out of the year. Welcome to Halloween.
LaVey’s statement is corroborated by a former Satanist, John Ramirez, who said that when you dress up even as an angel or a mermaid for Halloween, “you give the devil the legal rights to change your identity.” Ramirez further warned that there’s a much darker reality in Halloween beyond costumes and candy. The former Satanist turned Christian pastor said in an interview on CBS News (October 20, 2018):
Hear it from the babe’s mouth, former warlock turned evangelist John Ramirez talking about how bad Halloween is. Check out this short video.
