I totally agree with the gruesome garbage that comes out with the Halloween stuff. I hate that stuff, and wouldn't let my children dress as something scary. I don't think I was really comparing Halloween with Christmas except that they are both pagan holidays, and Christ really wasn't born that time of year. I have just found that we really need to find the good in all we do. If you are looking for the bad you will find it. I don't like fanatical mormons that all they can do or say is something negative. We moved from Utah to the NW, and fanatical mormons are in abundance in Utah. People in the NW don't judge others, I believe that their testimonies are stronger, and they are just better people. That is not to say that there aren't good people in Utah. It is just different. It is hard to explain. I grew up in Utah, and love it there, but here Mormons seem to be stronger because they have to. It's not the culture here, where as in Utah everything revolves around the church. I'm not saying it is bad, just different.