The Church of England should learn from Harry Potter this Halloween | Andrew Brown

JK Rowling understands that the supernatural needs to be frightening. ‘Light parties’ to replace Halloween are absurd

The Church of England has just done another slightly silly thing. Senior figures, including Archbishop Justin Welby, are backing attempts to draw children away from the lure of Halloween into “light parties”, where they can share “fun activities” in church. It is suggested that attendees wear superhero costumes instead of dressing up as “scary witches and ghosts”. “Nowadays,” the church claims, “most people believe that you can’t fight evil with evil – you can only fight evil by doing good, and good will always win in the end.”

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2qjIMkL