For Steigler, even the holiday festivities are the equivalent of poisoned candy. Those dabbling in the occult, he says, are on a slippery slope to Satanism. I take a bite, then another bite. I lose my sense of right and wrong. I lose my moral compass.
Local witches disagree.
All of this has ignited debate throughout America's evangelical and fundamentalist subcultures. The new age movement, with its belief-smorgasbord of occult, irrationalist practices is one red flag. We can no longer take 'innocent' Halloweens for granted. We also note a current of discussion about the constitutionality of Halloween. Educators in the Dallas suburb of Coppell, Texas are prohibiting any school-sponsored Halloween activities.