Amongst the many benefits to this country which have originated in the USA, there have also been some real negatives.
Pretty close to top of this list is the horrendous, americanised version of halloween which has been foisted upon us over the last quarter century.
An embracing of evil, combined with considering the occult to be 'fun' added to terrifying the old and vulnerable with alternate demands and threats at their door and - there you have it.
Spiritually dead parents encourage their offspring into territory where dangers abound.
I once had a very small part in dealing with an horrendous spiritual situation many years ago, which ended in a girl who had taken all this 'a bit too far' having to be taken to an anglican priest for an exorcism by her non-christian parents.
The matter was wholly resolved by this but everything which had happened had been both dreadful - and verifiable!
Only one set of blaggers arrived at my door last night - and I refused to open it. They quickly departed - one of the clear advantages of having a front doorbell which sounds like a mighty mastiff in its full glory!
Why is the church not attacking this sickening aberration with all guns blazing?