In 2016, Candace Cameron Bure dressed up in a Tinkerbell costume for a special Halloween episode of “The View.” She did a spot-on impression of Peter Pan’s pixie pal, but some of her fans weren’t feeling the Disney magic. This is because of Halloween’s roots in paganism and its association with witchcraft. In a Christian Post op-ed, one writer shared their stance on the spooky holiday thusly: “A Christian celebrating Halloween would be like a Satan worshiper putting up a nativity scene at Christmas while singing, ‘Happy Birthday, Jesus!'”
Of course, not all Christians are opposed to celebrating the holiday. After Bure made it clear that she was among that contingent, her Facebook followers, who believed that she was in the wrong, were more than happy to judge her. “Not trying to be judgemental and I bet you got this alot but a Christian should not partake in celebration of halloween,” one person wrote. Another critic agreed, commenting, “It blows me away how many Christians celebrate a day that is clearly of Satan. I don’t care how you justify it, Christians should have no part of it.”
Others raised a stink about the design of Bure’s sparkly Tink costume, which featured a sweetheart neckline and short, layered skirt. One person harkened back to Bure’s remarks about dressing modestly on “Dancing with the Stars.” Their comment read, “Confused! You refused to wear any skimpy costumes in DWTS. Yet your [sic] posing in this skimpy costume.”
