ChristopherPaul
Puritan Board Senior
This issue seems to weigh on me every April fools day and I am not sure it has ever been discussed. I have some questions regarding this recognized day of the year.
What I question is why April Fools day is so acceptable when a day such as Halloween is not? April Fools is a day to “celebrate” foolishness and to promote deception. This is certainly not a day set aside by the church but by the world, so why does the Puritan board of all places insist on promoting it?
I do love a good joke and my sense of humor gets carried away at times and sometimes I have come across as offensive due to my dry sense of humor. In such cases the intent whether successful or not is for the receiver of the communication to immediately know that the sender is being facetious. But with April Fools the intent is for the receiver to not know that the sender is being facetious. To me that is simply deception for the sake of entertainment at someone else’s expense.
So I am not sure April Fools is a weaker brother situation or is even a matter of being regarded as offensive, but is a matter where Christians should decide if it is wise to join the world in a day to promote deception for the sake of fun or entertainment.
What I question is why April Fools day is so acceptable when a day such as Halloween is not? April Fools is a day to “celebrate” foolishness and to promote deception. This is certainly not a day set aside by the church but by the world, so why does the Puritan board of all places insist on promoting it?
I do love a good joke and my sense of humor gets carried away at times and sometimes I have come across as offensive due to my dry sense of humor. In such cases the intent whether successful or not is for the receiver of the communication to immediately know that the sender is being facetious. But with April Fools the intent is for the receiver to not know that the sender is being facetious. To me that is simply deception for the sake of entertainment at someone else’s expense.
So I am not sure April Fools is a weaker brother situation or is even a matter of being regarded as offensive, but is a matter where Christians should decide if it is wise to join the world in a day to promote deception for the sake of fun or entertainment.