Very good point Hilgi.

You know, the more and more I think about this and read everyone's comments, the more I, despite the principal behind it all, want to just go along with whatever the majority on my street wants to do, at least for Halloween. (I still don't think we should have changed the 4th to the 3rd.) I guess I've softened to the idea a bit. I think the problem is that none of us really know what the majority is going to do. If it's open for discussion, my vote is to celebrate on Sunday. Then again, I don't have kids, and if I did, I'd let them trick-or-treat whenever the majority of their friends were trick-or-treating. I mean, if we want to get nit-picky about Halloween, it's a Pagan holiday anyway, and there are lots of customs that have been lost!

It would be nice if Daybreak at least made an "official" announcement for Halloween, so all the kids could go on the same night, and those of us who don't have time to run the door two nights in a row can choose a night more effectively.

As for the religious-tolerance thing: I think that needs to be practiced more often. And not just tolerance for LDS folks, but for those of other belief systems as well, even when they conflict. I haven't personally experienced any prejudice among my neighbors for not being LDS (although, many people on my street aren't either), but I, too, have heard the horror stories. I experienced it more growing up in other neighborhoods than Daybreak. Most people I meet here seem to be pretty progressive and open minded.

Utah is a fabulous place to live. The weather, the scenery, and yes, the community also. Even though I'm not part of the predominant religion, I absolutely love it here.