Why do Jehovah's Witnesses celebrate wedding anniversaries but no other occasions or holidays?
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next time they come a knocking at your door ask them! then slam the door on there face!
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Because they think the wedding is all-important, but forget that the marriage is the collection of days following the wedding. Too few couples plan for *that.*\n\nIs it any shock to know that so many marriages end in divorce?
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Good point.\nHowever, the Jews don't have the practice of B.C. / A.D.\nThey are in the year 6 thousand and something.\nImagine how important a person must be considered to divide historical eras based on his birthday.
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A friend of mine is a Jehovah Witness, and according to him, it's a sin to honor anything that has to do with mortal man. If it's a birthday, it's a sin to honor it. because it has to do with some one. Same as Christmas. But it doesn't seem to be a sin when they knock on your door and can't take no for a answer
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Because it is a celebration (mas(s)) of Christ's birthday. Christ's  +  mas (celebration)= Christmas
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A lot of religions don't allow caffeine because they don't allow anything that alters your natural state of being.  I don't know about the dancing and birthdays thing.  I knew a woman at my first job with a little daughter and they didn't celebrate her birthday and I was always so sad for her.  I mean, what harm could it do?  I could see not giving gifts to teach them not to value it, but not even a cake???
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One religion that does not celebrate birthdays is Jehovah Witnesses. They know where birthdays actually originated from, so they tend to stay away from something that displeases God.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe strongly in God Jehovah and in his Son Jesus Christ.\n\nJehovah's Witnesses practice strict political and nationalistic neutrality, so they do not celebrate nationalistic holidays such as Independence Day and Memorial Day.\n\nOther holidays derive from false religion, and so are incompatible with pure worship as adulterating interfaith. For example, Easter derives from the pagan god Oestre and celebrates "rebirth" and "fertility" instead of commemorating Christ's Last Supper and death as Jesus commanded:\n(Luke 22:1-22) [Jesus] dispatched Peter and John, saying: “Go and get the passover ready for us to eat.” ...14 At length when the hour came, he reclined at the table, and the apostles with him. 15 And he said to them: “I have greatly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I tell you, I will not eat it again until it becomes fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” ... Keep doing this in remembrance of me.”\n\nSeemingly innocuous holidays may have only a tangential connection with false worship, such as Mother's Day and Father's Day (although arguably derived from ancestor worship). Understated observance of these is not generally considered interfaith by Jehovah's Witnesses, but it is too easily misunderstood in some cultures.\n\nSince such celebrations are not required in true worship, and can easily become a distraction, so Jehovah's Witnesses focus their attention elsewhere. In particular, they are focussed on the preaching work which *IS* a requirement for Christians:\n\n(Luke 10:1-17) [Jesus] the Lord designated seventy others and sent them forth by twos in advance of him into every city and place to which he himself was going to come. 2 Then he began to say to them: “The harvest, indeed, is great, but the workers are few. Therefore beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.\n\nLearn more:\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/20050101a/article_01.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/library/rq/article_11.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/20001215/article_01.htm
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So you read my answer, didn't you? Thanks...\n\nWe don't celebrate it coz our Great Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) didn't celebrate it, so as his followers, we don't celebrate it too. \n\nIf we'd like to thank to God, we dont have to wait until thanksgiving or other holidays. We can do that in our Shalat, in our pray, or by sharing with the others, at anytimr
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To answer your question.I cannot be as brief as you probably are wanting.But if you are sincerly asking I will tell you what sets Jehovah's Witnesses apart as different from other religions-\n1.Jehovahs' Witnesses believe that the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God.They hold to the Bible as thr standard for all their beliefs.\n2.They worship Jehovah as the only true God and freely speak to others about him and his loving purposes toward mankind.\n3.They believe,not that Jesus Christ is part of a Trinity, but that, as the Bible says, he is the Son of God,the first of God's creations;that his life was transferred from heaven to the womb of a virgin,Mary;that his perfect human\nlife laid down in sacrifice makes possible salvation to eternal life for those who exercise faith;that Christ is actively ruling as King,with God given authority over all the earth since 1914.\n4. They believe that God's Kingdom is the only hope for mankind;that it is a real government;that it will soon destroy the present wicked system of things,including all human governments, and that it will produce a new system in which righteousness will prevail.\n5.They believe that 144,000 spirit anointed Christians will share with Christ in his heavenly Kingdom,ruling as kings with him.They do not believe that heaven is the reward for everyone who is "good".\n6.They believe that God's original purpose for the earth will be fulfilled;that the earth will be completely populated by worshipers of Jehovah and these will be able to enjoy eternal life in human perfection;that even the dead will be raised to an opportunity to share in these blessings.\n7.They believe that the dead are conscious of absolutely nothing;that they are experienceing neither pain nor pleasure in some spirit realm;that they do not exist except in God's memory,so hope for their future life lies in a resurrection from the dead.\n8.They believe that we are living now,since 1914,in the last days of this wicked system of things.\n9.They earnestly endeavor to be no part of the world,as Jesus said would be true of his followers.They show genuine Christian love for their neighbors, but they do not share in the politics or the wars of any nation.They provide for the material needs of their families but shun the world's avid pursuit of material things and personal fame and its excessive indulgence in pleasure.\n10.They believe that it is important to apply the counsel of God's Word in everday life.Regardless of a person's past way of life,he may become one of Jehovah's Witnesses if he abandons practices condemned by God's Word and applies its godly counsel.But if anyone therafter makes a practice of adultery,fornication,homosexuality,drug abuse,drunkenness, lying or stealing, he will be disfellowshipped from the organization.\nI have listed some of the outstanding beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses.I however could not be thorough if I were any briefer.\nIf you seek further information,why don't you pop into your local congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.They would be only too happy to answer any questions.They would even conduct a free home bible study with you,if you so desired.\n\nby the way fbgav is WAY OFF
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I agree\n\nso-called christians are not following the Bible..only traditions of man\nIf the date of Jesus birth were important, dont you think it would be recorded? Can anyone find a record of Jesus birth being celebrated in the Bible?....I dont think so.  \nThis is because God's people were aware of the pagan roots of birthday celebrations...\n\nWhat is most important concerning Christ and his redeeming mankind is his sacrificial death.\n\nCertainly there are records of that in  the Bible.  Jesus gave the command to remember him (Lu 22:19) this was a new celebration to replace the Passover of the old Mosaic Law\n (every Nisan 14..which falls 14 days after the new moon following the spring equinox--according to the lunar calendar used at that time)
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I'm not a JW, but I have some friends that are former ones, and we celebrated their first thanksgiving together.  It was really exciting.\nAnd I'm 28 and I get pretty freaking excited about my birthday.  There's nothing wrong with that.
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I see nothing wrong with honoring a person with a cenotaph, so neither do I see anything wrong with honoring Jesus on a day that was not his birthday.  Not that Christmas is only about Jesus or Christianity anymore.  I personally like some of its secular aspects, though, like most people, I regret that it has become so commercialized.
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Because some people just enjoy getting bent out of shape. The majority of Jews and Jehovah's Witnesses don't say anything when somebody wishes them a seasonal greeting and most atheists don't pay any attention to crosses, churches etc. But those that do make such a fuss that nobody ever forgets it. It's too bad they use embarrassing others to make their point. It's unreasonable and please let me apologize for all of them.
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I am a witness and my husband is not. The witnesses do not shun, or hate anyone. there are a couple of other people in my hall that their spouse is not a witness. and we will never think bad, or feel superior to anyone! The only one that will ever be superior, is God! We are happy to see their spouse, even if they do not come to the meetings. We (my husband and I) go out to eat at a place every wednesday with a few people from my congregation, and we play pool, and talk, and just have a good time. And the spouses are always invited to the get togethers and weddings! So don't think that they see you or her in a bad way, no matter what people in here, who don't know what they are talking about, say!\n\nIf you would like to know what the bible really teaches, and why your wife believes it, have your bible ready and visit http://watchtower.org , or you can contact me.\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------\nYou are so rite, marriage is a bond that Jehovah has arranged, and is never taken lightly, as it is in the world!\nThe only way is if he, or you in this case cheats. That is the only biblical way!
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Jehovah's Witnesses are quite celebratory; anniversaries, goings-away, welcomes-home, graduations, whatever! However, Witnesses do NOT engage in practices which are inextricably linked with false religion, such as those around Christmas and birthday celebrations.\n\nThe facts about Christmas' pagan origins (and its traditional pagan date) are well-documented in most reference books. Most Christmas traditions are independently rejected on their individual pagan origins.\n\nChristmas is also not commemorated as the ostensible 'birthday of Christ' because birthday celebrations are ALWAYS associated in the bible with unbelievers and false worship. The message is clear: while Jesus commanded Christians to commemorate his death, the scriptures do not even mention the dates of birth for either Jesus or any of the apostles.
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LOL, dude they don't celebrate any holidays!!! including birthdays. I actully know a few!!!