Jehovah's Witnesses and babies

[preciousjeni]

Originally posted by Lil' Hannah
So you're arguing with me for the sake of arguing? That excerpt didn't say anything contrary to what you've said in this thread...

I wasn't arguing with you. I was commenting on the author of the article you posted.

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by preciousjeni
Most holidays we celebrate these days are tied into ancient pagan celebrations. Valentine's Day, Halloween, Christmas...etc all have ties to paganism.

Plus, the JWs tend to take bits and pieces of the Bible and extrapolate them into major rules. For example, when the prophets say that the Isrealites "festivals and fasts" give God no pleasure, because the people observe them superficially without giving thought to what they mean and without changing their lives, the JW's take this to mean that God doesn't like holidays period.

Similarly, where one of the prophets criticizes fertility cults who use "trees" as idols, the JWs take this as a ban on Christmas trees.

To each his own.

[preciousjeni]

Originally posted by MysticCat81
Plus, the JWs tend to take bits and pieces of the Bible and extrapolate them into major rules. For example, when the prophets say that the Isrealites "festivals and fasts" give God no pleasure, because the people observe them superficially without giving thought to what they mean and without changing their lives, the JW's take this to mean that God doesn't like holidays period.

Similarly, where one of the prophets criticizes fertility cults who use "trees" as idols, the JWs take this as a ban on Christmas trees.

To each his own.

Thank you for posting that!