Sure, why not?
Should jws take part in christmas sales?
by badboy 18 Replies latest jw friends
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asilentone
yes, they only just work for the store. If any Church was on Fire, JW fireman would hose it down, it is just a job.
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jws
To what degree is the person involved? Let us return to the example of a store. Probably an employee assigned to run the cash register or to fill the shelves only occasionally handles cigarettes or religious items; that is a small part of his overall work. What a contrast, though, with an employee in the same store who works at the tobacco counter! All his work, day in and day out, focuses on something contrary to Christian beliefs. (2 Corinthians 7:1) This illustrates why the degree of involvement or contact must be evaluated in deciding employment questions.
I wish some of the other Christian religions would take this advice. Like the pharmacy workers who won't doll out the morning-after pill for religious beliefs.
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joebin
just realized i didn't get the question..oh well
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badboy
BTTT
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edmond dantes
Yes, because celebration of the birth of Christ is not a pagan event.Just because the Jdubs say it is don't make it so. Celebrating the birth of a book publishing company is more pagan than you can imagine.Following false prophets has deep roots in paganism.
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sammielee24
NO
I asked a JW why their kid couldn't listen to Frosty the Snowman. I was told 'because it is a symbol of the pagan celebration of Christmas'. If a song about a snowman is a symbol for Christmas....then what couldn't a JW get about a 'Christmas Sale'..or 'Holiday Sale'.
Those sales are a symbol of the celebration and the person who won't allow their kid to listen to Frosty or sing it, has no problem in doing a little shopping during the Christmas Sales. Her rationale - 'we can take advantage of the world'...
HYPOCRITES!
BTW - I have the same issue with the JW's that work in the school system (and yep I have some in the family) but in their core, really hate the people in the world. Ditto the pension from military service. sammieswife.
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purplesofa
yes, they only just work for the store. If any Church was on Fire, JW fireman would hose it down, it is just a job.
interesting, but let a painter try to make a living painting a church and that would not fly.
purps
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stillajwexelder
Most of them do