by Robert7 30 Replies latest jw friends
From the old flock book:
postasy .
Apostasy is a standing away from, a falling away, defection,
rebellion, abandonment ; it involves teaching false
doctrines, supporting or promoting false religion and its
holidays or interfaith activities. (Deut . 13 :13, 15 ; Josh.
22 :22, ftn . ; Acts 21 :21, ftn. ; 2 Cor. 6 :14, 15, 17, 18 ;
2 John 7, 9, 10 ; Rev . 18 :4)
Celebrating a false religious holiday would be similar to
performing any other act of false worship . (Jer . 7 :16-19)
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The writers are crafty in their words, and there's a reason birthdays are not mentioned. I just wonder if basically it's ok if you're not sharing the fact that you did it.
if you're not sharing the fact that you did it.
If nobody knows, then they cannot catch you for it.....
If fact the "celebration" can be a matter of degree.. Some bodies might turn a blind eye to a Witness who bought a small gift for am unbelieving worldly elderly parent? Other bodies might not.
On the other hand throwing a party for your child's birthday, or allowing one to attend a schoolfriend's party is a different matter
It's not widely advertised, but celebrating a birthday is NOT a DF offense and never has been.
However, it would most definitely result in the loss of all "privileges" (except the privileges of toilet scrubbing, lawn mowing, contributing money, and field serve-us).
Why would anyone want to go to an event where someone is always running around beheading people?
Farkel
any Dubs who start publicly celebrating birthdays with cake/party the whole shebang just wait to see how quick they'll be summoned to a JC
Sir82, that was my understanding, as you stated.
Sir82, such is their hypocrisy and inconsistency and disunity some congs would DF others would turn a blind eye some would remove privileges others would get involved and celebrate as well.
The reason birthdays are not mentioned is because they can't figure out why you are not supposed to celebrate them.
They have never had a straight answer for it except to mumble some shit about John the Baptist loosing his head. They have no understanding and no real insight. They claim to be a Spirit directed organization and don't even know what Spirit it is they have been conjuring.
Those fools do not even know why they are giving the "no birthday" command to their followers. They have never had an explanation for it. That's why they finally left it out of the book. They are afraid that someone will eventually "pin them down" on it. I expect they will be changing many more things as they become more afraid that due to public exposure more things will come back to bite them in the ass and show their ineptitude.
I think birthdays are fine to celebrate. They can be fun. The key, imo, is to be modest about it. The caution of celebrating birthdays should be not to get caught up in self glorification.
As an example of this---have you seen how kids can go wild to the point of tyrannical behavior when they have "their special day"? They get really excited about having a party and then their behavior suddenly becomes erratic and they are hard to control or calm down?
Have you seen people go into debt---spend money they don't have---for some big party or extravagant gift? That is all part of self-glorification.
