would you buy them a gift?
2006-07-13 02:36:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, they don't acknowledge birthdays at all. IT would be like buying a Muslim a Christmas card.
2006-07-13 02:40:27 · answer #1 · answered by Catherine n 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses understand that the bible indicates a clear connection between birthday celebrations and ungodliness. It would not be appropriate to disrespect a Witness by presenting a birthday gift.
Really, this question seems intended mostly to insult and demean Jehovah's Witnesses. Interestingly, such "hatred" should be expected by true Christians in this time of the end, and it actually helps identify Jehovah's Witnesses as Christ's true disciples:
(John 15:19) If you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own. Now because you are no part of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on this account the world hates you.
(Luke 6:22) Happy are you whenever men hate you, and whenever they exclude you and reproach you and cast out your name as wicked for the sake of the Son of man.
(1 Peter 4:4) Because you do not continue running with them in this course to the same low sink of debauchery, they are puzzled and go on speaking abusively of you.
(2 Timothy 4:3-5) For there will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching, but, in accord with their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves to have their ears tickled; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories. You, though, keep your senses in all things, suffer evil, do the work of an evangelizer, fully accomplish your ministry.
It seems signficant that the relatively small religion of Jehovah's Witnesses are the ones best known for their worldwide preaching work. Yet Jesus commanded that ALL who would call themselves "Christian" perform this public work:
(Matthew 28:19,20) Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And, look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org
2006-07-13 18:33:07 · answer #2 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is a JW, a racial slur? If a friend had a birthday, yes he/she gets something, whether a dinner out or a thoughtful gift, no matter what the ethniticity or religios belief, that is the Christian way.
2006-07-13 09:42:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i KNEW they were a JW, I would not do anything...no gift or card. they do not do the holiday thing nor the birthday thing so why bother. just tell them you thought about them on that day
2006-07-13 09:41:13 · answer #4 · answered by tg 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I liked them enough. Why? Don't they accept gifts or something?
2006-07-13 09:39:02 · answer #5 · answered by XYZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate holidays and don't accept gifts.
2006-07-13 09:39:41 · answer #6 · answered by Jim Darwin's Adversary 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. They don't celebrate birthdays. So I would just respect that.
2006-07-13 09:42:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've known some who will covertly accept them, but I wouldn't / don't get them anything.
2006-07-13 09:39:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just a card
2006-07-13 09:38:31 · answer #9 · answered by ♥<ŦĦØΛ>♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really
2006-07-13 09:39:55 · answer #10 · answered by mr.goosebumpz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋