...and why have spanish speaking Jehovahs witnesses been by my house everyday since I decorated it ?
2006-10-28 04:43:49 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Jehovah's Witnesses practice strict political and nationalistic neutrality, so they do not celebrate nationalistic holidays such as Independence Day and Memorial Day.
Other 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:
(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.”
Seemingly 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.
Since 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:
(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.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2005/1/1a/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2000/12/15/article_01.htm
2006-10-31 09:31:28 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not just some pedophile trying to lure kids to your house are you? JUST KIDDING, Ours is one of the few decorated but we seem to lack the J. W.'s for some reason. Guess we forgot to get them out of the attic with the rest of the decorations.
2006-10-28 11:58:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don'tkonw why people don't get into the spirt of halloween. I love it myself. Johavahs witnesses dont believe in pretty much anything and you know misery loves company. I'm looking forward to taking my daughter trick or treating.
2006-10-28 11:50:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you live in a neighborhood of bible maniacs. Or Jehovah's Witnesses.
2006-10-28 11:47:21 · answer #4 · answered by That one guy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Two possible solutions for your Johnny Walker problem:
1) Large dog.
2) Electrified front porch.
(Better not get both, though...elsewise the dog will be *very* annoyed.)
2006-10-28 12:00:25 · answer #5 · answered by missinglincoln 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Imagine that! You need to have your house decorated so they appear, here in Venezuela they can appear at ANY TIME!!!
2006-10-28 11:54:16 · answer #6 · answered by let the speakers blow your mind 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's right, you keep enjoying the holiday and set your decor, that suits you.think maybe your neighbors called in the witnesses in on you, could be there jealous
2006-10-28 11:49:28 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have a lot of free time. The witnesses believe you are evil - lol.
2006-10-28 11:51:04 · answer #8 · answered by Bowllynn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are practicing fo rthe Big Night
I hope you have lots of juice-filled skull treats
2006-10-28 11:45:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have placed Skulls around. They come to see the Nose-less one.
2006-10-28 11:49:29 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋