as he was leaving, would it have been okay to wish him a merry Christmas?
He was telling me about his religion, so I should be able to tell him about mine, right?
2006-12-07 07:09:37 · 40 answers · asked by musicgirl31♫ 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i agree with you 100%. i have a friend and the jehova witness ppl came to there door, and when they started talking about the jehova witness religion her grandma cut them off and said,"well i'll agree with you if you pray the rosary with me."
2006-12-07 11:09:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really study the Bible, what was Jesus? He was a witness to others about God, right? If you really study the Bible, you would also find that God does have a name and it is Jehovah. (The New English Bible: The name Jehovah appears at Exodus 3:15; 6:3, also in Genesis 22:14; Exodus 17:15; Judges 6:24; Ezekiel 48:35...My question I guess would be have you done your research on Jehovah Witnesses? The orginal Bible written in Hebrew, has the letter JHVH or YHWH, which both translate to Jehovah. And as far as saying Merry Christmas, why would you say that to him, if you knew that he did not celebrate that. He did not come to your door and know that you were not interested, he came to your door to spread the good news of the Kingdom, just like Jesus traveled around to let everyone know who His father is! You might want to do some research before you judge someone or their religion. And where in the Bible does anyone celebrate Christmas on December 25? No where...it's a tradition...and as far as traditions go, well Christmas is a tradition that started back in the days of the Romans....December 25 was a day chosen to correspond to pagan festivals that took place around the time of the winter solstice, when the days begin to lengthen, to celebrate the 'rebirth of the sun.' ... The Roman Saturnalia (a festival dedicated to Saturn, the god of ariculture, and to the renewed power of the sun), also took place at this time....(The Encyclopedia Americana, 1977, Vol. 6. p. 666) I guess what I'm saying is don't judge a book by it's cover...look into it and research it before you push it away...you never know what you will find.
2006-12-07 07:29:28 · answer #2 · answered by Christina J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People wish us a Merry Christmas all the time. If you were a vegetarian, would you be offended if I finished my cheeseburger and said "hmm....that was good"? Probably not, right? I'm just making the statement that I enjoyed something. In the same way, when people wish us a Merry Christmas or tell us about how much they enjoy their holidays, it doesn't offend us. We're AWARE that most people in the western world DO.
If you mean that you want to do it in an antagonizing way, we're used to that too and it doesn't really bother us either. We *get* that some people are annoyed by our visits. For every ten or hundred people that are annoyed, one finds comfort and thanks us for coming and that one person makes it worth it. We do this as part of our worship. We have the right to this form of worship in the United States and Canada because OUR ORGANIZATION fought for it. Because of THAT, you also have rights to worship in the way that YOU choose to.
2006-12-07 07:28:01 · answer #3 · answered by krobin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Christmas isn't a religion, it's a holiday celebrated by many both with and without religion.
2. If you were going to do it out of spite, then know. They are just doing what they think is right. You shouldn't let your actions be determined if you were only doing it out of disagreement with them.
3. If you were going to do it with well intentions thinking that Merry Christmas was your way of wishing them a good day, then that would be fine. why not?
2006-12-07 07:15:07 · answer #4 · answered by Sam B. 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a cab driver, I have it said to me 20+ times every day, mostly by amorous drunks. Saying Merry Christmas is like saying one is Christian, neither means much these days as even pedophile priests say it. It does not mean you follow Christ, only that you want people to think you follow Christ. What is in your heart is not found in your words, but in your life, as a whole, and not something you do once a year or on Sundays. At least with Active Witnesses, following Christ and God is their life, and not something done on occasion.
2006-12-07 07:42:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I enjoy discussing God's Word, So if you have a scripture you want to discuss I would be happy to listen.
If you have a scripture you want to argue about, I would rather not.
If you wish me "Merry Christmas" I will acknowledge your feelings behind it, but I will not agree with it.
If you don't want to believe what the Witnesses say about christmas, look for yourself in any reference work, and you will see it's not christian.
Jehovah's Witnesses use to keep address books for the sole purpose of sending cards for christmas and birthdays, until they did the research.
2006-12-07 07:39:59 · answer #6 · answered by TeeM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have experience in this topic. Recently I ventured into the Jehovah witness meetings. I got involved in part because a guy I liked use to be one.
I can tell you this, it is a very organized religion. They play act how to approach people, have meetings to discuss how to counter argue common arguments.
In short they are relentless, we should be too. Yes one comes knocking on my door, I am definitely talking about Christ.
2006-12-07 07:18:41 · answer #7 · answered by P&B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No harm is wishing him a merry Christmas, but I would not consider it being a 'witness' if that is what you were trying to do.
2006-12-07 07:12:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People wish us merry Christmas all the time. We usually say "thank you", but don't be hurt when we don't say it back...its not our holiday.
2006-12-07 07:33:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is always interesting to see two variant of schyzophrenic behaviour together. The DSM-IV even has a fascinating descritpion of "folie a deux", a mental disorder in wich two patients interact to devellop further their disorder.
2006-12-07 07:19:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋