I have a question for any Jehova's witness here..with all due respect?

Question

I have a friend who is a Jehova's witness and I don't really like to bring in the topic on religion with her out of respect and I am curious. I know you don't celebrate Christmas, or birthdays...but why do you celebrate wedding anniversaries? With all due respect I know a wedding celebrates the union of a man and a woman who are in love but a birthday is the celebration of the birth of a human being that is a product of that love.

Answer 1

we are not a cult. a cult worships man. we worship Jehovah and Jesus Christ. we are a religion. a cult lives in one state, we live in our own homes and we work among you. we don't celebrate Christmas because Jesus was not born on DEC 25. also Jesus said to celebrate his death which was in the Jewish calender Nisan 14. he was 33 1/2 years old and count six months forward and you get Oct. also the shepards where out in the field and in dec it is the cold and rainy season. as far as birthdays it just makes you one year older. Jesus went to a wedding, remember he was there with his mother Mary and he turned water into wine. if you have anymore question, your friend would be glad to answer questions. we don't hide things. also see our website at www.watchtower.org.

Answer 2

Ok guys, no one needs answers like that. She had a specific question and you just mouth off whatever pops in your head which was complete bs. There are MANY other religions out there that cater to the world changing but Jehovah's Witnesses standards and beliefs havent changed to cater others.

Your friend will probably be more than happy to answer your questions. I'll attempt it but it's been about 10 years since I've studied it. The Birthday thing has to do with John The Baptiser being beheaded during a birthday feast as a "birthday gift" & Christmas because Jesus wasn't born in December. The only thing they observe or celebrate is his death & before you take that the wrong way, I mean they continue to observe the passover & last supper where he says while breaking bread this means by body and the wine represented his blood and to keep doing this in remembrance of him which is what they do yearly on Nisan 14 (around Easter). This is probably way off in left field unless you are already familiar with it.

Most holidays were originally pagan holidays and that's why they don't really celebrate anything. Very complicated and hard to explain everything so I'm being very vague, I know & I apologize.

Birthdays are milestones in ones life and happy times when your children grow and naturally want to be celebrated & Christmas is a designated global time appointed to celebrate Jesus' birth so it is a tough topic to discuss.

Again, ask your friend. I wish I could remember things more clearly for you but like I said, it's been at least 10 years...

Answer 3

What it comes down to is following the example of Christ. He observed wedding anniversaries, but not birthdays. Only pagans did that in the Bible and in the world of the time. Jews didn't, and King Herod was not a Jew.

Of interest, with all the holiday observances followed by Christendom, the one day they do not observe is the day Christ said to, the Memorial on Niacin 14.

I imagine that you have little or no idea what they day is, and that is common, as Christendom didn't teach you about it. They why may be because it conflicts with secular holidays, especially Easter, which is a big time for donations. In fact that might make a good question for here, do churches have the same dependency on money coming in during Christmas and Easter as retail businesses do?

Niacin 14 is from the original lunar calendar that the ancient Jews used. Niacin 14 is the most important day of observance for Israel, as it is the Passover. It begins at sun set on the first full moon after the Vernal or Spring equinox, which is when the hours of day and night are equal. Jewish days begin at sun set. This is the night that Christ observed the Last Supper. He told his followers to keep that day in Memorial. Such an important day, yet Christendom ignores it. Only JWs, and perhaps a few small, little known, churches do.

Whether you are a JW or not, the question to ask yourself is whether you are Christ like and do you believe you should follow his example in all things? If not, than it is not important whether you observe the Memorial or birthdays. This is your choice to make and perhaps if you ask honestly upon your death, you will be forgiven for this. Provided you don't die too fast to make the plea.

Answer 4

jesus approved such celebration he even attended one weeding feast (john 2:9)...but what about christmas?....constantine the great..instituted xmas which he used it for pagan worship of the sun saturnalia on dec 25.none in the bible says he was born on that day.............and birthdays are originated from pagans who used to please their gods...........Roman Catholic Church for celebration as a Holy Year, which really began on Christmas Eve, December 24, of the year 1974. In this twentieth century three such Holy Year celebrations were observed, in 1925, in 1933 in commemoration of the nineteen hundredth anniversary of the death of Jesus Christ in 33 C.E., and in 1950. On this subject the New Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7, pages 108, 109, has this to say, in part:..birthdays on the other hand are associated with astrology....and birthdays is rooted in superstition .......The Encyclopedia Americana (1991 edition) notes: “The ancient world of Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Persia celebrated the birthdays of gods, kings, and nobles.” It says that the Romans observed the birth of Artemis and the day of Apollo(pagan gods)..............meditating on these....take time to read 2 corinthians 6:14 to 17.........what do you think?

Answer 5

There are biblical reasons for not celebrating birthdays.

Also in Jesus' day, only pagans celebrated birthdays.

Witnesses "celebrate" anniversaries because the bible is silent on this.

Please note that these celebrations will not reflect worldly practices, such as drunkeness.

They are usually small gatherings of family and friends.


Ask your friend, they will be happy to answer any question you have.

Answer 6

My mother was a Jehova's witness till she passed a way and she explained it to me saying that we are here to honor god and not ourselves.

We should give god gifts, not ourselves.

Dont feel bad about asking your friend questions about their religion is it and ok thing. I do not think they will mind. No matter the question.

Answer 7

JW's are just trying to be different. Their religion is a fraud as it has been continually modified to suit the times. I'm not singling the JW's out as a false religion because I believe all religions are man-made baloney.

Answer 8

I ignore them. They enjoy standing around downtown with the Watchtower. Get too close and they will accost you. One would walk over six feet, you would have to walk around her. If they want to stand around downtown, fine, but no 'end of the world' and 'predictions of the apocalypse' for me, thanks. I often wonder what newcomers and tourists think...

Answer 9

Because were badass thats why

Answer 10

all cults have their own beliefs.