Even to the point of speaking against them, then how come you accept holiday pay? If you can not accept gifts, for Christmas or B-days, then wouldn't accepting holiday pay be going against your religion??
2007-11-15 19:58:26 · 4 answers · asked by simplyfabulous 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In regards to pugwash, I am not debating religion at all. Why you do or do not believe in the holiday is not the question, which you did not answer. If you do not celebrate a holiday by way of exchanging gifts, or whatever, then how can you conciously accept holiday pay, when it is specifically specified as such? And for the responder that said that it is like a benefit from work, that may be correct, however, the benefit is coming with implications of being associated with a holiday you choose not to celebrate. (And yes you could give the money back, work the holiday, or whatever). That would be like being a vegetarian that don't believe in eating meat, but would accept a "Thanksgiving" turkey from their employer. I think it is wrong to accept holiday pay if you are against it. (and this may or may not have to do with religion because Thanksgiving has nothing to do with religion, it is about being thankful.)
2007-11-16 19:52:11 · update #1
if we are required to take the day off as a holiday than i am able to accept the pay as compensation
it is a benefit like insurance or vacation or sick pay it is part of the job
2007-11-15 20:05:46 · answer #1 · answered by mkst 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are politely referring to Jehovah's Witnesses.
So called 'holidays' are part of government approved arrangements. And J.W's obey the government laws whether they be beneficial or not. This is based on scripture.
(Romans 13:1-2) Let every soul be in subjection to the superior authorities, for there is no authority except by God; the existing authorities stand placed in their relative positions by God. 2Â Therefore he who opposes the authority has taken a stand against the arrangement of God; those who have taken a stand against it will receive judgment to themselves.
Note the first line of verse 2.
As to non celebration of birthdays...
The two examples of birthdays...in the Bible.. both ended disastrously.
Genesis 40; 20-22 and Matthew 14; 6-10.\
And Jesus said nothing about his birthday but asked us to remember his death.
Christmas is a pagan celebration brought in wrongly to celebrate Jesus' birth, something he himself did not mention.
Dec. 25 cannot be correct anyway because Jesus was born 33 1/2 years before the Jewish date Nisan 14, the day he was killed. Nisan 14 is about April/ May. Therefore, Jesus was born about September/ October. The day is specific. The particular year is not important. The Bible does state in the 15th year of the Emperor Tiberius.
2007-11-16 05:18:12 · answer #2 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your point is truly made. Some religions in our own country (USA) forbid the keeping of xmas, easter, and birthdays because these celebrations aren't mentioned in the Christian Bible or in the case of birthdays bad things were reported to have happened on birthdays of kings usually the bad things happened to others i.e. John the Baptist had his head removed on the Kings birthday. These faiths that reject the accepted holidays may (in their own way) be observing the Hebrew Festivals covered in the Torah Leviticus 23. Actually the Lev 23 festivals are called God's Festivals. Be Well STeven
2007-11-16 04:07:45 · answer #3 · answered by associate20521 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it's just vacation pay. Besides how do you not accept pay, you can't give it back, can you? Or do you just take the check and rip it up?
2007-11-16 04:02:55 · answer #4 · answered by Daisy Indigo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋