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thefunkyfresh Nov 13, 2003

I just have to work on my informal witnessing confidence. he asked me why we don't celebrate birthdays and why we would celebrate anniversaries, and i was a little shakey on that. i said i could ...

forrestina Nov 13, 2003

That's a tough one. I STILL don't think I really understand that. Share with me whatever understanding you come to.

skaorsk8 Nov 13, 2003

are you serious...wow. birthday = pagan - (see bible under "DEATH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST") anniversaries = celebration of WEDDINGS, something instituted by Jehovah. Commemorating an anniversary ...

dgiaimo Nov 13, 2003

However, some witnesses do have strong feelings that we should not celebrate anniversaries. Their reasoning is that, we do not celebrate birthdays because we don't want to give excessive honor to ...

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

That's why it always confused me.

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