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 ...

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

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 ...

hm, well then how would you respond to this: But Jehovah instituted birth and life, so why not celebrate that as well? Same reasoning as your reasoning on wedding anniversaries.

good point.... apostate! j/k haha.

i didn't see a response! newbie!

no, i said good point cause you stumped me.

anyone else?

you think you're really clever, don't you. well. let's see. no one faithful in the bible is mentioned as celebrating their birthdays. EVER. no one from moses to jesus to any of the apostles. ...

Hm, I don't seem to recall any faithful servants mentioned in the bible celebrating their annivs. either...

sure you do. An anniversary is merely a yearly observance of something. All the Israelites celebrated the passover on a yearly basis.

Page 68, Reasoning Book: Birthday Definition: The day of one's birth or the anniversary of that day. In some places the anniversary of one's birth, especially that of a child, is celebrated with...

Of course..that makes anniversary celebrations (at least the definition does) seem evil.

yeah but - the Oct 15, 1998 Watchtower Questions from Readers had this VERY question (don't think no one else would find it, Ian) - Many of Jehovah's Witnesses observe wedding anniversaries. A b...

good job guys : ) my work here is done.

you didn't do any work! i did all the work! (and malibu helped)