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Originally Posted by Hezzer  However, she and his siblings have over the years grumbled and complained about his no longer participating in certain holidays. Though some of them don't fully understand our Bible-based reasons for not participating, they do accept it and respect our decisions, and I love them for that.
I guess the point of my story is, we expected a very bad reaction from his family, but overall, they've been accepting. Oddly enough, despite the fact that we're absent from holiday/birthday gatherings, he's much closer to them all now and makes much more effort to spend even more time with them on other occasions. |
Not to thread hi-jack, but thanks so much Hezzer for this explanation! I have an aunt and uncle who are JW, but with them living in another state all of my life I never knew much about their beliefs. Upon reading your response to Beffy, I was able to research (google is AWESOME) the biblical reasons why JW don't participate in holidays and birthday celebrations...I honestly never knew this! Our society is so "contemporary" that I don't think our churches ever teach this, at least I'd never seen this in my 27 years! While I'm a conservative Christian, I will definitely use this information in my "toolbox", as I desire to be pleasing to God over and beyond all others (see - family)!
Quick question though - while you don't attend or give gifts, do you at least acknowledge birthdays? By phone? With a card? Just curious...
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