jw's & Christmas cookies

carla

Due to my jw eating most of the Christmas cookies and having to remake many, many batches, people ask me how it's ok for a jw to eat Christmas cookies considering how they feel about Christmas. I don't know how to answer other than , 'I guess they pick and choose what's ok'. How do they justify eating Christmas cookies?

Feeling a little silly this morning, I can picture a jc where they are sternly asking, 'and brother joe, just how many cookies did you eat? Did you enjoy them? were they offered to you or did you take them off the plate yourself?'

Being df'd for eating cookies, wouldn't that be fun?

blondie

There are many "rules" governing this depending on the body of elders, carla.

If a JW buys Christmas cookies after Christmas that is okay.

If a JW eats Christmas cookies after Christmas that is okay.

If a JW takes Christmas cookies before Christmas and waits until after Christmas to eat them, that is okay.

If a JW takes Christmas cookies at work before Christmas and no one knows they are a JW or no JW sees them, that is okay.

If a JW only eats the cookies that look like angels or bells but avoids the Santas, wreaths, and Christmas tree shaped ones, that is okay.

If a JW is given Christmas cookies, that is okay because while JWs can't give Christmas gifts they can accept Christmas gifts from others. (Question from Readers)

If a JW has a non-JW husband, they can even make a holiday meal at the request of the husband, including Christmas cookies. (Question from Readers)

If JWs get together on Christmas Day had have the same food that non-JWs are having, they are not celebrating Christmas, just taking advantage of an opportunity when everyone has the day off. But of course non-JW family will not understand why they can do this but not come to their homes for a meal on that day (except for JW sisters with non-JW husbands who request that they go).

I'm sure they are many more hypocritical "rules" that JWs use to dance around the Christmas customs.

Blondie

AK - Jeff

Blondie - I love your reply - how often we 'twisted', 'bent', 'skirted', the rules to fit. Especially the one about not celebrating during the holidays , just using the opportunity to get together. Which is precisely what most 'worldly people' are doing too isn't it?

Jeff

Ellie

Well this isn't really to do with xmas but the same sort of thing.

Last year, on my daughters second birthday, my jw mum didnt send a card or present, but phoned up and sang happy birthday down the phone.

greendawn

That's an interesting post from Blondie, it sounds like something out of the mindset and reasonings of the Pharisees and it shows the legalistic judaic nature of the JW attitude. Saint Paul wouldn't mind eating meat sacrificed to idols.

Scully

Sometimes it all boils down to who the audience is.

If a JW is around other JWs, they'd likely frown upon Christmas cookies as being demon food. But if they are around Worldly People™, they'll probably indulge out of politeness and not wanting to Give A Bad Witness™ by appearing to be fanatics.

If they're alone, they'll probably eat the whole frikkin tray and not give it a second thought.

bigmouth

carla,one or two cookies would probably warrant private reproof but it seems to me from what you've said that greediness was involved here.Tell the elders immediately or you are sharing in his sin.

Pistoff

How about this one:

You may send "appreciation" gifts to customers, but not until after Christmas.

You may NOT send a holiday card, even though you don't personally celebrate and your customers expect one. How rude, right?

I am quite cranky this holiday.

Swan

Feeling a little silly this morning, I can picture a jc where they are sternly asking, 'and brother joe, just how many cookies did you eat? Did you enjoy them? were they offered to you or did you take them off the plate yourself?'

Were you wearing thong panties when you ate them?

Tammy

LittleToe

A few more salient questions for the JC:

Were the cookies dressed provocatively?
Did you go to the larder looking to "get some"?
Are you repentant? (ie would you do it again?)

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