Re: 1926 Christmas at Bethel - Please help

by imfreeimfree 4 Replies latest jw friends

  • imfreeimfree
    imfreeimfree

    Recently there was a thread showing pictures of the Bethel

    family celebrating Christmas 1926. In that thread, there is

    a quote of Russell approving Christmas celebration and a

    second quote from a later Watchtower condemning such

    celebration as demonic.

    Could someone help me please locate that thread? I am

    aware that there is another thread which has the photos,

    http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/126236/1.ashx

    but it does not include the two comments I require,

    1st Russell’s remarks, 2 nd the reversal in later publication.

    Many thanks.

    David

  • Atlantis
    Atlantis
  • imfreeimfree
    imfreeimfree

    Atlantis my friend, I thank you, that's exactly what I wanted.

    To think I spent the whole day searching for that thread and

    you had it for me in 30 seconds flat. You are very impressive,

    a one man encyclopaedia and I thank you again.

    David

  • Atlantis
    Atlantis

    Hi Dave! Here are some scans if you want them.

    Watchtower-1904-December-1-p.364 http://m1.freeshare.us/view/?126fs3461059.jpg ***************************************************** Watchtower-1983-December-15-p.7 http://m1.freeshare.us/view/?126fs3464958.jpg Cheers! Atlantis- You are very welcome my friend!

  • Justahuman24
    Justahuman24

    The WTS has sometimes admitted that in its early days, the members of the WTS celebrated Christmas but always follows the statement with: They eventually found out it was not from God and it wasn't Christian so they stopped celebrating it, etc.

    I mean, they celebrated it once and instead of saying it's not Christian to celebrate Christmas in a nice persuasive way, they always do it with a tone that implies the people celebrating Christmas are worshipping the devil knowingly and in a harsh way.

    Besides, if even some of the anointed celebrated Christmas and birthday and other holidays they now see as improper, how come the WTS now claims that the anointed who die and go to heaven are "virgin" in a spiritual sense based on Rev. and that they never fornicated with Babylong the Great?

    justahuman - but super nonetheless

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