So the illusion is that a 'christian' can pick and choose....just make sure that you pick and choose the correct formerly pagan activities!!
Shouldn't JWs Ban Wedding Receptions Because of their Pagan Origins?
by neverendingjourney 16 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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yknot
Again this is all dependent on leadership.
If the WTS is silent, your BOE doesn't give a flip and no one has complained about 'stumbling'.......... knock yourself out!
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ID Crisis
Recently, in a car-load of JWs, including an elder, I raised some questions about the Babylonian origins of the wedding ring. I even referred to a footnote in the Revelation book which we were studying at the time. I asked how come adult JWs can partake in celebrations involving Babylonian/pagan symbols such as the wedding ring, but JWs' kids are not allowed to do so as part of birthday celebrations. The elder and my fellow passengers argued this way and that. However, in my view, they were unable to satisfactorily differentiate between the two. Which meant that, in my view, the birthday v wedding stance is hypocritical and discriminates against children v adults. I also believe that the JW celebration of wedding anniversaries is equally hypocritical: there's no biblical mention of such celebrations by the early Christians, is there? Blah, blah. Anyway, the discussion was raised by the others when they asked why my husband (a non-JW) and I don't wear wedding rings. I explained that neither of us wears rings and we don't particularly like the symbolism of it and we don't really see a need for it etc.. It was after more questions that I thought OK, let's have it out about weddings v birthdays. So I had a go. It didn't go down very well of course and I 'gave in' by just nodding in the end and letting them run out of steam. But it's just so illogical and hypocritical that adults can enjoy pagan/Babylonian symbolisms and activities in today's modern/non-religious context but kids cannot. One of their arguments was that the wedding ring today has a purely legal symbolism. So, I ask, what kid has spiritism on their mind when they're blowing out a candle? Conversely, how come it's acceptable for a married couple to be the centre of attention every year (but not so for a kid to be), once they married using Babylonian symbols? I get so angry over this birthdays (bad) v weddings / anniversaries (good) issue. It's illogical and hypocritical but JWs just don't see/acknowledge it. The adults are allowed but the kids aren't. Drives me nuts.
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2112
I pointed this out to an Elder years ago that the reception, ring, kiss etc were all of pagan origins, and then asked 'If they are allowed then why not birthdays?" - I was told that God instituted weddings so it is ok, and he mentioned that Jeses went to a wedding. My reply was did not God institute birth? And if we did not have birth then we would not have weddings.
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wha happened?
I've read other articles about weddings from the WT and they attempt to blur the lines. But they keep it a hard and fast rule regarding birthdays. It's a house of cards, they couldn't bend on this even if they wanted to
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wha happened?
I've read other articles about weddings from the WT and they attempt to blur the lines. But they keep it a hard and fast rule regarding birthdays. It's a house of cards, they couldn't bend on this even if they wanted to
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shamus100
Boink!
Great topic.
Everyone, throw your wedding rings into the fire!