Should JWs have 1st names of pagan origin?

by badboy 12 Replies latest jw friends

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  Elsewhere

  People managed to mispronounce "Flower"?

  Just to make sure we are talking about the same word...

  Main Entry: 1flow·er
  Pronunciation: 'flau(-&)r
  Function: noun
  Etymology: Middle English flour flower, best of anything, flour, from Old French flor, flour, from Latin flor-, flos -- more at BLOW
  Date: 13th century
  1 a : BLOSSOM, INFLORESCENCE b : a shoot of the sporophyte of a higher plant that is modified for reproduction and consists of a shortened axis bearing modified leaves; especially : one of a seed plant differentiated into a calyx, corolla, stamens, and carpels c : a plant cultivated for its blossoms
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  "As every one knows, there are mistakes in the Bible" - The Watchtower, April 15, 1928, p. 126
  Believe in yourself, not mythology.
  <x ><
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  Matty

  Probably being a bit mean really, some of those names are kinda nice. It's not really the names themselves, it's the reasoning behind the naming - it just seems rather pious.

  Do you remember the episode of the Simpsons where Miss Krabappel was about to show a facts-of-life sex education film to the class but before she does she says "Ezekiel and Ishmael, in accordance with your parents' wishes, you may step out into the hall and pray for our souls".

  Who's kids do you think THEY are?! (A clue, look at the top of your screen)
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  TR

  Who's kids do you think THEY are?! (A clue, look at the top of your screen)

  ummm.... 'hovah?

  TR

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