My daughter attended a birthday party yesterday. There were several other teens and two parents present. I am happy to report that there were no beheadings.
I guess the absence of any petulant Pharaohs or cowardly Herods who cave into the demands of vindictive mothers of belly dancers may account for the fact that no beheadings occured.
There were also no reports of shameless revelry or bouts of drunkness.
Hopefully all were able to pass the traditional apostate crack pipe.
It was sort of sad when my JW grandson's first birthday recently passed us by. I'm looking forward to my non JW grandaughters party in a couple of months.
Isn't it incredible, now that we look back, to see how pathetic some of the WTS rules were. To keep innocent kids from having a great time at a birthday party. It means so much to kids, and yet NO they must keep seperate, and miss out, and be made fun of.
Nevermind the fact that there are a couple of birthdays talked about in the bible celebrated by good Godly people.
But Venice, Job's kids got killed when a windstorm hit their house! See, Jehovah allows Satan to send windstorms to every family's house whenever a birthday has been celebrated!!
Read Job 1:4. It makes a definite allusion to each child having a special celebration "each on their own day". What special day could it POSSIBLY be talking about??? Hmmmmm????
........just one question: Did someone blow out the BD candles and make a wish? If so, you may be reported anyway....
Just kidding. I never understood that rule. My mother obeyed it of course, so BD's ended in our home when I was thirteen. There was this one sister and she always had a "cake" for her kids on their "day". I have to admire her for doing her own thing, despite the rules. She was considered "weak".
I mean, we couldn't even have turkey ON Thanksgiving. If it was the day before, or the day after, it was ok. Go figure. I suppose when you are hypnotized and lose your own opinion, rationality and common sense go out the window.