Quote we did not promote those ideas to our children as sooooo important. –lightenup.Lightenup, I don't know of anyone who does promote the mimicking of paganism as “soooo important.” Everyone is told it's all about Jesus and everyone tells themselves that. But if it's all about Jesus, then why incorporate things Jesus would never ever ever…[Read more]

Quote Samuel We live in a crazy society, don't we? Jesus never told us to celebrate His resurrection, but what He did say; Whenever you eat my flesh and drink my blood do it in memory of me. Nothing about His dead or His resurrection. People just go by tradition, which God said not to do either. Come out ot Her my people. When will we…[Read more]

Quote So Jesus is sweating blood and we are eating chocolate bunnies.Oh GOD please forgive us even of our sins…Lord for we know not what we do. Samuel. You are wise as well as humble. And you have not only hit the nail on the head precisely, but you shattered it. It is insanity. Complete insanity. Complete blindness.

Quote I never even heard of Ishtar. So I certainly haven't been celebrating Ishtar.I just find this comment funny because “Ishtar” is pronounced “easter.”

Quote When did you decide that JW wasn't right for you any longer?-LaterBeing a witness for Jehovah will always be right for me. He is deserving of the glory and honor and of having his name and purpose spoken of. And it makes sesne to congregate with othes who feel similarly. Are you attempting to change the subject?

Quote My motives for celebrating easter and christmas are:1. To celebrate the birth and resurrection of Christ with the community of family and other believers and hopefully even unbelievers.2. To join in with many others to testify that the birth and resurrection of Christ truly happened by making a bigger deal of it.3. To develop and…[Read more]

Quote Does anyone actually believe–cato.Yes, many do believe and your question somewhat annoys me. And it reminds me of the # 1 movtive for keeping with these things:Quote 1. Peer pressure (dont' want to be different, do we? It's just easier to go with the crowd.)The join the crowd fallacy (because the crowd is always right) is ridiculous.The…[Read more]

“The heart is more treacherous than anything else and is desperate,” says Jeremiah 17:9.There can be no better protection against self-deception than a heart that is wise and understanding and a conscience that is enlightened by the knowledge of God’s Word. James wrote: “Each one is tried by being drawn out and enticed by his own desire.…[Read more]

Quote What ethical right does faith have to exist?Religion as a whole has absolutely no right to exist. It is disgusting and immoral, and will soon be done away with. Rev. 18:21: “A strong angel lifted up a stone like a great millstone and hurled it into the sea, saying: ‘Thus with a swift pitch will Babylon the great city be hurled down, and…[Read more]

Quote You seem to be focused on the bad regarding Easter celebrations and others are focused on the good of Easter celebrations.There should be no bad to focus on connected with the memorial of Jesus death. Quote Things can edify one another. Edify means to build up, to strenghten someone.But if you mean good can cancel out the bad, how does…[Read more]

WJ, please answer me this.I still don't understand why those who wanted Jesus dead and were willing to break laws to do it…..I don't understand why they wouldn't have accused Jesus of claiming he was God almighty. Instead, they only charged him with claiming to be the son of God, as Jesus said.So why? If they were willing to do anything, and…[Read more]

Quote Ashtoreth, supposedly interpreted as a female demon of lust. . . . That some of their names and traditions got carried forward to us is only natural Easter, named after the goddess Ashtoreth (Astarte, Greek), incorporates fertility rites and symbols, such as rabbits and Easter eggs. Any who have been involved in such practices would do well…[Read more]

Quote (gnipp gnopp @ Mar. 22 2008,02:32)Quote (david @ Mar. 21 2008,12:03)Quote Yes after His death we find Paul making reference to the Holy Days and what they portray (or teach, if you like) for the new covenant christians and that they were keeping these annual Sabbaths (1Cor 11 where Paul also reaffirms Christ's change to the passover and…[Read more]

Quote (gnipp gnopp @ Mar. 22 2008,02:20)Quote (david @ Mar. 21 2008,04:16)Quote L A W that's a funny way to spell old, unless your putting a little 'spin' on things.–gnipp gnopp(2 Corinthians 3:14) But their mental powers were dulled. For to this present day the same veil remains unlifted at the reading of the old covenant, because it is done…[Read more]

Quote So when you say God hates them (Pagans) you are saying that before Christ he hated all non-jews and after Christ just the non-believing, non jews. I don't think so. Play with the word “pagan” all you like. It's not even in the Greek scriptures. What is in the Greek scriptures is the idea of worshiping gods other than Jehovah, and idols.…[Read more]

Quote Are we to change the names of the days of the week as well? Tuesday comes from Tyr, Wednesday from Wotan, Thursday Thor, Friday Frey, Saturday Saturn. I suppose we should get rid of the months of March and June as they connect with Mars and Juno? I suppose that Thor and Hercules are fallen angels or demons also? Astarte was a…[Read more]

Quote Yes after His death we find Paul making reference to the Holy Days and what they portray (or teach, if you like) for the new covenant christians and that they were keeping these annual Sabbaths (1Cor 11 where Paul also reaffirms Christ's change to the passover and shows how they were not keeping the passover properly).gnipp gnopp, are you…[Read more]

Quote I don't think a child's egg hunt is in anyway a sacrifice to the infernal. Nor do I. But why would any servant of Jehovah willingly adopt and mimmick pagan practices that God abhors?Quote That many traditions have some start in ancient pagan festivals hardly qualifies them as evil. While those things may be thousands of years ago to you,…[Read more]

Quote L A W that's a funny way to spell old, unless your putting a little 'spin' on things.–gnipp gnopp(2 Corinthians 3:14) But their mental powers were dulled. For to this present day the same veil remains unlifted at the reading of the old covenant, because it is done away with by means of Christ.In some translations of the Christian Greek…[Read more]

Quote So God gave man only one rule, and he broke it. “Yes, he who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much.”-Luke something or another.Quote Yet God created the serpent. Quote The serpent spoke to Eve, who had never been told the rule. Well, God created the angels and one of them used the serpant the way man uses puppets to speak.And…[Read more]