& I MISSED IT BEFORE IT CLOSED. I WANTED TO ADDRESS IT, SO BARE WITH ME BUT I ANSWERED EACH OF YOUR QUESTIONS BELOW, I HOPE EVERY 1 WHO ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION READS THIS:
Why Can't you:
Tell ghost stories: JW’S DO NOT BELIEVE IN GHOSTS. GHOSTS ARE USUALLY THOUGHT OF AS DEAD PEOPLE COMING BACK TO HAUNT THE LIVING, THE BIBLE CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. ECCLESIASTES 9:5 IS 1 EXAMPLE: “…BUT AS FOR THE DEAD, THEY ARE CONSCIENCE OF NOTHING AT ALL…” WE DO BELIEVE IN WICKED SPIRITS, DEMONS OF COURSE & WHY WOULD WE WANT TO “TELL STORIES” ABOUT WICKED SPIRITS?
Practice Yoga: ORIGINS OF YOGA IS SPIRITISTIC. WE OF COURSE EXERCISE & WORK OUT, JUST NOT WITH ANYTHING INVOLVING SPIRITISM
Own a Smurf: HA! ARE YOU KIDDING? I DON’T OWN 1 CUZ THEY’RE UGLY & I’M A GROWN UP, BUT WHERE ON EARTH DO YOU GET THE IDEA JW’S DON’T OWN SMURFS. COME ON!!!
Eat Lucky Charms Cereal (References to Magical): HAAAA! YOU’RE ON A ROLL WITH THIS 1. I DON’T EAT THEM BECAUSE OF THEIR SUGAR CONTENT. JW’S DON’T GET INVOLVED WITH MAGIC, BUT YOUR PUSHING THIS AREN’T YOU??????
Throw a penny into a wishing well: WELL, NOT SURE WHAT YOU’RE GETTING AT, BUT I SUPPOSE THIS WOULD INVOLVE “WISHING” & WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN LUCK, SO WHY BOTHER THROWING MONEY AWAY TO SOMETHING WE DON’T BELIEVE IN.
Read Horoscopes: HOROSCOPES IS SPIRITISM. DEUTERONOMY 18:10-12 IS 1 SCRIPTURE SHOWING THAT GOD DETESTS SPIRITISM, FORTUNE TELLERS & SPIRIT MEDIUMS. SO JW’S AVOID THESE THINGS COMPLETELY.
Promote anything Superstitious: SAME ANSWER AS ABOVE
Have wind charms because they represent a pagan symbol for scaring away demons: I HAVE A WIND CHIME. I DO NOT HAVE WIND CHIMES OR CHARMS THAT HAVE ANY REPRESENTATION IN PAGAN SYMBOLS. FOR THE SAME REASON AS I MENTIONED ABOVE. NO BIG DEAL IS IT?
Watch TV shows, "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch", "Touched by an Angel", or "Bewitched": SAME ANSWER AS ABOVE. WE AVOID ALL SPIRITISM.
Say "It was fate" or mention anything to do with "fate": BECAUSE JW’S BELIEVE IN THE BIBLE, THE BIBLE SPEEKS NOTHING OF DESTINY OR FATE.
Engage in any risky acts such as: Sky Diving, Bungie Jumping & Hang Gliding: WE HAVE A RESPECT FOR LIFE. WE DO NOT WANT TO TAKE OUR LIVES INTO OUR OWN HANDS, DOING SOMETHING WILLING THAT WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO OURSELVES OR OTHERS. HOWEVER THERE IS SOME THINGS LIKE CERTAIN BUNGIE JUMPING THAT IS NOT RISKY AS OTHER TYPES & WE COULD TAKE PART IN IT IF IT WAS COMPLETELY SAFE.
Have Jesus as your Mediator and Savior: NOT SURE WHY YOU DON’T THINK WE HAVE JESUS AS OUR MEDIATOR & SAVIOR. YOU’RE WRONG.
Can't partake in the Memorial of Jesus' death, by eating the unleavened bread or drinking the wine; only allowed if you are from the elite group of the 144,000: BECAUSE THE BIBLE SHOWS THAT ONLY 144,000 ARE ANOINTED MEMBERS WHO GO TO HEAVEN. THE REST OF US HAVE AN EARTHLY HOPE. WE’RE NOT “NOT ALLOWED” TO PARTAKE AT THE MEMORIAL, IT’S THOSE WHO HAVE A HEAVENLY HOPE PARTAKE OF THE EMBLEMS, THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE A HEAVENLY HOPE DO NOT PARTAKE OF THE EMBLEMS. IT’S REALLY NOT THAT HARD OF A CONCEPT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU RESEARCH THE BIBLE’S EXPLANATIONS OF ALL THIS. http://www.watchtower.org/e/19980315/article_01.htm
A woman can't hold a position of responsibility in the congregation: ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT BEING APPOINTED AS AN ELDER OR MINISTERIAL SERVANT? ONLY QUALIFIED MEN CAN SERVE AS THESE THINGS. BUT NOT ALL MEN ARE APPOINTED AS 1 EITHER. THE BIBLE GIVES DIRECTION IN WHAT MAKES A PERSON QUALIFIED FOR THESE RESPONSIBILITIES. IF YOU’RE TRYING TO SAY THAT WOMEN ARE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, YOU’RE BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE. WOMEN ARE HONORED & RESPECTED IN THE BIBLE & IN JW’S CONG’S, WE HAVE MANY RESPONSIBILITIES. WE ARE JUST NOT APPOINTED AS ELDERS OR MIN’ SERVANT’S. I SERVED AS A REGULAR PIONEER FOR 4 YEARS, ALSO WENT TO A COUPLE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ASSIGNED TO HELP BUILD BETHEL PRINTING FACILITIES, I GIVE TALKS & PARTICIPATE IN CONG’ MEETINGS, I ALSO HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO DO MANY PAINTINGS FOR DIFFERENT KH & BETHEL HOMES AS PART OF THEIR DECOR, THIS IS A HUGE PRIVILEGE FOR ME. OTHER WOMEN ARE MISSIONARIES, IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION WORK PROGRAM, BETHELITES, SPECIAL PIONEERS, HAVE ALL KINDS OF ASSIGNMENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. WE JUST DON’T HAVE A TITLE OF ELDERS & SERVANTS. BUT FOR THAT MATTER, NEITHER DOES MY JW HUSBAND. THAT IS NOT DISCRIMINATION, THAT IS JUST DIFFERENT QUALIFICATIONS.
Wear or own a Cross: A CROSS IS ACTUALLY A PAGAN SYMBOL, NOT WHAT JESUS DIED ON. HOWEVER, EVEN IF JESUS DID ACTUALLY DIE ON A CROSS, WHY WOULD WE WANT TO WORSHIP IT? IF SOMEONE YOU LOVED WAS KILLED BY A GUN, WOULD YOU MAKE A CHARM OF THAT GUN & HANG IT AROUND YOUR NECK? I WOULDN’T. HOWEVER, THE BIBLE CLEARLY STATES THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY IDOLS, WHICH INCLUDES CROSSES. http://www.watchtower.org/e/200604a/article_01.htm
Attend another Church (Spiritual Fornication): WHY WOULD WE ATTEND OTHER CHURCHES IF WE KNOW WE HAVE THE RIGHT RELIGION? I WOULDN’T, ESPECIALLY IF THAT CHURCH HAS IDOLS OR PAGAN SYMBOLS OR WORSHIPS FA
Sorry about the caps, but i wanted to decipher between the original questions & my answers. could you suggest another way of doing it? I don't like reading caps either but I didn't know another way to show the difference.
The cap lock is hard to read, but I appreciate your answers anyways. how about next time make your responses in lowercase and change the original questions to all capitals. maybe that would be easier to read since your answers are longer then the questions?
but thanks anyways. I hope that guy who asked this and the others who answered him reads this.