Birthdays?

[time-keeper]

me too! oh, well, she was old, and she did say that she wanted everyone to enjoy themselves once she was gone. i guess they were really faithfull to her.

[Fez]

To get something straight about JW

[nebula]

So recently i read something on this forum saying that Brithdays were a pagan holiday...are they?

It was a joke.

Long story.

[sheya joie]

It's my understanding that the so-called 'Biblical' argument against celebrating birthdays is that there are only two birthday celebrations listed in Scripture - Pharoah's in Gen 40, and King Herod's in Matt 14 and Mark 6 - and during both celebrations, someone got executed. Yay, happy bday, we killed this guy in your honor!

Why this should mean all bday celebrations are somehow evil or pagan, I dunno.

For my part, I don't do much of a celebrations for family bdays - but that's mainly 'cause I'm too lazy to do a party.

[Guest]

....saying that Birthdays were a pagan holiday...are they?....

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[2Joyful]

I like birthdays. I like giving my kids birthday parties. I like throwing people surprise birthday parties. I like birthday cake. I like it when everyone gets together. I like it when people see how much other people care about them.

I just like birthdays.

At my age I tend to try and forget them But I agree that celebrating life is a good thing!

Oh Fez!

You are about to enter one of the best years of your life.

>Tell South, I'll send her the bill <

[time-keeper]

oh, i see, haha. well thanks for clearing it up nebula. Thanks for the j witness clearing up too, Fez..

[Openly Curious]

Birthday's are not a pagan holiday first off someone's birthday is far from being considered as a holiday. There are so many people trying to get any holiday and make it into a pagan practice as a sin. I wonder how these people view marriage and the joyous time being joined together as husband and wife. The Bible does not speak of celebrating your birthday as a pagan practice.

I think it's up to the individual what they want to do and what they don't want to do. As far as my conscience is concerned I have liberty to celebrate birthdays and I find pleasure in being a part of a birthday party as I know a birthday is "NOT" a pagan holiday. "And where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty."

[Openly Curious]

I wonder how those who thinks birthdays are pagan holiday's feels about mother's day and father's day as we do celebrate and we give honor to the men and women on those days that are set aside for these special days. We do "celebrate" them as examples in our lives as they've had a part in molding us. I think this celebration can give those who didn't have good role models to have good role models can be examples for them to reflect upon.