
| sigh #1389691 2 months ago |
If she was sad every time someone had a birthday party then her parents didn't do a very good job explaining the reasoning to her. |
| NightJack #1389692 2 months ago |
What does being a Jehovah's witness have to do with it? |
| sigh #1389705 2 months ago |
We don't celebrate birthdays or holidays. |
| ProfessorOfHoers #1389709 2 months ago |
^From my understanding they are not allowed to have birthday parties as it's a sign of pride and has it's roots in pagan ritual.
I could be quite wrong but I believe that is the reason. |
| sigh #1389718 2 months ago |
Pretty much. Same for a lot of holidays, either they're pagan in origin or they're based off of nationalism. |
| NightJack #1389725 2 months ago |
I know about birthdays and stuff but I know of some Jehovah's witness that will celebrate and go to partys for stuff like weddings. |
| sigh #1389749 2 months ago |
Weddings and just regular parties are fine, just as long as they don't have anything to do with a birthday or holiday. |
| NightJack #1389764 2 months ago |
Well it doesn't say it's just birthday parties. |
| sigh #1389775 2 months ago |
That it doesn't. Assuming that this is actually based on a true story then the parents were probably just making a blanket rule to not go to any parties, because you know how easy it is to deceive a kid (or a parent) if you know what you're doing. |
| NightJack #1389841 2 months ago |
Ya, true. |
| Karadros #1389884 2 months ago |
Yes, Gods forbid the masses find out how easy it is to deceive people. They might end up making cults that believe in any manner of weird crap... |
| sigh #1389912 2 months ago |
You just used that word... I don't think it means what you think it does. |
| Saint_Braeburn #1389925 2 months ago |
You guys get that this is fiction and was written as a joke, right? |
| sigh #1389952 2 months ago |
Of course, but I never leave up a chance to do some teaching! Witnesses get a bad rep for a lot of stuff that we don't even do, so if I can get even one person to not be wrong, I'll take the opportunity. |
| JazzGlenn #1390244 2 months ago |
^damn dude *gives sigh huge brohug*...
So who do you cope up with it? |