anti Harry Potter

[Ebony Elizabeth]

No: HPFGUIDX 1684

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Kelley " <SKTHOMPSON_1 at m...> wrote:
> > I know Jehovah's Witnesses also do not celebrate birthdays, and as
> Christmas is the celebration of Christ's birth, this is another 
> reason they don't celebrate it.  Something about, in the bible, 
every time there was some celebration for a birthday, something bad 
would happen, and this was a sign from God that birthdays should not 
be celebrated.  That's the gist of it, anyway. 

Hi Kelley and all:

I was Jehovah's Witness for four years growing up (the exact grades 
of middle school I'm now teaching, come to think of it), and there's 
a lot more behind the prohibition of certain celebrations than that.  
Basically it all boils down to the fact that JW's object to the pagan 
origins of the holidays in question (i.e. secular Christmas 
corresponds to Saturnalia; the only birthday celebration in the Bible 
involved John the Baptizer's head being sliced off and presented on a 
platter).

I reserve comment on these issues, as I and my family am no longer 
affiliated with the Watchtower.  I do realize that this is a 
potentially touchy subject.  Just wanted to clarify the above a bit.  
And no, JWs wouldn't consider Harry Potter their cup of tea.

--Ebony