Especially the ones that involved human/child sacrifices.
I know you understand that gift-giving isn't bad.
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Aside from some the points made by kjw47, I agree.
He attended the ones that were relevant to his time.
Good! I'm glad you said that.
I guess, other than birthdays, right? Christmas, Easter were celebrations that happen in contemporary Christian ways.
Yes, he did attend funerals...
Matthew 7:21-23 (NIV)
So giving my niece a Teddy bear on Christmas or her birthday is going to put me in the "I never knew you" catagory?
I don't doubt that some of the characteristics of Christmas and Easter have certain common attributes, but the difference is I don't give those gifts...
I was in the JW's DIR and we have come to the point where it is necessary to move the topic to an appropriate DIR.
The question is: Does giving gifts on birthdays and Christian holidays promote pagan believes?
I don't think so. Most Christians that give gifts on these days are not...
Well, the OP has asked, "Is the UN preparing to attack religion?" I find that odd because they have aligned themselves with laws that come from a religious point of view.
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