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Jehovah's Witnesses only formally celebrate the one event that Jesus commanded his followers. The memorial of his death (1 Cor. 11:23-26). They also celebrate other events which are referred to favorably in the Scriptures such as marriages, anniversaries, the birth of a baby, graduations and many other happy occasions. But why don't Jehovah's Witnesses celebrate St. Valentine's Day? Because Jehovah's Witnesses take their worship very seriously and insist upon keeping their worship of God undefiled (James 1:27), there are two main reasons why Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate St. Valentine's Day: 1.) Pagan ceremonies honoring pagan gods are mixed in with St. Valentine's Day's origins. 2.) The Bible makes it clear that there is to be no veneration or adoration of Saints as intercessors with God. Our approach to the Father can only be through Jesus. (John 14:6, 14; 1 Tim. 2:5) St. Valentine's Day - It's Pagan Associations It would be wrong to incorporate anything used for pagan worship, into our worship or related activities. Holidays, for example, are "Holy Days" and are a part of "worship", by their very name. Notice what the publication How It Started had to say about St. Valentine's Day on pages 46-47: "Ancient Romans placed great stress upon holidays that fell about the middle of the shortest month of the year. Dedicated to the goddess Juno, who was the wife of Jupiter, these festivals stressed love, courtship, and marriage. "That was appropriate since Juno, queen of heaven, was regarded as the special protector of women in `critical times of life.'.... "When Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire by edict of Emperor Constantine, religious leaders immediately started trying to do away with pagan festivals. Many of them had been observed for so many centuries that they resisted all frontal attacks, so there were many efforts to bring about change in a more subtle fashion. One of the most effective was a substitution of a Christian[?] observance for a pagan one, with special ceremonies held on or near the date of the long-established holiday. "Since the martyrdom of St. Valentine was celebrated on February 14, it made sense to stresshomage to the man who was said to have been stoned to death on that day in A. D. 269. For that reason the name of a man about whom no written records exist came to be attached to the day formerly dedicated to Juno." And The World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. 20, 1973 ed. on page 204 says this: "Valentine's Day comes on the feast of two different Christian martyrs named Valentine. But the customs connected with the day ... probably came from an ancient Roman festival called Lupercaliawhich took place every February 15. The festival honored Juno, the Roman goddess of women and marriage, and Pan, the god of nature." Some would say that it's wrong to pay such homage to dead men, whether "Saints" or not, but certainly it's incredibly wrong to mix in pagan ceremonies honoring pagan gods in the process. "What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? .... `Therefore come out from them and be separate,' says the Lord. `Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you ...' says the Lord Almighty." - 2 Cor. 6:16, 17, NIVSB. [NIVSB f.n.: "agreement...between the temple of God and idols. There can be no reversion to or compromise with the idolatry they have forsaken for the gospel (cf. 1 Th. 1:9)."] Additional Reading: What is the origin of Valentine’s Day? (rs p. 176-p. 182; Watchtower Online Library) Should We Venerate "Saints as Intercessors" With God? Notice what Peter's response was to a certain situation in the account of Acts 10:25, 26, JB: "As Peter reached the house Cornelius went out to meet him, knelt at his feet and prostrated himself. But Peter helped him up. `Stand up,' he said `I am only a man after all!'" Peter did not approve of such adoration when he was personally present. He understood what Jesus clearly stated in John 14:6, 14 that our approach to the Father can be only through Jesus and that our requests are to be made in Jesus' name: "Jesus said: `I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you ask for anything in my name, I will do it.'" (JB) 1 Tim. 2:5: "For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." (NASB) Note what Martin Luther wrote concerning the reverence of Roman Catholic Saints: "The pity is that we are so blind that we do not leave the devil alone to play his tricks in his own way; rather, we support him and multiply them. I wish people would leave the saints in peace, and not mislead humble folk. What spirit was it that gave the pope authority to canonize saints? Who tells him whether they are holy or not? .... God is just in judging us with His wrath and in allowing the devil to lead us hither and thither, to institute pilgrimages, ... to set about canonizing saints and other foolish things." - p. 458, Martin Luther, Selections From His Writings, Dr. John Dillenberger, Anchor Books, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961. by Elijah

“We must obey God as ruler rather than men” (Ac 5:29)Albert Schroeder of the Governing Body died this year.yb06-E * Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnessesw-E * The Watchtowerg-E * Awake! (monthly with more emphasis on Bible, January 2006)yb-06E * Yearbookca06 * Calendarkm * Our Kingdom Ministry'sHow Do I View Blood Fractions and Medical Procedures Involving My Own Blood? - KM 11.06bi12 * New World Translation of the Holy Scripturesjd * Live With JehovahÂ’s Day in Mindre * Revelation - Its Grand Climax At Hand!Jehovah's Witnesses - Organized to Share the Good News (DVD)Theocratic Ministry School ScheduleSpirits of the Dead. Can They Help You or Harm You? Do They Really Exist?Children's Identity Card - Australia - for JW'sDistrict Convention DramaDistrict Convention Drama - To Whose Authority Do You Submit?  NON-WATCHTOWER PUBLICATION Knocking Video - 2006 Open Door Production Unbroken Will - The Story of Leopold Engleitner  Part of the: Â

“O Lord, how manifold are thy works !” Psalm 104:24Regular house-to-house work on Sundays was organized.An International Assembly is held in Toronto, Ont. Canada, July 20-6. Resolution: "To the People of Christendom" is adopted. See re pgs. 149, & 173.w-E * The Watch Tower / Link # 2g-E * Golden Age / Link # 2yb-27E * Year Book International Bible Students AssociationCreation - J.F. RutherfordDeliverance Question book - J.F. RutherfordQuestions on Deliverance - J.F. RutherfordRestoration: - J.F. RutherfordThe Messenger: - J.F. RutherfordFreedom for the People (J.F. Rutherford)Where Are The Dead - Bible's Answer (J.F. Rutherford)   Part of the: If you see a book unlinked above please add it below. Thank you.

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“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah.” (Ps. 112:7 ASV)"Triumphant Kingdom" Assemblies held in the United States of America, islands of the Caribbean, France, Germany, Italy, Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zambia. [525,924 publishers with 161 countries reporting in 1954, 12% increase over the 1953 service year, 14,531 congregations.] see w55 vol., pgs. 27-29.Rare video of the Assembly in Nuremberg, Germany1955 Watchtowerg-E * Awake or g-E * Awakeyb-55E * Yearbook of JehovahÂ’s WitnessesINFORMANTbi5 * New World Translation of the Hebrew Scriptures II: 1 Samuel – Esthercy * Christendom or Christianity - Which One Is “the Light of the World”?dh * What Do the Scriptures Say About “Survival After Death”?gk * World Conquest Soon - By GodÂ’s Kingdomqm55 * Qualified to Be MinistersPreaching Together in UnityYou May Survive Armageddon into God's New World  Part of the: See a publication not linked above? Please add it below. Thank you.

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A paranoid man who believed he was being persecuted by Jehovah’s Witnesses killed a member of the group in a random attack at a Kingdom Hall. Keith Beviss went to the hall in Honiton armed with a knife and attacked a complete stranger who happened to be carrying out electrical work there. Victim Philip Ryan, aged 55, ran a business in Westward Ho!, North Devon, but was a Jehovah’s Witness and had travelled to Honiton to carry out the job. He was killed by four stab wounds including one to the heart and two to the throat. The attack was so violent the knife broke and Beviss left its blade lodged in Mr Ryan’s neck. The killing was the result of Beviss’s totally false belief the Jehovah’s Witnesses were spying on him and spreading false rumours about his sex life on the internet. He was convinced the government and ‘the system’ were conspiring against him and thought his GP was part of the plot when he recommended treatment for his paranoid delusions. Beviss claimed that Christian groups had told him he was wicked, evil and would go to hell and just before the killing he confronted a Jehovah’s Witness elder and told him ‘It’s all satanic’. He was caught on CCTV as he drove his camper van to a car park near the hall in Honiton and walked to and from it while carrying a white carrier bag. The bag contained the knife before the attack but was empty when he returned and was found with Mr Ryan’s blood on it. He handed himself in to police and said: “They have been humiliating me for months. I had to do it. I’m done for but it had to be done.” He said the Jehovah’s Witnesses had been saying things on the internet about him behaving in a sexually inappropriate way. Beviss, aged 55, of Woodhayes Drive, Honiton, admitted manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility and was made subject of a hospital order by Judge Graham Cottle at Exeter Crown Court. It means he will be detained at Fromeside Hospital in Bristol until he is deemed to be safe to release by doctors and the Ministry of Justice. The judge told him: “This was a dreadful attack with a knife and he sustained a number of stab wounds from which he died at the scene. “You had developed a belief you were being persecuted by Jehovah’s Witnesses. This offence was inextricably linked to your mental disorder. I have to consider the best was to manage the risk you pose.” Beviss shouted at the judge from the dock and said he wanted to go to jail rather than a hospital. He said: “Give me 50 years, that way I’ll never come out. I will go on hunger strike. I will die.” Mr Simon Laws, QC, prosecuting, said Beviss stabbed Mr Ryan to death at the Kingdom Hall in Dowell Street, Honiton, on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 6. He said: “The medical evidence shows that for some time he had been labouring under a delusion he was being persecuted by the Jehovah’s Witnesses. He was not. “While in the grip of the delusion he chose physical confrontation. He took a knife to the hall and attacked Mr Ryan.” He said Mr Ryan’s wife Sandra had made a victim impact statement. He said: “She described in moving terms how each day the family suffer the pain and anguish of his loss. “He was shortly to have celebrated 30 years with his wife. She speaks of a remarkable man who was very much loved and admired. He cared deeply for others and was always available to offer help. “He was a patient, reliable, hard working, totally devoted husband.” Mr Laws said Beviss had ridden his motorcycle to the hall the Sunday before the killing and revved it up to blow exhaust fumes inside. On the day of the attack he confronted an elder who was manning a leaflet stall in another part of Honiton before going to the hall and killing Mr Ryan. He then walked to the police station to hand himself in but it was closed and he used the outside phone to dial 999, confessing to a woman police officer when they arrived. Psychiatrists Dr Victoria Thom and John Sandford said Beviss was suffering from a delusional disorder at the time which reduced his responsibility for his actions greatly. Mr Richard Smith, QC, defending, said: “It is clear from the medical evidence that his culpability was very low.” http://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/honiton-man-who-fatally-stabbed-jehovah-s-witness-given-hospital-order-1-5389525

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Part of a series on: We didn't capitalize the "w" until the 1970's except in a title or a quotation from someone who didn't know the "rule." At the Bethel Library when it was at 124 Columbia Heights (before it moved to 25 and then Patterson) there was about 20 feet of shelf space dedicated to Jw court cases, and even on the outside cover you would see titles like "Supreme Court Cases of Jehovah's witnesses" and the outer spine of the cover would have it abbreviated as "Jw's" or "J.w.'s." Although my day-to-day assignment at Bethel was to do artwork, I sometimes helped out the proofreaders and it turned out that the year I came to Bethel was the same year we made the change from J.w.'s to J.W.'s. Some of the writers weren't used to it yet, and there were also translation issues. There was a legal reason behind the change, too. If you check the Watchtower Library CD, you'll see that the change happened between the printing of the March 15 and April 1 issues of The Watchtower in 1976. (And between the March 8 and the March 22, 1976 Awake!) The lower case "w" rarely shows up any more unless a new publication is directly quoting an older publication in a place that has it, and even then we will sometimes go ahead and capitalize it in the quotation. For those who find such trivia interesting, here is a reference from that time period. Note the only exception to the rule in the following 6 examples: *** g76 3/8 pp. 21-22 A Conspiracy Thwarted in “the Land Down Under” *** He had written on behalf of the Methodist people of his district, who had . . . supported a Tasmanian government request . . . that Jehovah’s witnesses be declared illegal. . . . Another Australian clergyman, objecting to the zealous public preaching of Jehovah’s witnesses, wrote to Mr. W. M. Hughes, then Attorney-General of Australia: “The sect calling themselves Jehovah’s Witnesses are a distinctly disloyal lot of people and in my estimation ought to be declared as such.” These letters from clergymen did not contain any evidence of subversive or illegal acts on the part of Jehovah’s witnesses. . . ." The Commonwealth Archives show that the Attorney-General had been pressured also by the Catholic clergy to suppress freedom of religion enjoyed by Jehovah’s witnesses. However, in a direct reply to the then Catholic archbishop of Sydney, N. T. Gilroy (later elevated to be a cardinal), the Attorney-General confirmed that the government had no legal grounds to restrain the Christian activity of Jehovah’s witnesses. *** end of quote *** via @JW Insider Link

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