The Day Of Independence They Don't Celebrate: Jehovah's Witnesses' Resistance To The 4th

Webjehovah's witnesses do not celebrate independence day. They believe that such celebrations represent “this world”, which they consider to be separate from jesus'. Webjehovah's witnesses do not celebrate independence day as they believe it represents this world, a society that jesus said his kingdom was separate from.

Because many people are home from work during religious and national holidays, these are often good times for us to share in the ministry. Websince people in the past refused to celebrate christmas because of its pagan origins, it should be understandable why jehovah’s witnesses do not celebrate it today. Webrather than advocating war, jesus told his followers: “continue to love your enemies and to pray for those who persecute you. ” (matthew 5: 44) therefore, jehovah’s witnesses do.