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rdevans@bellsouth.net wrote:
> 
> Brother John, I can only speak for my self concerning Easter and tradition.
> At my house hold I have never taught my children that there was a real Santa
> Claus, we do have a Christmas tree each year and exchange gifts. I might add ,
> if my pastor taught against it I would abide by his teaching.
>    They know that Jesus was not crucified on a Friday, and then rose on the
> following Sunday morning. They also know that rabbits do not lay Easter eggs.
>   My point is, ( At my house ), we celebrate occasions, we do not celebrate
> days. We also celebrate my kids' birthdays, which I know that Jehovah's
>  Witnesses teach that only pagans did this in the Bible. Here again, we
> comerate an occasion, not a day.
> 
>                                  Your brother in Jesus Christ
>                                      Roger Evans

Thank you for taking the time to respond.

I don't know what JW's teach concerning birthdays and other holidays
(except that they do not celebrate them) and that to me isn't important.
To me what is important is that we remain consistent in our Bible
teaching i.e. THE WHOLE GOSPEL TO THE WHOLE WORLD.