Christians Who Don't Celebrate Easter: What Do They Know?

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[–]hennaojichan 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Jehovah's Witnesses for one. They get a bad rep but in fact are very reasonable Christians. I am not a member but am close to someone who is. I do not understand the details but they apparently celebrate the death of Jesus but not his alleged rebirth.

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JW's aren't Christian.

[–]hennaojichan 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

What would you call them then? They actively study the Bible and believe every word. There seems to be some prejudice against this group but I'm not sure why.

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I would call them misguided. The core tenant of Christianity is Jesus Christ as the only begotten Son of God. Even if JW's believed every word of the Bible, other than Jesus's deity and resurrection, then they (by definition) would not be Christian. However, I disagree with your claim that they do believe every word of the Bible; they reject Jesus' deity and the Holy Trinity, when they could read John 1:1-18 to dispel those false teachings.

In case it's of interest, this playlist is a great (albeit long) watch, and goes into much greater detail about false religions such as JW - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjnwldgqN8c&list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuhA0RPKZFHVcjIMN_-F596