Why are JW’s not allowed to celebrate b’days and other holidays? Part 2

The WT’s reasoning for prohibiting birthdays is as follows: 

The only two birthday celebrations spoken of in the Bible were held by persons who did not worship Jehovah and killed people on their birthdays. The Pharaoh of Egypt killed his baker (Gen 40:20) and King Herod killed John the Baptist. (Matt 14:6).

However, it should be pointed out that the inspired authors of the Bible were not writing unfavorably about birthdays, they were showing the evil acts of men. As a matter of fact, the Bible does not directly comment about birthdays at all. Thus we should conclude that birthdays, etc. should come under the jurisdiction of Romans 14:4-6 and Colossians 2:16-17.

Romans 14:4-6 "Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. One man regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Let each man be fully convinced in his own mind. He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord, and he who eats, does so for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who eats not, for the Lord he does not eat, and gives thanks to God."

Colossians 2:16-17 "Therefore no one act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day - things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ."

These two verses teach that we have the freedom to celebrated any day or celebrated no special days as long as we are convinced in our own mind about the correctness of our celebrating. We also should not judge one another in celebrating or not celebrating.

What the WT neglects to mention!

There are other celebrations talked about in the Bible but these are overlooked because they do not prove the WT’s point.

Job’s Sons. Job 3:4 says, “His sons used to go and feast in the house of each on his day (birthday) in turn, and they invited their three sisters to eat and drink with them.” (Amplified Bible)

John the Baptist. Luke 1:13-14 says, “But the angel said to him, ‘Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the name John. You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.’”

Jesus. John 2:10-18. Verses 13 and 14 the angel says, “for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.’"

What the Bible neglects to mention!

In Exodus 20, (the 10 Commandments) the forbidding of birthdays is not mentioned.

In Proverbs 16, “There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him,” Again, birthdays did not make the list. All throughout Leviticus, all the prohibitions, not a single mention about birthdays. In the NT, in Romans 1, 1 Corinthians 5 & 6, Rev. 21 and others—prohibiting celebrating birthdays is nowhere to be found.

One would think that an action (celebrating a birthday) that can result in disfellowshipping and ‘annihilation’ (according to the WT) might deserve a mention somewhere in the Bible.

Here, is Part 3 of "Why are JW's not allowed to celebrate b'days and other holidays.