Serena Williams' daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian turns 1 this week but her mother will not celebrate her birthday.
The tennis legend has confirmed that she will not be celebrating her baby girl’s first birthday, due to her beliefs as a Jehovah’s Witness. She made this known while speaking at a press conference at the US Open.
A reporter asked Serena: "Is there a birthday party planned?"
And Serena replied: "Olympia doesn’t celebrate birthdays. We’re Jehovah’s Witnesses, so we don’t do that."
Though Serena’s husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, did not grow up in a religious household, it is believed that he is now practising with his wife.
Speaking to Vogue last year, Serena said: "Being a Jehovah’s Witness is important to me, but I’ve never really practised it and have been wanting to get into it. Alexis didn’t grow up going to any church, but he’s really receptive and even takes the lead. He puts my needs first."
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Obibiimi and co, God laws cannot be changed. God warned us not to take or add anything to his commandments. Jesus equally said not one letter of the law will change until heaven and earth pass. To the best of my knowledge, heaven and earth has not passed. So Paul cannot re write God’s laws. JW is equally wrong in not obeying sabbaths as set by God, and the eating of forbidden meat. Jesus said in Mark that Issah was right. He did not say he was right in only some aspects. If he was right, then he was right in everything. Issah 66:17 clearly told us eating pork and rodents gets God angry. Because it was forbidden just as in the laws of Moses. JW do not have any problem with eating those. They misrepresent a statement Jesus made about what going into you doesn’t defy you. If this is true, then drinking blood should not equally defy u. Adam and Eve could still have been in the garden. Because they ate a fruit. God laws cannot be changed or modernize. He sees a 1000 years like a day. Your modernization means nothing. Following Paul doctrine will draft you away from God.
JW are very ***barred word*** about what the bible teaches. Festivals like birthday, thought it was celebrated by pagans in biblical times, is not forbidden for Christians. In fact judging people for celebrating festivals is a sin according to the bible. See. Colossians 2:16-17: Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day.These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
If you know your Bible, from Genesis to Revelation you will find only two people who celebrated their birth days. King Pharaoh (Gen. 40:20-22) and King Herod (Mat. 14:6). These were Pagans Kings who had nothing to do with worshiping God. When you read the Bible you will find what these men did on their birth days. Also read The World Book Encyclopaedia on birth days and you will find out that the apostles as well as the first century Christians never celebrated their birth days because it was a pagan practice. We are all Christians not only the JWs. We need to learn and research to get things right. One thing I LIKE about the JWs is that they learn and research. They don't just follow the crowd. Another celebration is Christmas, Now a lot of Churches have stopped celebrating it. The mushroom churches ,the money making and the ignorance are becoming too much. wee need to wise up.
GREAT IS JEHOVAH
Please pastor MEKA,will you let the woman alone? You being a know all bible scholar can you also show us where in the bible did any of the true prophets of God nor Jesus or his apostles celebrate their birth.To my little knowledge all birth days mentioned in the bible were celebrated by pagans and were occasioned by blood shed. REF:Read GENESIS CHAP.40:1-22,MATTHEW CHAP.14:1-10
THIS IS WRONG TEACHINGS, THERE IS NOWHERE IN THE BIBLE THAT QUOTES CELEBRATING BIRTH IS WRONG FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION