What "Rules" Did You Have In Your Congregation? (page 3)

unclebruce

Thanks for the memories folks - I've run into most of these rules at one time or another.

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The last Adelaide Congregation I was in (Elizabeth Vale) had some strange Elders. I was highly amused by the "Brothers must always wear a coat on the platform" rule. Even in the height of summer brothers should not give talks coat free.

I was musing about this with my friend Pat, a big smart funny outspoken pioneer sister (I wonder why the Elders gave her so much trouble?). I suggested the reason was that PO Bro Krieger was concerned that the sisters were sitting there during the watchtower study oggling my nipples and dreaming of paradise. Pat laughed and said "no ..they're sitting there examining trouser bumps!" ..

blondie

Parents had to escort their kids to the bathroom and getting a drink of water. They weren't allowed to go on their own so there was no trouble.

Actually, not a bad idea with some kids....bathroom/restroom accounts I have heard (or seen).

1) 2 young boys went to the restroom...proceeded to wad up wet toilet paper and see how many they could make stick to the ceiling. When the suspicious attendant finally checked, there were 20 wads on the ceiling and water all over the floor.

2) 1 young girl went to the bathroom and turned on the sink faucet and left....Niagara falls in about 30 minutes down the basement steps to where the book study was being held.

3) 2 boys went to the restroom and plugged the toilet with paper towels and let it overflow...until the attendant noticed the water flowing out from the door.

Blondie

Lady Lee

which week?

orangefatcat

Oh yes all those man made rules and burdens. What about the one that tells the cong. not to where colonge, perfume or deodarent as some had allergies. I think there were so many allergic witnesses that they should has had their own cong. Body odour in 100 degree weather is a must.

Dear brothers being forced to wear jackets in temps soaring in the 80s and up.

White shirt a must.

No sister is to wear a skirt with a slit up the side all the way to her hip.

No sports jackets

no standing at the back of the hall even if your back was killing you.

Always leave the back rows free for latecomers and families with kids. which was a good idea.

I hated it when people would come to the hall coughing their brains off or having a viral flu and not giving a damn who they infected. Some pretty nasty sicknesses in the hall.

I say if your sick stay at home...please as I have a low immunity system.

Some witnesses fell if your sick you should still come to the meeting. What idiots.

God I am so happy I am free.

Orangefatcat.

unclebruce

Always leave the back rows free for latecomers and families with kids. which was a good idea.

Especially if there are disfellowshiped ones seeking re-instatement (who must sneek in during the opening song and leave during the closing prayer

Guilt about non-meeting attendance, fear of Elders visitation and being labled 'weak in the truth' means JW's have to be constantly reminded to stay home if they're sick

In Port Moresby (3 mile cong) I was told/councilled to go buy some decent shirts to wear on the platform (white shirts were out Indonesian batik was in

Theocraticly approved shirts for south east asia:

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So what's the Society's policy on asian underpants alt alt alt alt alt

juni

Just remembered another one:

"If there are sick ones in your family brothers, would it be possible for one member of the family to be at the mtg. to represent the rest of the family?" i.e. the one who isn't barfing his brains out should be there even though they feel lousy

Give me a break!!

Juni

Blondie - You're right. I do remember 2 teens (both elders' sons) who clogged the toilet w/paper towel. But this was across the board - kids who did behave themselves were included.

blondie

Yes, there were some adults that needed an escort too.

I figure that parents are fairly good at monitoring their own children...and if their kids make the mess, then the parents can clean it up.

unclebruce

Rule #1964: No smoking parties in the foyer

Rule #1968: No smoking anywhere

Rule #1969: Opposite sex's must not touch hands at the literature counter (could lead to 'other things'

Rule #1973: No chewing gum or passing lollies (candy/sweets) during meetings. It's disrespectful to Jehovah (like farting during prayer

Rule #1974: Only Elders and Ministerial Servants may pass notes during the meetings. (no more "psst ...pass this to the blondie"

Rule #1979: Only Elders and Ministerial Servants may open and close Kingdom Hall windows

Rule #1982: Mothers feeding babies to watch the meeting from the sound proof booth

Poztate

Dear brothers being forced to wear jackets in temps soaring in the 80s and up.
White shirt a must.

Those were the two things that pissed me off in my old congo. It might be 100 degrees out but removing your jacket out in service was frowned upon. People looked on us as real nut jobs out there and they were right.
Along with the white shirt "rule" the type,colour, and pattern of your tie could come into question.A spare tie or two were kept at the KH in case you had a talk or part and your choice was not up to snuff.
Hair was also a big thing. How long is it and the style you had it in could lead to an informal "chat" if it did not fit the local norm.

Swan

We were told we should continue associating with a MS who molested his granddaughter. We were told it would be wrong to shun him because he was serving his jail time on the weekends and was only publicly reproved.

Tammy

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