The things that were spoken about

by The wanderer 4 Replies latest jw friends

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  The wanderer

  The things that were spoken about

  Often times, I wonder whether or not anyone
  ever heard of something unusual when you
  were an active Jehovah's Witness.
  
  Unusual,in the sense that it was not in line
  with Watchtower traditions.

  Crisis of Conscience

  In Ray Franz book Crisis of Conscience, he
  mentions that 3 members of the governing
  body suggested changing the start of this
  "generation" to the year 1957 (pg. 261).

  What about you?

  When you were an active Witness did
  you ever hear, witness, or see any-
  thing that was not in keeping with
  Watchtower ideologies?

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  Please post your comments for a
  lively discussion of the matter.

  Respectfully,

  The Wanderer
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  AlmostAtheist

  >>When you were an active Witness did you ever hear, witness, or see any- thing that was not in keeping with Watchtower ideologies?

  I led a pretty sheltered JW life, I gather, since I never saw much. The biggest thing I saw along these lines was a brother in the hall that grew a beard, but kept giving talks on the school. The presiding overseer and I were out in service one day and he brought it up. He said some of the others in the congregation had asked him why Mike was allowed to give talks while sporting a beard. He said, "I asked them to open the Bible and show me where it says 'thou shalt not have a beard'."

  I always liked that guy! (And Mike too, who worked in a cold environment and grew a beard every year to keep his face warm.)

  Dave
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  The wanderer

  Towards the end of my Witness "career" I
  sported a beard as well. Basically, to
  show that I no longer cared about what
  others thought.
  
  It was kind of embarrasing though when
  it was pointed out by the circuit over-
  seer during a circuit assembly.
  
  Respectfully,
  
  The Wanderer
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  AlmostAtheist

  >>It was kind of embarrasing though when it was pointed out by the circuit over- seer during a circuit assembly.

  What LOVING correction you received from that "fine shepherd"! *roll eyes*

  Those folks need to get a life -- like we did!

  Dave
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  fullofdoubtnow

  We were always told to be modest in dress and grooming, but in the mid to late 1990's, a lot of young brothers had their hair very close cropped or even had their heads shaved, but nothing was said to them. That may have been because som of the "culprits" were elders sons. However, another brother grew a beard while on holiday, and was told that unless he shaved it off, he wouldn't be allowed to have a part in any of the meetings, and would be denied all privileges. Needless to say, he didn't have an elder father.