The 613 Laws of JW's (page 2)

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Brothers can't wear too brightly colored or exotic colored ties.

Sisters can't wear denim material skirts.

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Single sister cannot drive in a car alone w/ a male because she might temp him to have sex w/ her (yes, even if they are out in service)

Cannot be friends with the opposite sex

Cannot say oh my god

Cannot get involved in "fads"

Cannot do any activity that may risk your life because you are telling Jah you don't value what he gave you (i.e., hang gliding is a huge no-no)

Cannot work in a store that even sells cigarettes

Cannot ring up sales for either cigarettes or lottery

Cannot go to concerts

Use of the internet is to be limited to respectable research

Anything that is said or done that is anti-WTBTS is apostate

Cannot have pictures of famous people up on the wall as a kid because we are idolizing worldly people

Cannot have masquerade parties

Cannot join in after school activities

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usually no alcohol at weddings

never been to a JW wedding that didn't serve alcohol... that's the only vice they're allowed!

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Can't own a magic 8-ball

Can't gamble

Can't read any religious book not written by Watchtower, unless it is a Bible, but you'd better not read the New Jerusalem Bible, because it has extra books that are not part of the KJ 66

Shouldn't have favorite sports teams or players

Can't attend non-JW family get-togethers that have birthday or holiday celebrations in them (which is almost all family get-togethers)

zensim

Looking Glass - I forgot all those! Sheez, how quickly I have forgotten everything as my life has changed.

I remember another pioneer at my pioneer school proudly telling the group that wouldn't window clean (yep, the stereotype doesn't end there) a fairy shop because of course everyone knows that fairies are really just little angels, like cupids, and that is Satan's way of demeaning the angels. Everyone nodded in agreement and I was sitting there just thinking 'wanker'.

Tigerman

Please ! Somebody tell me these laws are not real !

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Cannot masturbate (that should have been number one on this list!)

Cannot have your ears double or triple pierced

Cannot have a tattoo

Cannot pull practical jokes (remember the article "what's so practical about practical jokes")

Can only date with a view to marriage. In other words if you ask her out, you might as well have just said "will you marry me"

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Can only date with a view to marriage. In other words if you ask her out, you might as well have just said "will you marry me"

And if you ever break up with the girl, expect a visit from the elders to see if any wrongdoing was had and why you two broke up. So even if a young man (or woman, but the man must still ask out the woman) was looking to get married, he had better pick right the first time or he is viewed as a lush.

jayhawk1

Isn't a round birthday cake supposed to represent the moon? So that is why birthday cake is not allowed. Or is this something they made up?

Tyrone van leyen

you are not allowed to play dungeons and dragons, not allowed to play chess. no sex education. no graduation, no concerts, and many movies prohibited At least that's just a few i remember there truly must be hundreds.

The 613 Laws of JW's

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