Silliest thing that Witnesses told you was wrong? (page 5)

WildHorses

Farwell may have said it also but it was spoken about in the Millbrook congragation also.

I just remembered the most heinously stupid thing I was ever told - during my baptism review questions, the elder told me that it was a gross sin (pornea) to fondle a woman's breasts -- even a woman I was married to! I dare any of you to top that. :)

Wickid

Latte

We were told that wearing cullot's was 'immodest'......even though they looked just like a skirt!

Yeah, my father too wouldn't let us watch Scooby Doo. (it is rather scary though! lol)

Latte

Angharad

Lilacs

I heard that one about the tele-tubbies too, also another reason was that tinky winky carries a handbag and wears a skirt, even though he's a boy.

Shouldn't be watched as, it has homosexual overtones and cross-dressing

Angharad

When I was in school black cycling shorts, with an illuminous (sp) stripe were all the rage - not becoming of JW's as they were way too tight & and you would be following worldly trends[8>]

Englishman

Having a sticker in your car that read:

SHORT VEHICLE

Crazy eh? Well, in the early 70's a rather pointless law was passed that required all heavy goods lorries to display a rectangular sign at the rear that read: "Long Vehicle".

The anarchist British seized on this stupid law - What? I can't tell it's a long vehicle without there being a sign to inform me? - and retaliated by sticking "Short Vehicle" stickers to their Mini's.

However, this was deemed as rebellious by the congregations presidium, and we were informed from the platform that "Short Vehicle" stickers would never be used by Christians.

Englishman.

Bring on the dancing girls!

funkyderek

I was told by an elder that dances like the waltz are OK, but "modern" dances like the jitterbug are not. To this day, I've never done the jitterbug

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"The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion." - Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason, 1794.

Latte

I remember being at a wedding when a group of JW's were quite shocked to see other JW's doing the 'twist'.....come on everybody! LOL

Angharad

I've been to weddings like that, I remember one where they started playing YMCA, a lot of people started to dance, but a load of Witties got up and threatened to leave, so the groom had to tell the de-jay (sp) to stop it - the none witness people there thought it was wierd

Latte

Angarhad.....LOL!

At my own wedding, one of the staff (thinking that it's disco time!) put on the disco light's. Some stern/disgusted brother rushed up to my new hubby telling him that the lights had to be turned OFF asap.

Such a pratt!

Silliest thing that Witnesses told you was wrong?

SHORT VEHICLE

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