Families with younger children HAD to sit in the last 3 rows or they were counseled!
Disfellowshipped persons were told not to sit next to each other and talk because it "looks like they're unrepentant".
What Were Some Stupid Rules In Your Hall?
by minimus 64 Replies latest jw friends
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JWinprotest
When I was a kid the attendants wouldn't let anyone go to the washroom if there were only a few minutes left in the meeting.That came to an end when the mother of a kid that was stopped got up and blasted the attendant in front of everyone. This was almost 30 years ago though.
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minimus
For a time, even well behaved kids under 10 couldn't go to the bathroom unless accompanied by an adult.
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minimus
There was a Hall in the 70s that refused Public Talk speakers from wearing anything but a white shirt. They even kept a supply of whites on hand if a visiting speaker showed up with a colored shirt! No word of a lie!
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OUTLAW
There were inconsistancies from Kingdom Hall to Kingdom Hall..
Leather Jackets/no leather jackets
Cowboy boots/no cowboyboots..ect..ect..
.............OUTLAW
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keyser soze
No sex in the parking lot.
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leavingwt
I was told that I would need to wear a coat, in order to be asked to give a prayer at the Book Study.
I did NOT begin wearing a coat to the Book Study, upon receiving this counsel.
If Jehovah doesn't hear the prayers of the coatless, then the terrorists have already won.
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keyser soze
Seriously, though. I was always told I couldn't go on stage, or carry a microphone if my suitcoat wasn't buttoned.
We also had some doozy local needs parts. Our territory was near a casino, which had a gas station adjoining it. This station usually had gas for a few cents cheaper, so some of the brothers and sisters would get their gas there to save a little money. There was a local needs part that stated they shouldn't do this, because another witness, or even a worldly person who knew us might see us, and think we were coming out of the casino, and be stumbled. *sigh*
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minimus
Rules about stumbling can be very interesting. If one elder body considers something a cause for stumbling, then you can get into trouble for violating the rule, whereas another might not care at all.
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The-Borg
no white socks when giving a talk