by minimus 120 Replies latest jw friends
Ankle bracelets were worn by Isrealite prostitutes and therefore, inappropriate for Christians.
Ditto toe rings.
The ankle bracelet thing is true, though. I wore one this summer and every man within a 5 mile radius came rushing up and asked me breathlessly,
"Excuse me, miss. But are you a prostitute from ancient Israel?"
Music: Can't play in a band (although this only applies in certain congregations.) Must throw away any records that might be demonic, i.e. Rolling Stones, Alice Cooper, Stevie Nicks, etc. Any popular songs like the Chicken Dance, the macarena, are from the devil.
No watching Walt Disney movies.
Dress code was always weird. When coloured shirts were in, JWs could only wear white. When miniskirts were in, JWs wore to the knee. No pants for women even when working at cleaning up quick build job sites. Oh, and women are always relegated to clean up and cooking when it comes to those kinds of things, god forbid you give a sister a hammer.
Pierced ears weren't allowed when I was young.
Can't work for the military, this includes being a teacher or janitor in a school on a military site - the criteria is who signs your cheque.
It seems like superstitions instead of rules... ex: brothers take your hat off while a prayer is being said...sisters wear a hat when you conduct a meeting or prayer.
what a bunch of crap!
-Papa Smurf
That losing his "son" while on Earth was any great hardship to God.
He's GOD. Is he going to get upset that the wheels he put into motion are momentarily painful for his son, a "perfect man"?
Did he forget his son would be raised from the dead and finally returned to his Heavenly place?
God must be an idiot.
This one came from John Carruthers:
You don't get the Holy Spirit if you are reading your Bible on a computer!
hmmm
I can't add some catchy tale. This thread is amusing because it is a group effort. I don't see how any of the restrictions apply to the doctrines they preach. All the emphasis is on superficial silly stuff. There are no Jesus sayings or Jesus in red print that talk about thongs, singing songs to God and a host of other crap.
Great thread !
1. Perfume - Our bookstudy conductor once cut the bookstudy short by 20 minutes to "educate" us on his allergy to perfume. (He is also the elder who told me that he thought my dad was crazy because he inhaled to many chemicals at his work - hence the reason my dad stepped down as an elder - but I regress). I could not stand the guys so I always made sure to wear perfume.
2. The Skirt Slit - I mentioned this before: I was counciled on this. I had a ankle length skirt that had a slit on the side that went to my knees. (Counciled by the Perfume Allergist himself) Scandal !
3. Nail Polish colors - Red is OK - any other color is bad.
4. Music - Led Zepplin was the devil and played backwards tells the listener to worship Satan. If you listen to Led Zepplin you are highly suspect.
5. Sports - I loved sports as a kid and even enrolled in 4 years of PE in High School just to stay active. But enrolled sports was a waste of time and you are better of out in service.
6. Temporary Tattoos - When I was in high school temporary tattoos were all the rage and you could buy them for 25 cents. I never wore one to a meeting, but apparently on a weekend night with friends I had one on my ankle and a CO saw me and told my elders, who came to my house to talk to my parents about if I wanted to be a JW anymore.
In the late 60s and 70s Black Brothers could have mustaches and even small soul patches and be Servants, white brothers couldn't, how weird was that
you're not allowed to toast, it scares away the demons (or something like that)
not allowed to go to dance clubs or bars
can't give away or sell old religious jewelry, must be thrown out
you could say, have a good day, or have a good weekend, or week, but not have a good year.
weird rules about a sister covering her head...
can't chew gum at meetings
can't stand at the back of the hall during meetings
highlite or underline wt to show degree of spirituality
can't book your own hotel at conventions, must be on their HOTEL list
frowned upon if you attend a convention that you're not assigned too
keep convention badge on after hours...
at memorial, how attendants pass emblems to themselves and the speaker
