Because it's 1950
Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Dress Up For Meetings?
by RULES & REGULATIONS 37 Replies latest watchtower bible
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RULES & REGULATIONS
The reason is because the Watchtower is a business. It started as a publishing company that had it's members as door-to-door salespeople. The Watchtower used sales standards and strategies when coming up with what was "proper" dress.
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Overrated
It depends on the group. In one cong I was in they all loved my urban cowboy look. From the top of my hat to the end of my boots, even had a matching six gun rig. Then, a new CO came in an the lecture as to what is Theocratic dress or not. I can see if I wore my six gun. But the rest looked good. I did what I wanted.
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hoser
It’s a uniform. If you see someone dressed like a police officer chances are it’s the police. See 2 people at your door wearing suits “ mom, the Jehovahs are here.”
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LongHairGal
RULES & REGULATIONS:
It is not just about modesty and conformity in my opinion. I always felt the JWs were hooked on looking ‘businesslike’. They started to get this way a few decades ago when I was in. (Certain sisters who wore a shabby sweater or dowdy dress were told to improve things a bit.).. This annoyed me because I felt it was not a true image given to the public..JWs HATE higher education and careers!
However, they want to project the image of intelligent businesslike people when speaking to ‘worldly’ persons who in general are certainly more educated and would not respect somebody who isn’t.
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Biahi
I dressed very nicely, very well groomed, and the elders had a problem with me. They couldn’t specify WHAT was wrong with me, but something was. Ha ! I just gave them a woody and they didn’t know what to do. Asshats, all of them.
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LongHairGal
BIAHI:
Yes, a sister with a nice figure is a problem in the religion. It doesn’t matter how modestly she tries to dress. (Add to that if she worked full time and refused to quit a decent job to pioneer then she becomes REALLY hated..like I was.)
No, back when I was in the JWs a sister was approved of if she was older, dowdy and married and not perceived to be a ‘sexual threat’ to anybody. The businesslike look with the power suits came soon after which is not to say a sister couldn’t be criticized if her nice figure poked through.
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Biahi
They all hated me anyway. Screw them.
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RULES & REGULATIONS
I dressed very nicely, very well groomed, and the elders had a problem with me.
It is easy to be a male Jehovah's Witness. Suit, tie, white shirt, no wild colors, hair above the ear, small mustache ( no beard, no goatee, no long sideburns ) and you had to wear a suit jacket if you were up on the podium.
Woman : They had so many rules I don't know why any female would show up at the meetings. No heavy perfume, no large earrings, no pant suits, skirts below the knee, not too much makeup, no blue jean skirts, no tight fitting dresses, no styles that highlight sexuality and ???????????
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LongHairGal
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Absolutely.
This pettiness towards sisters in the congregation (pertaining to dress along with other nonsense) figured into the many reasons I stopped going. This crap, along with the Users there, gossip, knocking responsible working people, no true friends, etc. made it a very undesirable place for me to be...Of course, the 1995 teaching on Generation was the last straw, not to derail your thread.