Strewth Sheila, It's OK To Have A Grope Ain't It?

by Englishman 14 Replies latest jw friends

  • anglise
    anglise

    Talking of beards etc has anyone noticed how many brothers acquire beards/moustaches when they step down or drop out.
    I have often wondered if this is the equivalent of a finger sign to the borg.
    Maybe this is more like this in the UK where facial hair is a definite
    NO NO.

  • JanH
    JanH

    DFing offenses fall into two main categories: One is what the WTS has said is a DFing offense. The other is whatever the local elders want to DF you for.

    I know a guy DFd for not going ot meetings. The elders were then silly enough to send a letter threatening to DF a good friend of mine for the same reason (or, claim he had DAd himself). He threatened with a journalist, and they backed down and apologized.... alas.

    - Jan
    --
    "Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate." - Occam

  • zev
    zev

    englishman, whats the definition of strewth?
    thats a new one, to me anyways..

    JanH

    DFing offenses fall into two main categories: One is what the WTS has said is a DFing offense. The other is whatever the local elders want to DF you for.

    Isn't that the truth!

    Dark Clouds

    another difference that i remember is that growing up in a spanish speaking congregation we were not allowed to have any type of beards of gotees, mustaches were the extent of facial hair. Yet i knew brothers in the english speaking ones that did have beards and these were tolerated. in the spanish hall we would have been reproved for imitating the world, or trying to look like jesus. . .

    Its taboo here too. tryed it myself. forget it. Here is a case where its whats NOT said in the bible thats made into an unwritten "LAW". No biblical basis for fact at all. In thinking back, when i started to grow one, i did MUCH research, even before i had the computer, and came up empty. What I did find out is that its a localized issue. Whatever the "local" boyz think is what goes. But no matter where you are, or where your from, grow a beard in the "truth" and you'll be scorned, ridiculed and told, hope to see you back soon. oh, and you wont be allowed the priveledge to "serve" I know. The cold hearted bastards did it to me. I don't have one now, but i plan to as....

    anglise said

    Talking of beards etc has anyone noticed how many brothers acquire beards/moustaches when they step down or drop out.
    I have often wondered if this is the equivalent of a finger sign to the borg. Maybe this is more like this in the UK where facial hair is a definite NO NO.

    Its a definite NO NO in the states too.

    Again, NO Biblical Evidience for basis in FACT.
    What else would you expect from the "BORG".

    __
    zev
    Sitting on the Wrong Side of the Fence Class

  • Englishman
    Englishman

    Zev,

    Strewth = God's truth.

    Bloody = Blood of Christ.

    Bollocks = Testicles.

    Wim wam = Ladies naughty bit.

    Fanny = Ladies naughty bit.

    Fag = Cigarette.

    Bum = What the US calls fanny.

    Cheers! Englishman.

  • JWD
    JWD

    It`s probably the same letter as was refered to earlier, but here in
    Japan a recent letter to the elders stated that masturbating while
    looking at pornography ON THE INTERNET was a DFing offence. Here in
    Japan porn is a real problem with many of the bros. and has been
    available in many forms for many years.It is ironic therefore; that
    the recent letter specifically tied it to the internet. It smells of
    an angle to put the fear into the bros. to keep them off the internet
    altogether. Other DFing offences have included going to a protestant
    church, talking to an apostate, reading Ray Franz`s book (now out in
    Japanese), smoking etc. There is definitely a lack of consistency
    however in how people are dealt with. For example one sister was
    DFed for immorality,but only after she had met with a former JW. One
    the other hand her younger bro. smokes and is sleeping with a sister,
    but he has been left alone. He`s simply treated as a `weaker bro.`.
    Perhaps he`s not viewed as being as `dangerous` as the older sister.
    Or maybe it`s that bros. are so much in the minority that the org.
    will bend over backwards to keep them in while sisters are more dispensable. A couple people I know were DFed despite the fact that
    they sent in letters of resignation. I gues it makes the org. look
    more `RIGHT` if they do the kicking out rather than the person doing
    the leaving. JWD

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