I have a hard time watching the org's vids and reading the publications. However, that's not the case with others here. Hence this post. It used to be that in the portrayals of New Order male residents the only men with beards were ancient Israelite prophets, kings, and so on. But now that the GB has allowed facial hair, have the New Order portrayals of male residents changed? Do non-ancient Israelites also have beards? It would seem such a thing would follow, but with the org, as we know, such logical thinking does not always follow.
Applying the facial hair change in New Order portrayals
by careful 23 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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slimboyfat
Remember the pirate who was forced to shave his beard? Maybe he’ll be allowed to grow it again! 😁
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NotFormer
slimboyfat, was that video rated "Arrh"?
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blondie
Good question, careful.
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blondie
Here is one in a current publication March 2025 WT p.16
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slimboyfat
For shaved resurrected pirate see here
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Dagney
OMG slim! That’s hilarious! What publication is that? You have to admit whoever got that signed off in the writing committee had quite a pair!
I swear that’s a keeper.
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BoogerMan
@ DAGNEY - w13 6/1 p. 15 What Can We Learn From a Criminal?
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slimboyfat
Perhaps there should be an updated graphic where all the brothers are lining up in the new system to get tips from the pirate about his epic beard 💡
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slimboyfat
careful, I’ve had a quick scan through recent literature to try to answer your question. I see lots of images of elders with beards now, in fact it’s almost as if it’s a requirement these days. But specifically on the new system, I only found one image so far, of a father in the new system with a beard in the June 2025 Study Edition of the Watchtower. There may be more, this is just the first one I came across.