God’s wisdom in allowing bearded JWs July 25 Watchtower

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  Ron.W.

  In truth, this is not theology—it is manipulation. By attaching the name of God to every policy shift and preference of the leadership, the line between divine will and human control is intentionally blurred. Once, Jesus was portrayed beardless in Watchtower publications, against all historical and scriptural evidence, simply because the cultural taboos of the time demanded it. Now that society has shifted again, so has "God's guidance." This is not revelation; it is reinvention.

  This is so so true and very eloquently put - thank you!👍👍👍
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  FedUpJW

  And when those instructions arrive, they must be accepted as if descending from Sinai itself, even when they contradict what was once taught as sacred.

  All the JW males (I refuse to call them MEN) seem to now be sporting beards, no matter how unkempt and ragged lookiing they are. The term I bleieve was used earlier in this thread was infantilism, which describes these older in years males who are still emotional children.

  in·fan·til·ism

  /ˈinfən(t)lˌiz(ə)m,inˈfan(t)lˌiz(ə)m/noun: infantilism
  

  1. • Psychology

     the persistence of infantile characteristics or behavior in adult life.

  
  
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  Biahi

  Hey, Hoser, I think Rahela from Slovenia is Andre’s mom!
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  TonusOH

  Ron W: I hate the way they try to include 'Jehovah' into every pathetic facet of their lives..

  ...unless it is something that went wrong, and then they remind us that unforseen circumstance may befall us at any time. They never come to the realization that Jehovah sure is fickle.
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  Listener

  Fedupjw “All the JW males (I refuse to call them MEN) seem to now be sporting beards, no matter how unkempt and ragged looking they are.”

  They see this as a problem and they have mentioned it before. They require beards to be groomed and neat but it’s still not happening. In this article, they go to the extreme and show four Elders sporting extremely short beards, closer to a stubble than a beard. I’ve seen elderly JWs at carts that look like Santa Clause.

  JWs haven’t heard the end of it.

  Another excuse used by the GB in laying down rules is to train JWs to obey in even the ‘little things’ so they will easily survive/be faithful when tested on the bigger things.