Mark Jones, Ex-Jehovah's Witness, was in for 31 years
Pretty much everything that’s fun. Even when I was a committed member, I used to joke with my “brothers and sisters” that if it involves joy and laughter it’s probably against our religion.
Here’s a list of some that immediately spring to mind, this list is not exhaustive - there are many, many more:
- Smoking[1]
- Swearing[2]
- Sex before marriage[3]
- Receive a blood transfusion[4]
- Donate sperm[5]
- Donate eggs[6]
- Use donated sperm[7]
- Use donated eggs[8]
- Be a surrogate[9] [10]
- Celebrating a birthday[11]
- Signing a birthday card[12]
- Celebrating Christmas[13]
- Celebrating Independence day[14]
- Celebrating thanksgiving[15]
- Celebrating mothers day[16]
- Celebrating fathers day[17]
- Celebrating Halloween[18]
- Salute a flag[19][20]
- Own a flag[21]
- Take part in competitive sports[22]
- Use external sources in bible research[23] [24]
- Take part in a bible study group without the Governing Body leaders permission[25]
- Play with a Ouija board[26] [27]
- Use tarot cards[28]
- Watching Harry Potter[29]
- Talking to ex-members[30]
- Visiting websites that say Jehovah’s Witnesses are wrong[31]
- Getting drunk[32]
- Being a homosexual[33]
- Think that you might be a homosexual[34]
- Think homosexuality should be accepted[35] [36]
- Disagree with anything printed in a Watchtower magazine[37]
- Have an opinion that differs from their Governing Body leaders[38]
- Wear tight pants[39] [40]
- Gamble[41]
- Be alone with the opposite sex[42]
- Look at pornography[43]
- Own nude art[44]
- Take an art class that involves a nude model[45]
- Report a Jehovah’s Witness child molester to the police (unless there were TWO witnesses to the assault).[46]
- Eat black pudding[47]
- Be friends with non-members[48]
- Talk to family members who leave the religion[49]
- Join the army[50]
- Read other religious or “holy” books[51]
- (For women) pray out loud in the presence of man without covering her head.[52]
- (For women) preach from the platform[53]
- (For women) teach a man[54]
- (For women) have any authority in the home[55] [56]
- Not inform the elders of how many hours they’ve spent knocking on doors each month. (Shepherd The Flock Of God, chapter 4, point 3)[57]
- Pursue a career[58] [59] [60] [61]
- Vote[62]
- Have a political opinion[63]
- Watch boxing[64]
- Take part in boxing[65]
- Take martial arts classes[66]
- Kill (even if the person is trying to kill you or your loved ones)[67]
- Sing the national anthem[68]
- Swear allegiance to a monarch or the country[69]
- Own religious icons or statues[70]
But yet, the Jehovah’s Witnesses will tell you that they have no rules!
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