AM3 was hard-nosed with dress and grooming,,appearance.
Coincidentally the beards ban is lifted.
Maybe softening on some dress and grooming,,you know. The all important image thing.
Next change?
by JW_Rogue 34 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
-
-
NotFormer
IIRC, Ray Franz said that the two thirds majority thing stopped the GB from removing the blood doctrine. That there was always a simple majority in favour of its removal, but there were enough hardliners to block it under the two thirds rule.
Are there enough moderates now to create necessary changes to make the organisation truly kinder and gentler? Such real, rather than cosmetic, changes as the blood doctrine, baptism and shunning of children, allowing higher education and certain jobs that are off limits now.
-
GrreatTeacher
Well, aren't there 9 members now? So all it would take is 4 of them to block a vote. I think probably Losch, Herd and Lett are all old school. If they were the only ones blocking things, then, yes, they can have their 6 votes which is two thirds now that Tony is gone.
Not sure about Jackson. Is he hard, soft or in between?
But then again, hasn't there been some gobbledygook about the Governing Body trying to vote things through unanimously and if not, they put it aside and discuss it more?
I guess maybe those that make the rules can break the rules and remake the rules, so are they really adhering to the two thirds rule at all now?
-
Beth Sarim
enter Pete's latest upload on beards:
-
GrreatTeacher
Nice quick watch of less than 10 minutes.
He points out several control tactics in the latest announcement about beards.
Recommend taking a few minutes to watch.
-
Beth Sarim
You have to like Petes vids.
Snack size,to the point, methodical & well researched.
-
Teddnzo
It’s good to hear that story again about Br Rutherford not wanting to buy the printing press until he shaved beard.
It was in 1970s year book and it was in the book 30 years a watchtower slave. Lloyd evans talked about it also.
-
Beth Sarim
I have Schnells book "" Thirty Years a Watchtower Slave""
Its interesting how the Borgs hatred of beards stems back to how Rutherford tried to distance himself from Russell all along. Russell who sported a full bushy beard. Just prejudiced of Russel and Rutherford couldn't stand him.
-
truthlover123
Maybe a female can wear a jean dress at a meeting or bethel tour? What a joke.
-
Beth Sarim
Ive seen females wearin a jean dress at the kh over the years on a handful occasions.
As they pass through the aisle,, you would not believe the dirty,stink eye an elder would look them up and down as they pass down the aisle.
So as to avoid making eye contact. If looks could kill.