Humourous reactions to beards worn at the kingdom Hall
by UnshackleTheChains 38 Replies latest social humour
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konceptual99
Beards are now so common I really don't think they can be considered a sign someone is not toeing the line in other respects.
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tepidpoultry
(I guess I can laugh now)
Gave the first talk (CO visit hee hee)
Later one sister complained/reported that she was "shocked" , she "could not hear anything I was saying"
She shunned me
She made lot of noise,
:)
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zeb
I grew my beard when I got sick of shaving.
wife said. "Is that a beard?"
"Yes".
"hmm" down cast like.
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tepidpoultry
The question is: "WHAT ARE YOU HIDING?"
(Some sort of a legend that says men with beards are hiding something)
Anybody heard of this?
:0)
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Confusedandangry
There are a couple of brothers with full beards at my old KH (in Australia) both have privileges, give talks & have bible studies who attended mtgs. Guess no one cares they have beards as long as they are bringing 'sheep' in. 🙄 At the assemblies so many of the men sport beards no one really blinks an eye.
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steve2
Has JW literature ever explicitly addressed the questions:
Why do you frown upon beards when Jesus and his disciples sported them?
Why do you frown upon beards when your modern-day founder, Charles Taze Russell and not a few of his followers sported them?
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joe134cd
I actually knew a sister who had a sever problem with facial hair. I'm talking almost a light beard. It was sort of embarrassing to look at her, and I don't know why to this day she didn't try and get electrolysis of some sort of medical treatment done. It was a shame really because internally she was such a beautiful women.
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UnshackleTheChains
Why do you frown upon beards when Jesus and his disciples sported them?
Why do you frown upon beards when your modern-day founder, Charles Taze Russell and not a few of his followers sported them?
I think there was a Watchtower article back in the seventies that referred to brothers wearing beards being confused with individuals who might be part of the beatnik movement or something. So if a brother was wearing a beard whilst out in the work, householders might view him like this
Of course, the beatnik movement were considered rebel like. So of course such articles only further promoted the idea that brothers growing beards were displaying a rebellious spirit.
There were other articles, but this was just an example. Also, I once heard a PO describe beards as dirty. It was a horrible disgusting comment to make at a public meeting.
The guy might have well stood up and said to everyone ' hey, we are a high control religious group (Christian btw) that micro manages everyone. If you want to be a Christian in this organisation..shave of your beard and wear a suit'