Jesus had a beard, but he wasn't a JW
What is the Official stance of the WT about beards?
by smokin 17 Replies latest jw friends
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Pleasuredome
the official stance is in front or the sink and mirror with a razorblade.
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candidlynuts
i remember a few bearded sisters that never had priveleges pulled....oh wait thats right females dont have any privleges!
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in a new york bethel minute
Jesus had a beard, but he wasn't a JW
priceless! that was one of the best replies to any post i have ever heard... not to mention it was summed up in once sentence. but wait a second, according to WT history, Abel was the first JW... so why wouldn't Jesus be one? and also, wasn't Martin Luther part of the FDS???
bethel, light
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Elsewhere
This is simply a litmus test for men to see if they are willing to do anything the organization says.
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confusedjw
Else - Dead on.
Mav - excellent! Same man.
CandyNuts - LOL LOL LOL
Gary - Good call.
PD - another good one.
THE WINNER - JH! By a hair!
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jwsons
I remember the first edition of "Did man Get Here by Evolution or by Creation?" book has Adam on the first page (left hand side of Table of Contents) doesn't have beard, then latter on they reprint with beard.
However, one MS in my congr. was reprooved in front of the congr. by an elder in KM meeting:"What ashameful of one brother who is wearing the beard while preaching the good news...bla bla..." Everyone looked at that brother. He then shaved his beard. Weird!jwsons
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XQsThaiPoes
Actually it is a matter of grooming. THey leave it to local standards. By local i assume local JW standards. Such as some Jws let their boys wear ponytails or pigtails until they become around baptizing age. Then they start in on "grooming". I think it is like the amish. They dont wear mouthstaches because they claim it is associated with the military, yet they dont cut their beards. So to be a good amish you get up every day and shave above the lip. The whole idea for most JW is status. They dont wana loose "privileges" or esteem. For JWs that are the odd man out nothing they do can make them one of the cool kids. So they might as well grow a beard, or take martial arts becaus they are never going to get anything beside token duty.