well, whatever the local elders say, that's how you know. If you don't wear a tie in the United States, your whole salvation is at risk cuz the elders say you should wear a tie, otherwise you won't be given "privileges" such as holding a microphone, or running yourself into the ground dealing with convention requirements, and then Jehovah won't look kindly on youbecause the elders don't think you're good enough because you aren't wearing a tie. Everybody knows that you have to wear a tie to get privileges, which is the only way you can move up in the religion.
However, over in the poorer countries, they'll be lucky if they come to the meetings even having clothes. If you wear a tie while you're nekkid, I am SURE you will get the most "salvation value." But God forbid that the tie be LOUD, while it rests atop your exposed penis. The ladies can come to the Kingdom HUT wearing only their skirts,with their breasts hanging out, in Africa, but GOD FORBID that their skirts don't cover their knees. Gee, the hula grass didn't grow long enough this year, so the skirts are 2 inches shorter than they were last year. You are disfellowshipped, I say. Forget about your salvation, NOW! Gee.. at least they don't have the problem of the brothers looking down their shirts! Shirts without TIES, mind you.
Then there's always the problem of wearing pants for women... If you wear pants to the Kingdom Hall you are disrespecting God and showing him what a heathen lesbian you are. However, there is PLENTY of pants at the Kingdom Hall. And what about the guys in Scotland that wear dresses normally and as part of their culture? They'll be disfellowshipped and their salvation stripped of them because they dress like women? What about the girls over there? They are required to wear dresses/skirts. If EVERONE wears the skirts in the family, then there is no division of CHRIST/HUSBAND/WIFE. Just CHRIST/HUSBAND/HUSBAND.. and that means homosexuality. Can't have that.
On another fine note: what about the Witnesses up in the Eskimo tribes? Are they going to ask those poor ladies to wear mid calf seal skirts igloo to igloo? Do they go door to door with a husky team? How many hours can they put in? How long can you conduct a study in those HOT SEAL SKIRTS before the igloo begins to melt? Are all of the homeownes <said in an indeterminate way> required to hold a Bible Study in their house while sitting on stumps of ice with those short seal skin skirts on? do they hold meetings in Igloos? Do they all share in the fresh seal meat, while reading from 1st Corinthians? Do they have an impressive JW library on ice?
For what it's worth, you will only be saved in the JW's if you live in the United States, put in pioneer hours, and host the Circuit and District Overseers at your house, give them lots of money, and your husband is an elder, and that's STILL a big question. The more money you give them, the more saved you will be: i.e. Prince, George Benson, Michael Jackson, and the tennis sisters, whatever the heck their names are. You can get away with lots ofstuff if you are rich enough. We've seen it all already.. and this is the truth. Yeah.. right.
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