What--if any--differences or distinctions are there between:
the CUSTOMS of men
and the TRADITIONS of men?
Amen.
neat blue dog
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Beards - September 2016 Watchtower
by Listener inthe issue of whether beards are acceptable or not is addressed in the september 2016 watchtower - well sort of.
it is as clear as mud as to whether they are allowed in places like australia, usa and britain.. 17. what are some factors that may affect whether a brother wears a beard?17 what about the propriety of brothers wearing a beard?
the mosaic law required men to wear a beard.
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Beards - September 2016 Watchtower
by Listener inthe issue of whether beards are acceptable or not is addressed in the september 2016 watchtower - well sort of.
it is as clear as mud as to whether they are allowed in places like australia, usa and britain.. 17. what are some factors that may affect whether a brother wears a beard?17 what about the propriety of brothers wearing a beard?
the mosaic law required men to wear a beard.
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neat blue dog
I would not at all be surprised if this paragraph stirs up a wave of beard-wearing JWs, each interpreting cultural norms their own way.
Yes, I do believe this is the beginning of the end for the beard ban. All it takes is for one congregations body of elders to decide beards are fine locally, (and these already exist in the US, albeit rarely), and the floodgates will open after that. Within 10 years we may even have a bearded JW used for illustrations in the publications.
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Beards - September 2016 Watchtower
by Listener inthe issue of whether beards are acceptable or not is addressed in the september 2016 watchtower - well sort of.
it is as clear as mud as to whether they are allowed in places like australia, usa and britain.. 17. what are some factors that may affect whether a brother wears a beard?17 what about the propriety of brothers wearing a beard?
the mosaic law required men to wear a beard.
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neat blue dog
When presented with the fact that beards are viewed as respectable in our society, including ministers and businessmen, I've heard some witnesses retort, 'well, when was the last time a president of the united states had a beard?'
So, if presidents are our standard now instead of businessmen, that means that pantsuits should now be allowed (like Hillary Clinton)
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HTTPS (SSL security) Now Available
by Simon ini've setup an ssl certificate so you can now use https to browse the site.
this creates an encrypted connection between your browser and the server which is more secure and prevents urls visited from being shown in router logs, content can't be eavesdropped etc.... there are also some performance benefits but they won't kick in until i make some more changes.. consider it experimental for now but at some point it will likely automatically redirect you to the secure version of a page.. you can try it by adding 's' to the http part of any address or just goto the home page and browse from there (some mixed content means you may not get the fully green https status in your browser just yet though).. let me know if you have any issues using the site..
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Wait . . . can they see where I've been on kingdom hall WiFi? 😱
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Bearded Danish Elder: WORLDS APART
by compound complex indo you remember our interest a few years back in the film, worlds apart?.
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2245498624/tt1065318?ref_=tt_ov_i.
coco.
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neat blue dog
And I like underarm hair and leg hair on women.
Seriously, I don't get the 'ewww' factor some have with it. It's natural and it's supposed to be there and that's just fine.
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Can anybody explain this?
by neat blue dog ini know i can't.
if it helps, i'm on a public school's wifi:.
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neat blue dog
Yes, I can connect now.
Nothing to see here. Carry on . . . 😜
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Can anybody explain this?
by neat blue dog ini know i can't.
if it helps, i'm on a public school's wifi:.
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neat blue dog
But what's with the China origin?
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Can anybody explain this?
by neat blue dog ini know i can't.
if it helps, i'm on a public school's wifi:.
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neat blue dog
I know I can't. If it helps, I'm on a public school's WiFi:
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It's official...
by DATA-DOG inthe gibbering buddies are guided by jeehipity-hop!
how can i say this with 100% confidence?
well, an emotionally unstable eldub was talking about "mobile devices.
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neat blue dog
They said that where I am too, in more uncertain terms, 2 weeks in a row.
'Soon, these electronic versions of publications is all we'll have, when the persecution starts'.
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What about hermaphrodites?
by neat blue dog ina recent post about transgender people made me think.
i think its obvious that transgenders and homosexuals are easily banned in jwdom because the people in question were clearly born with their respective sex organs.. however.
what about intersex people aka hermaphrodites?
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neat blue dog
A recent post about transgender people made me think. I think its obvious that transgenders and homosexuals are easily banned in JWdom because the people in question were clearly born with their respective sex organs.
HOWEVER
What about intersex people aka hermaphrodites? I did some research on the condition and, while it's true that some intersex individuals have only small vestigial organs or even only internal differences, their are others who are TRULY both at once, (albeit infertal). To describe it bluntly, some intersex individuals have a full size functioning penis over top of a full size functioning vulva/vagina (without testicles), and they may also have breasts and possible facial hair, in other words: a true toss-up mixture.
I'm not saying this to be titillating or crude, but I'm seriously wondering how such a true hermaphrodite would be handled by the congregation, what their role would be, and if marriage would even be possible.
Has anyone seen a situation in this regard amongst JWs, or any other religion for that matter?
