Posts by Balaamsass2

GB member/President Knorr did handle it better, he simply said "We wear normal business attire to present a dignified appearance as ministers in today's Society". "Over time customs and society change". We don't want to identify with any rebellious trend or group".

Brooklyn Bethel was near one of the largest concentrations of Orthodox Jews in the world. To this day they eat, dress, and groom themselves according to Levitical laws. Beards, long sideburns, fringes sewn inside suit coats, no mixed fabrics, etc were worn openly everywhere in NYC and were a frequent subject of conversation at Brooklyn Bethel.

Watchtower needs to hire a REAL public relations person.

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Help urgently needed.

by MissDaSilva in

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a sister has snitched on me.

got a message from my group overseer requesting a little chat to see if i’m okay.

urgent suggestions needed please.

Balaamsass2

Be too busy to answer the phone or door. If it is too late for that, simply put off any meeting (work, travel, under the weather, and offer to meet at an impossible time..for everyone (late, early, etc).

Ask; WHY do you want to meet? WHO said what !?

Smile, chuckle, and say: I think she/he misheard me. They are confused. etc. Do you have a 2cd witness to confirm this rumor ??

Answer all questions with a question...like Jesus did. Why do you ask? What a thing to think! How is YOUR family, kids, work, health, relatives, etc?

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Nepotism and Simony

by NotFormer in

i've read on here about connected families within congregations who seem to get all the "privileges".

how likely is an elder's son, or other relative, to rise within the ranks?.

i imagine it's harder to do it that way once you start to ascend the ranks.

Balaamsass2

One thing I have noticed about Elders' children is that "Daddy Elder", frequently shields them, by steering any confessions of "sins" to an Elder friend of Dad, to get the most gentle reproof possible.

Elder Daddys will also "mentor" his children on the "hidden" JW rules within the secret "Shepherding" book and unwritten customs to fast-track appointments and privileges for his kids.... if they want them.

So yes, Elders kids do get a boost...but that is normal parental behavior... in my opinion.

But is it HELPFUL to be inducted deeper into a cult???? :) I think not.

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Beards are now allowed - New Light

by Listener in

lett has announced in the latest video update that jehovah has dignified the brothers by now letting them to choose for themselves whether they want to have a beard or not -.

https://www.jw.org/en/news/region/global/2023-governing-body-update-8/.

this applies worldwide and to all brothers in any position..

Balaamsass2

Ties go next.

Few businessmen wear them now except for formal occasions. Knorr used to go on and on about "business attire", however, the cheap polyester suits at the Kingdom Hall never reflected traditional business attire at any office I ever worked in.

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Beards are now allowed - New Light

by Listener in

lett has announced in the latest video update that jehovah has dignified the brothers by now letting them to choose for themselves whether they want to have a beard or not -.

https://www.jw.org/en/news/region/global/2023-governing-body-update-8/.

this applies worldwide and to all brothers in any position..

Balaamsass2

I just remembered in 1974 getting "counseled" by an elder for having sideburns a quarter inch longer than his. I was told at Bethel in 1977 that my trimmed mustache made me "unqualified to give Bethel Tours"..lol :). Watchtower has always "Strained out gnats and gulped down camels".

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That's it no more posting. I was the first to post beards are now allowed. Since then 2 more of the same!

by nowwhat? in

doesn't anyone ever scoll down first to see if the subject was already posted first?

!.

Balaamsass2

It happens. Enjoy your Friday!

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How Do Jehovah's Witnesses View Education?

by southyukon in

i have a question about this article.. https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/jw-education-school/.

higher education can lead to moral and spiritual dangers.

a bible proverb says: "the shrewd one sees the danger and conceals himself.

Balaamsass2

The "Shepherd the Flock of God" book for Elders, 2022, States: "

SITUATIONS THAT MAY REQUIRE A REVIEW OF AN APPOINTED BROTHER’S QUALIFICATIONS

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30. He or a Member of His Household Pursues Higher Education: If an appointed brother, his wife, or his children pursue higher education, does his life pattern show that he puts Kingdom interests first in his life? Does he teach his family members to put Kingdom interests first? Does he respect what has been published by the faithful slave on the dangers of higher education?"
"How is he viewed by the congregation? Why is he or his family pursuing higher learning? Do they have theocratic goals? Does the pursuit of higher education interfere with regular meeting attendance, meaningful participation in field service, or other theocratic activities?"
These questions are asked in an Elders meeting to consider removal.

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“You know how I know that they're finished out there? The carts.”

by Athanasius in

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the watchtower's many legal problems and the jws' use of carts in their preaching work, reminded me of a scene and dialog from the film patton.. in a scene where patton is viewing a battle site the morning after, he says to an aide about the nazis: “you know how i know that they're finished out there?

in my dreams i saw the carts.

they kept buzzing around in my head and i couldn't figure out why.

Balaamsass2

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Where is everyone? 😆

by MissDaSilva in

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i had a day off today and needed to get some errands done in my local town.

2 carts have allocated here but i never ever see anyone out, even on very nice days.

70% of the congregation don’t work.

Balaamsass2

Ahhhhhhhh. COVID gave JWs a taste of "luxurious living in the daytime"....yep SLEEPING IN on the weekends. They won't go back.

Homer Simpson said it best. "What if I picked the wrong religion, and every Sunday I just make God madder and madder? :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVdLHmlOiQ4