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  Beards - September 2016 Watchtower

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the 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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  I tried to grow a beard once. It was a real wispy Jesus beard. When I eventually shaved it off my wife didn't even notice!
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  WT September 2016: Tight Pants (Does your style of dress Glorify God?

  by Designer Stubble in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  we will not weigh you down with burdensome lists, as you have the freedom to choose, but here is our list anyway.some snippets:.

  the law showed jehovah’s strong feelings against clothing that does not make clear the distinction between male and female—what has been described in our day as unisex fashion.

  (read deuteronomy 22:5.

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  My pants are always tight - but that's more about my pot belly than the way they're tailored...
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  The Ray Franz Saga

  by snugglebunny in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm just curious as to how it all happened.. to explain.

  many years back, before ex-jw websites, i called on a local lady in order to design an extension to her already enormous house.

  she was a young, voluptuous gal, married to a much older local business man who spared little expense in order to give his young wife whatever her heart desired.. we chatted for ages.

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  I'm just curious as to how it all happened.

  To explain. Many years back, before ex-JW websites, I called on a local lady in order to design an extension to her already enormous house. She was a young, voluptuous gal, married to a much older local business man who spared little expense in order to give his young wife whatever her heart desired.

  We chatted for ages. She then told me that she was a member of the local congregation of JW's and that the congregation had been rocked by the news that a member of the Governing Body had been disfellowshipped. I was quite taken aback, knowing nothing of this at the time. But I do remember how shaken up she was. Bearing in mind that she was from a small congregation in England and she was talking of goings-on in New York, I wondered later how she could possibly of known about it.

  So my questions are these: How were the congregations actually told about the disfellowshipping of Ray Franz? Was an announcement made at an assembly? And how did the JW's react at the time? How was the damage-limitation machinery brought into play? What was the general atmosphere like at the time?

  Any information would be gratefully received!
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  You wear tight pants and you will be in trouble

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was reading in another forum, that a letter to the elders instructed them to speak to anybody who persists in wearing tight pants.

  if changes don't happen then the instructions are to disqualify him from being a publisher but it won't be announced to the congregation.

  i am am curious to see if this letter will surface.

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  They've always been obsessed with dress and grooming. Back in the days of the mini-skirt (sigh) our CO's wife demonstrated to the sisters the acceptable type of skirt that could be worn.

  If the lady was to kneel down on the floor, and the skirt completely covered her legs and feet, the skirt was deemed to be OK.
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  Do you play the lottery?

  by Iamallcool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for me, i have only purchased just one powerball ticket in my life, that was few years ago and i am thinking about buying some more in the near future.

  maybe i should push my luck even more this time.

  i am going to buy 10 tickets.

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  The fairest gambling game that one can play in the UK is roulette. With only 1 zero, there are 37 slots that the ball can fall into. Odds are 35 to 1 on a straight up bet, plus the bet remains on the selected number. Consequently, the house has under a 3% advantage.

  When one considers that Bingo and/or the National lottery pays out around half of the money that is bet one wonders at the lunacy of the players....I guess I'm a looney..
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  Wow... There More Closet Faders Than I Thought

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yep, im still fading.

  i know it's gonna be a long and meticulous process but so far it's going well.

  isnt it funny how when you stop reading the material and stop thinking yourself of being unworthy all the time - eventually you get happier and happier each day and see the world around you the way it is?

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  A brilliant thread on the art of fading here:

  
  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/34518/on-art-fading
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  What's your favourite feel good movie ?

  by jhine in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  maybe it's time for a less serious thread .

  i have just finished watching dirty dancing ( again ) .

  what is your feel good movie , the one that makes you smile and cry happy tears ?

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  Has to be the Dam Busters! Sorry about the dog's name, but it is an old - and very good - true movie.

  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKQHVdgCeXo
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  Galatians 5:26 was used in and before the 1960`s to not be involved in competitive sports for yourself or for your children

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  myself and my peers in the jw organization in the 1960`s discouraged our children from entering into competitive sports because of the jw policy , regarding that scripture .. has their been a radical change since then ?

  a re-interpretation of that scripture ?.

  why i ask this question is : here in victoria australia where afl football ( aussie rules ) is often regarded as a religion , especially to the state, victoria , we have, according to the media , a devout jehovah`s witness playing professional afl football at a competitive level.. and at their latest win , the team , including alec rance a jw of the richmond club was enthusiastically singing the club victory song along with his teammates on their win .. are their other examples of this in other parts of the world or is this an australian hiccup.. smiddy.

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  Wolves player Peter Knowles pictured with his wife Jean on their rounds speaking the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses to housewife. In June 1969.Knowles helped to fire Wolves back into the First Division in 1967 and the following season forged a strike partnership with Derek Doogan that kept the club in the top flight.

  But it was while competing in a pre-season tournament in Kansas in 1969, designed to help promote football in the US, that Knowles’ career took a sudden and unexpected turn.

  While in Kansas, where Knowles scored five goals as a playing guest to help Kansas City win the tournament, he became a Jehovah’s Witness.

  
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  Leaving the JW's is like a game of Poker....

  by Turquoisepeace in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  leaving the religion can be likened to a game of poker.

  many possible scenarios can be played out during the game and the potential loss or gains are many:.

  you have put too many chips in, every round it just seems you will win it all in the end.

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  I think it's a great analogy, but then, I've been playing poker for fifty years (just realized, wow, I am OLD). As kids, we played 5 card stud and blackjack (21) using toothpicks for chips. Parents let us play 'for fun'. But I digress. Back on topic ...

  Playing poker for fun very quickly palls. For a while I joined in a once a week game of 7 card stud, sit down money £10, once it's gone it's gone but you might win 50 quid,

  However, it's not enough. It has to hurt a little bit if you lose and feel good if you clean up. So now we play once a month, sit down money £50. That means £250 possible winnings unless you fold the game early.
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  Just Refused Mags from Rich Customer

  by snugglebunny in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  oh dear.

  i have a customer - dave - who gives me frequent and profitable work sometimes.

  i'm retired but am happy to do a little bit part-time.. this morning i called to rectify some work he'd had done by a not-so expert "tradesman".

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  Oh dear. I have a customer - Dave - who gives me frequent and profitable work sometimes. I'm retired but am happy to do a little bit part-time.

  This morning I called to rectify some work he'd had done by a not-so expert "tradesman". On the way out he offered me a down-loaded copy of the latest Watchtower! I said no thanks, not for me. He persisted anyway, but I remained adamant and in the end told him that I wouldn't have JW material in the house. I told him that my parents had been JW's and that the religion had torn my family apart.

  And then he told me that he'd been disfellowshipped back in 1980!

  And then he told me that he was now going to all the meetings and had applied to be reinstated on 2 occasions and been turned down each time.

  I said that the organisation was run by men wearing big Rolex's, is that where he wanted to be? He responded that he was going to try for reinstatement one more time and if it was still no he wouldn't bother with the witnesses anymore.

  The guy is loaded financially. I wonder why he bothers?