2011 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses ..page 58
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What is the youngest a child has been baptised as a JW?
by Ultimate Axiom inthe youngest reference i have come across is in the 1992 watchtower (march 1st page 27) - “in the summer of 1946, i was baptized at the international convention in cleveland, ohio.
although i was only six years of age…”.
i would like to find more examples of this, particularly of examples in more recent times.
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What is the youngest a child has been baptised as a JW?
by Ultimate Axiom inthe youngest reference i have come across is in the 1992 watchtower (march 1st page 27) - “in the summer of 1946, i was baptized at the international convention in cleveland, ohio.
although i was only six years of age…”.
i would like to find more examples of this, particularly of examples in more recent times.
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The Watchtower—Study Edition | June 2011
Should Youths Get Baptized?A Witness in Greece said: “I was baptized when I was 12 years old. I have never regretted my decision. Since then, 24 years have passed, 23 of which I have spent in the full-time service. My love for Jehovah always helped me to face the difficulties of youth. At the age of 12, I did not have the Scriptural knowledge that I have now. But I knew that I loved Jehovah and wanted to serve him forever. I am glad that he has helped me to continue in his service.”
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Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Dress Up For Meetings?
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I dressed very nicely, very well groomed, and the elders had a problem with me.
It is easy to be a male Jehovah's Witness. Suit, tie, white shirt, no wild colors, hair above the ear, small mustache ( no beard, no goatee, no long sideburns ) and you had to wear a suit jacket if you were up on the podium.
Woman : They had so many rules I don't know why any female would show up at the meetings. No heavy perfume, no large earrings, no pant suits, skirts below the knee, not too much makeup, no blue jean skirts, no tight fitting dresses, no styles that highlight sexuality and ???????????
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I made this one up!
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Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Dress Up For Meetings?
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The reason is because the Watchtower is a business. It started as a publishing company that had it's members as door-to-door salespeople. The Watchtower used sales standards and strategies when coming up with what was "proper" dress.
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Looking back a year at Covid
by pistolpete inmarch of last year covid was declared a pandemic that would take hundreds of millions of lives world wide.. here are the facts after a year.. the world population is 7,800,000,000 (billions).
114,770,269 millions of people have caught the virus as of today.
aprox 91 million recovered from the virus,.
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Dr. Ezike: 90% of Illinois' COVID-19 deaths had underlying condition
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Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Dress Up For Meetings?
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Whitewashed tombs comes to my mind.
Matthew 23:27
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness.
Exactly! The beautiful suits, ties, dresses and grooming appear beautiful. But once you step inside of the organization and Kingdom Halls, you will see the real ugliness:
drama, backstabbing, rumors, divorces, cheating, physical fights inside the Kingdom Hall, spankings of small children (where no one says a word), members who change congregations due to conflicts with Elders, heated words on the podium from one Elder to another Elder, spousal abuse, disfellowshipping, brothers who are shady contractors , Elders who favor family when it comes down to appointments for Ministerial Servants and new Elders, loans that are never paid to fellow members (where Elders have to step in), Elder wives knowing everything that is happening in the congregation, members who take and sell drugs, and alcoholics.
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Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Dress Up For Meetings?
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Conformity in dress code is just another example of this.
The article states : ''These principles still leave room for a great variety of personal choices.''
What a Joke! There are no personal choices when it comes to a dress code.
- km 5/02 p. 6
- Modesty in Dress and Grooming
1 “All the men, even young boys, wear ties. All the women and girls, both adolescents and little ones, wear either a dress or a skirt. There is not a pair of jeans or an opened collar to be seen. Everyone here is radiant.” So said a news report. What sort of crowd was it describing? A political rally? A sporting event? A rock concert? Far from it! It was describing a group of brothers and sisters at a large district convention last summer.
5 At times, one who is new, inexperienced, or spiritually weak might accept whatever the world promotes in dress and grooming without first considering how it reflects on Jehovah and his organization. All of us might undertake some self-scrutiny to see if we have been influenced by the world’s thinking. We could approach a respected, spiritually mature brother or sister and ask for an honest observation about our style of clothing and grooming and then seriously weigh the suggestions given.
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LESSON 8
To reflect the values that we live by. The Bible encourages Christians to dress “with modesty and soundness of mind.” (1 Timothy 2:9, 10) Dressing “with modesty” means avoiding clothing that might draw attention to us by being showy, provocative, or revealing. Also, having “soundness of mind” helps us to choose attractive clothing that is not sloppy or extreme. These principles still leave room for a great variety of personal choices. Without our saying a word, our attractive and tasteful appearance can “adorn the teaching of our Savior” and “glorify God.” (Titus 2:10; 1 Peter 2:12)
( Internet photo of a family appearing in front of a Judge )
( Internet photo of a Baptist Church Service )
The photos of a family appearing in front of a Judge and a Baptist Church service has people dressed modestly, clothes that are not revealing, provocative, nor sloppy.
Your typical Kingdom Hall meeting. Dressed to impress!
''dressing “with modesty” means avoiding clothing that might draw attention to us by being showy''
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What JW Subjects Interest You The Most On This Site? What Doesn’t??
by minimus ini like subjects that delve into the history of the religion and proofs that the witnesses are not the true religion.
i’m not so much into apologists saying we need to go to meetings, especially if the poster looks like a scammer trying to get ex jws going.
what subjects interest you ?
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I like subjects that delve into the history of the religion and proofs that the Witnesses are not the true religion.
That is what made me join fifteen years ago.
After 21 years that this site has been in existence, it gets more difficult to chop, dissect, expose and reveal the false history of the Watchtower Society. Things get interesting and dull on this site. That's what I like about it. I look every day to see what interests me... start a topic, reply, read the posts or skip it entirely.