There is no scripture or any watchtower/awake article I have ever read to support this rule. From what I was told, it depends on the social norms of the land you live in.
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The no beard or facial hair rule
by Soldier77 inokay, something that has always been a side point but still a rather ridiculous rule is that brothers cannot "serve" if they have a beard/goatee/anything more than just a moustache.
at least in the states, i've heard of some congregations in some countries allow this, but they are the exception?
your experience?.
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The Writing Department's use of "Exclamation Points". Anybody else find their use cheesy? Or motivating possibly?
by miseryloveselders insomething i've been meaning to ask for a while since coming here, is wsup with the writing department's use of exclamation points?
i'm no literature buff or anything, but to me personally, the exclamation points cheapen whatever they're trying to get across.
here's some examples from the new jeremiah book.. how thankful we can be for the teaching done by christian shepherds!.
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Girlie
Well, it works on the majority of the R & F. It just tugs at the heart strings!!!!
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My Memories of Bethel in the Franz Era - part one
by Dogpatch infood was passed from one side and if you were #10 you may not get too much to eat!
when i finally did, she was not at all interested.
but i was lucky it didnt work out, for she never would have left the watchtower.
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Girlie
Thanks for sharing this story, Randy. I anxiously await the 2nd installment.
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District Assembly Dramas - where the heck do they come from?
by babygirl30 indespite growing up a jw i was always curious where this corny plays came from?
my best memories of them were when they used to turn the lights out in the convention center - cause that meant i could sleep!!!
but seriously, who writes them?
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Girlie
LOL @ this post.
All the comments are spot-on about the dramas.
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Local Needs
by EmptyInside inthis week for the service meeting is a local needs part.
i just wondered, for those that are fading, what was your congregations local needs for this week?
and for those who have been out awhile, what were some of the problems uncovered during local needs?.
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Girlie
Local needs change like underwear in my congregation. Most of them were worthless and shouldn't have even had 15 minutes of mic time to begin with.
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Apostate Signs At Conventions...Has Anybody Left Because Of That?
by mentallyfree31 injust wondering how much good that does when ex-jws hold up signs at conventions.
do you know of anybody that saw something on a sign and did research and subsequently left the organization?.
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Girlie
At last year's convention, a guy was by himself with a picket sign. A couple of jws approached him and made him lower the sign and talked with him. Despite that, I hope he said something to them to cause them to think. The majority paid him no mind.
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Converstaion Stoppers, do they really work?
by Mall Cop inremember, the topic in the reasoning book, conversation stoppers.
well, did they actually work against you or for you?.
are there conversation stoppers that you use now at your place of work or the bar, or with your significance other, that you use?.
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Girlie
They only work on the platform of a KH or any other JW endorsed meeting.
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And Coming Soon: New Elder Away!
by SixofNine inhttp://www.liveleak.com/player4.swf?config=http://www.liveleak.com/flash_config_new2.php?token=64f_1270781261%26embed=1.
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Girlie
LMAO!!!!
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I want to start a new FB app "kingdom hallville"
by avishai invirtual jw world, where you study, go out in service, avoid holidays, gossip, pioneer, get to a certain level, be an elder, form committee mtg.s, df other members.
any other ideas?.
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Girlie
LOL! Too funny! I wonder how many active JWs would play that game if it actually launch on FB? lol