To be honest, I would agree it is a passive statement of resistance. At first, the average JW is slightly shocked to see a baptised brother sporting a beard. However, on reflection, some must surely wake up to the reality that the no beards rule is in actual fact a ridiculous high control manmade rule!!
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Beards galore at the Assembly
by Truthexplorer inok, at our recent assembly, i noticed that there were quite a lot of brothers wearing beards.
not just the older dudes, but right across a range of ages, young men, middle aged men and older men.
is watchtower beginning to relax this rule at last?
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Beards galore at the Assembly
by Truthexplorer inok, at our recent assembly, i noticed that there were quite a lot of brothers wearing beards.
not just the older dudes, but right across a range of ages, young men, middle aged men and older men.
is watchtower beginning to relax this rule at last?
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BerryGerry- Regarding the sisters. I didn't notice any sisters sporting a Tom Selleck/ Burt Reynolds 'Tache' this time
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Beards galore at the Assembly
by Truthexplorer inok, at our recent assembly, i noticed that there were quite a lot of brothers wearing beards.
not just the older dudes, but right across a range of ages, young men, middle aged men and older men.
is watchtower beginning to relax this rule at last?
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Oubliette and HHH1914- The Assembly was in the UK. EyesOpenHeartBroken - Sounds like you were at the same assembly :-) -
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Beards galore at the Assembly
by Truthexplorer inok, at our recent assembly, i noticed that there were quite a lot of brothers wearing beards.
not just the older dudes, but right across a range of ages, young men, middle aged men and older men.
is watchtower beginning to relax this rule at last?
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OK, at our recent assembly, I noticed that there were quite a lot of brothers wearing beards. Not just the older dudes, but right across a range of ages, young men, middle aged men and older men. Is Watchtower beginning to relax this rule at last? Are the elders coming round to the idea that it is perfectly normal for men to have beards if they so choose. Note, from what I read in the 'secret branch guidelines which I downloaded, the wearing of a beard is out of line with WT grooming standards and elders are to refer to some old Watchtower articles when providing counsel? Perhaps the GB with so many other issues on their minds right now are less inclined to make an issue of trivial matters such as a man's personal choice to grow a beard! -
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Jehovahs Witnesses in Scotland/Glasgow - can you tell me more about these elders from Matt Barrie's judicial
by jambon1 inhaving listened to matt barrie's judicial committee i'd like ask about some of those involved.
https://jehovahswitnesstrial.wordpress.com/tag/matt-barrie/.
ron hunter - am i correct in saying that he would often chair the conventions at perth?
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Sorry I cant say what the current position is with the Men you mentioned Jambon, except that I am sure they are careful about wearing tight pants :-), but the point you made about not putting yourself through a JC is absolutely spot on. Who are we giving the real power to when we go through a JC? The elders?...nope. It's the 7 deluded men in Brooklyn NY who yield the power over who can speak to us and who shouldn't etc. Wasting your time standing before what I would consider deluded, but genuine sincere men at the KH - who believe that the FDS are who they say they are is in my mind a complete and utter waste of time. If change is to be made, it is from the top down, not the bottom up. I actively write periodically to this group of men using an alias name to plead for change to their very damaging policies. Going through the pain and heartache of a JC is like banging your head of a brick wall and worse. Learning about this organisations policies through their secret books and guidelines and then individually / collectively feeding back to the GB the pain and misery is the way forward. In time (and I truly belive this) they will come to see that policies such as shunning of those who choose to disassociate for eg is WRONG and make the necessary changes. The pen is mightier than the sword! -
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Another Trey Bundy Article on Reveal: "Jehovah’s Witnesses leaders say they don’t protect sexual abusers"
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://www.revealnews.org/blog/24232/.
jehovahs witnesses leaders say they dont protect sexual abusers.
by trey bundy / december 21, 2015 .
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How did you feel when you found out "the truth about the truth"?
by stuckinarut2 inso when you first found out specific facts about the organisation, how did you feel??.
the un membership.
the way 1914 was calculated from pyramid measurements.
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Do you remember the scene in jaws when the camera zooms in on Rob Sheiders face whilst sitting on the beach after he realises there's been a shark attack. Well that was the exact look I had on a number of occasions whilst reading crisis of conscience. I was shocked, and deeply annoyed at learning ttatt. -
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Battle over contamination at Watchtower site in Warwick
by OrphanCrow inhttp://www.recordonline.com/article/20151214/news/151219671.
battle over contamination at watchtower site in warwick.
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Divine retribution perhaps? I wonder if they used that loving kind Christian lawyer Vincent Toole to tactfully help them sue all those companies arrrfff! -
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Bethel Layoffs In Australia Confirmed
by jonahstourguide inyes, last week the number of bethel layoffs was confirmed from 90 to 125. .
and those going in thinking they may be there for some time have been told.
that they may be there for two months rather than 3 years depending on .
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Hi NYChic, and welcome. The Watchtower bible and tract society is and always was a publishing company. With modern technology advancing so quickly, printing is becoming less and less. Everyone has a tablet or smart phone these days and can access publications online. The WT has no choice but to sell off its buildings as no longer required. What's more, with the halt in construction work, it is clear they are desperate for money. The wells are drying up quickly. It will be interesting to see how things go at Warwick. -
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Blood Refusal Tragedy Sparks National Outrage
by cookiemaster inso, here's some news from my country.
there was this 20 year old jw girl who was a rookie driver.
she was in the car with her parents and for some reason decided to cross a railroad right before a train was coming.
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vanderhoven - I think you may be right.