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  Practice of JW concerning Facial Hair

  by Reborn2002 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  im relatively new to the board, but i wanted other people's opinions.. growing up in "the organization" i pretty much blindly adhered to all instruction as a teenager.. as i got a little older, as most here im sure, i began to see how some practices were imposed on the flock without any biblical backing.. one that bugged the living hell out of me was the restriction of being allowed to grow facial hair.. i was literally removed from carrying the mics and reading at bookstudy because my sideburns were too long and i wanted to grow a goatee, hence i often showed up with stubble.

  i was taken to the back room and told i was being "too worldly.

  " when i questioned the elders why it was unallowed by the society and that i wanted scriptural evidence and backing for their imposed regulations, i was scoffed at and told i should do as i am told.. i told them where they could stick their "priviledges" .

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  Just Another Day on the Board...

  by Farkel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  waiting: simon, i just reached 100,000 posts.

  logical: .

  logical: im ugly.

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  ARE WE FRIENDS OR ARE WE MORE?

  by Serena in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i am so confused about this guy that i have been secretly talking to on the phone and secretly going to his apartment(only at nighttime).

  he is a jw, ofcourse--if he wasn't i'm sure i would not have this confusion.

  he flirts with me,touches me an chance he gets(on the shoulder or the knee) and i know he likes me more than friendship(or maybe he doesn't, who knows?).

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  For all the other drinkers here

  by slipnslidemaster in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't usually post jokes like this, but this was so funny and touched me.

  some of you know how i like to drink!.

  dui.

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  Pioneer School Book

  by Eyebrow in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ever since i was a kid i wanted to be a pioneer and go to pioneer school.

  i remember how every summer a crop of pioneers would come back all excited from the school with a "pioneer book" that no one was allowed to read except pioneers that had gone to school.

  seriously, even as an adult a good friend of mine would not even let me take a peak, as it was taboo.

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  WTS SAYS ELDERS SINS DON'T COUNT!

  by Amazing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sometime ago i posted a discussion on h20 about the nov. 1991 kingdom ministry school for elders / ms held at woodburn, oregon.

  during that school session the co stated that elders who commit a serious sin, even a gross sin, did not have to be removed if the event took place two or three years prior, and the elder continued to be respected, giving evidence of jehovahs blessing.

  the co stipulated that this only applied to elders and ms and not to regular publishers.

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  A nice bit of skirt on WOL

  by expatbrit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i certainly hope all the independent thinking jezebels pay good attention to this one: http://www.witnessesonline.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/witnessesonline/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=18&t=000030.

  suggestion to simon: before allowing the women to login on the new site, they should submit a pictures showing that their skirts are of approved length, i.e.

  9 inches above the knee.. expatbrit

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  Tipping Your Hat to a Woman is SATANIC

  by JanH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  *** w52 4/15 254-5 questions from readers ***.

  "* is it proper for men to tip their hats to women?g.

  s., missouri.

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  Restrictions

  by ozziepost in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is a practice among jws of applying restrictions to individual members.

  it forms part of the judicial process and, although having no scriptural basis, is applied automatically to erring ones who are judged to be repentant.. so, for a period of time, usually up to 12 months, the individual is not allowed to share in commenting at meetings, offering public prayer, appearing on the platform in congregation meetings, or in serving as an auxiliary pioneer.. as with any man-made law, difficulties arise from this practice.

  although no announcement has been made to the congregation, individual congregation members can have their curiosity aroused.. for example, take the real-life situation where a sole parent has been placed on restrictions by a judicial committee.

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  Suggestions for forums

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've limited the number of forums until the user base has grown a bit...it will hopefully help us to congregate togther a bit until we get enough people to spread out.. if anyone has any suggestions for which forums they would like to see, please share them !

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