i was just thinking that holloween is just around the corner.
woulnt it be a scream to dress up in a dress and hubby in a suit and tie and go "door to door" for holloween???.
hehehhe!
Do American witnesses dress that bad? (:-
In a newspaper article (liberal paper) describing an assembly in a European country, the journalist described the atmosphere as resembling the 50s due to the family-friendly atmosphere (please do not mess comments with pe... into this as well, it is getting sort of worn out). The way people dressed, groomed and bijouteri was described as modern.
Most witness youths dress very modern, slightly downplayed at assemblied, but def. modern in leisure time.
as i have recently started to question everything i was taught, i started wondering about the grooming "laws".
one that never really made sense to me was that the brothers could not have beards.
where is that written?
Interestingly, in WT literature from the 50s, Jesus is even depicted without a beard, e.g. see Paradise Lost - Paradise regained book.
This rule may vary within a country and from country to country, depending on the makeup of elders and sentiments of congregation, and perhaps also of brothers brave enough to introduce it.
Goaties have become pretty common though.
In some countries, e.g. Denmark, the Netherlands and Ireland (as far as I have heard) beards are generally accepted, even for elders.
(Denmark and the Netherlands being very open-minded, liberal countries).
In Denmark, even brothers having beards may have talks in the assembly programs,
whereas in a neighboring country, having a moustache might exclude a brother for even
being a "microphone" servant.
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Edited by - InquiryMan on 2 October 2002 13:53:46
i'm going to approach my family about the witnesses.
i may only get one shot at this, so it'll have to be good.
something short, fast, and effective, but with the possibility of further growth.
I would think twice before divulging facts on elderly ones. Also keep in mind that some have been content and also happy being in the truth.
I guess being in advanced years, it would be best to be left "alone", but if possible, give them all the love and support they need (if youre permitted to do so).
i see a number of board members alluding to the elders as antagonists.
this is amoral.
there is an inference that these ones ( elders ) can think for themselves, they cannot.
That is why I finally resigned.
However, most elders I know are decent, good people, although mentally stuck to WT mindset.
There are various degrees of dependende though. some are very robot, whereas others (at least in private)
are much more open minded.
Elders are not necessarily a homogenous group.
Please do not lump all into one category.
But, I guess in the end, the decent, thinking ones will finally step down.
i wonder what happens to the watchtower if a quiet pattern of passive resistance develops.. the average witness might not even be aware of it - they skip more meetings, take up.
college courses, pad more hours, and (the big one!
) fail to contribute!.
I am afraid your observations are correct.
I myself testify to this fact.
the latest question from readers shows a picture of kids playing poker for pennies.
the bottom line: christians don't do this.it endangers spirituality.
"christians who enjoy board or card games as recreation would be better advised to keep a penciled score or to play the game simply for fun without keeping score.
I read it too, and found it rather humerous. Even implying that giving points should be avoided, although it did state that points could be given. (Woow, what freedom).
i note, in the latest km (u.s.), that certain cutbacks in.
production of the awake were announced.
specifically, that.
I remember being at another board asking someone specifically about this reduction of editions.
To me it was stated it was due to lack of sufficient translators.
this is for all of the current jehovah's witnesses who have questions about things they may have heard about on this website (or on dateline or other media), such as 1975, 1914 generation, blood policy changes, requiring women to scream when they are attacked by a rapist, and especially, the watchtower society's pedophile policy.. below are links to threads i have made that show clearly the answers to your questions about numerous topics, taken directly from the watchtower society's own publications: .
armageddon was supposed to come in 1925: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=37072&site=3.
armageddon was supposed to come in 1975: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=36961&site=3.
I back OldHippie on this.
Whereas the quotations substantiate and expose errors made, the way they are presented or introduced might put some off otherwise inclined to read it.
Edited by - InquiryMan on 27 September 2002 3:14:5
wt.
of oct. 15, 2002 states: "although we do not feel superior to those who profess other faiths,we avoid socializing with them or getting drawn into their worship.
".......jw's avoid socializing with anyone not a witness because all others are not as good as jehovah's witnesses.....how can they make such statements and not realize that even "worldly" people will feel insulted?
Please mention in what context the quote was taken.
(the purchase of buildings owned by other denominations in order to convert them into Kingdom Halls).
I guess the caution was made due to fact that having contact with actively religious people of other faiths in a non-witnessing context might pose a danger from a WT point of view.
(BTW. Most witnesses I know have more contact with non-witness people than one might realize.
But perhaps a more rigid view is taken elsewhere.)
please note, this is a different question than, 'how misguided or deceived are they?
feel free to answer them both, if you like, but i'm just wondering, do most witnesses know that something is happening this week?
or has the wts managed to keep them in the dark completely?
Those who have read news reports on it undoubtedly know.
Otherwise, they most likely do not know, unless they are lurkers.
I have only told some very good friends whats coming up.
Edited by - InquiryMan on 26 September 2002 6:54:8
