Women and Pants: What Do Jehovah's Witnesses Teach?

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  • čas přidán 20. 12. 2023
  • Jehovah's Witness women are not to wear pants at meetings and when preaching. This video explores that policy, and what JW literature has taught about women wearing pants.
    References:
    Golden Age 9/27/33 pp 805-9
    10/1/51 WT p 607
    7/8/57 Awake, pp 17-20
    4/1/72 WT p 222
    11/1/72 WT p 671
    3/1/73 WT p 140 par 25-26
    8/15/75 WT p 500 par 8
    8/8/76 Awake p 24-26
    11/81 KM pp 1-2 par 3-4
    7/15/84 WT p 25
    3/22/85 Awake p 28
    2/8/87 Awake p 15
    8/15/88 WT p 17 par 10
    10/8/89 Awake pp 10-12
    8/15/92 WT p 14 par 20
    1/22/95 Awake pp 18-20
    2/8/99 Awake p 19
    Secret of Family Happiness p 60 par 22
    8/1/02 WT p 19 par 16
    Organized to Do Jehovah's Will p 134 par 13
    Dress and Grooming for Visitors Touring Bethel
    Keep Yourselves in God's Love, Chap 5
    Who are Doing Jehovah's Will Today? lesson 8
    8/15/12 WT p 13 par 8
    05/16 WT p 16 par 14
    09/16 WT pp 17-21
    Enjoy Life Forever, lesson 52
    #jehovah #jehovahswitnesses #jehovahwitnesses #exjw

Komentáře • 161

  • @theblueenvelope
    @theblueenvelope  Před 3 měsíci +4

    Whoomp there it is. new.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1bfc4cx/the_governing_body_has_decided_women_can_wear/

    • @ja9038
      @ja9038 Před 3 měsíci

      Woah, i was just coming on here to write about this update!! So crazy they are now going back on everything and giving in to "worldly" trends lol

  • @jgallagher8633
    @jgallagher8633 Před 6 měsíci +38

    🤦🏽‍♀️ No wonder I left the borg with an eating disorder and poor self esteem. They try to control every part of your life and make sure you are always second guessing yourself. Great video, thanks Phil!
    Merry Christmas and happy new year 🎄 🎉 🎆🍾

  • @evag2660
    @evag2660 Před 6 měsíci +23

    How pissed would you be, being a woman going out in service in December with a freaking skirt and they are like "guys can wear beards!" I had people at the door in the winter telling me how bad they felt for me and how I must be so cold. It's embarrassing.

    • @dogsdroolllquinavancepasre6756
      @dogsdroolllquinavancepasre6756 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Exactly. The “worldlys” cared more about us than the Bros.

    • @Thisappisaturdpile
      @Thisappisaturdpile Před 5 měsíci +1

      Need some insulated tights. If I was out with you I’d have kept you in the car assisting and I would have got out…so you can stay warm. 🙂

  • @stoobpendous
    @stoobpendous Před 6 měsíci +20

    That part about Geoffrey Jackson wearing a hat reminds me of a local controversy regarding sitting while reading the paragraphs at the Watchtower study. One time I had a very swollen ankle after a sprain and the PO insisted that I get up and down to read.
    Some time later, a brother with physical difficulties insisted I set up the mic so he could read while seated. A bunch of congregation members expressed their disgust. No one could come up with a scriptural reason for forbidding it.
    When that same brother insisted that we install a ramp up to the stage because of accessibilitylaws, the new COBE scoffed and said, "We don't have to follow the law!"
    Guess what. Now they have a ramp, mandated by HQ.

    • @christinesotelo7655
      @christinesotelo7655 Před 6 měsíci +8

      And guess what? They are learning the very hard way that they DO have to follow the Law!😮

    • @yvonne3903
      @yvonne3903 Před 6 měsíci

      I tried that one when sex equality laws were introduced in UK in the 70s

  • @heatherwillson4862
    @heatherwillson4862 Před 6 měsíci +18

    Always look forward to hearing your presentations, Phil. Love your dry humor! 😆🤣😂 You always give me a great laugh, lol!

  • @TechyBen
    @TechyBen Před 6 měsíci +11

    I knew a deaf study/new sister who they did EXACTLY THIS to, she wore jeans on the public transport, and convinced her to wear skirts (as in one of the WTs too, in addition to the Broadcast you showed). They did this to *so many people*.

  • @eyeswideopen8570
    @eyeswideopen8570 Před 6 měsíci +6

    I am proud to announce that I am a worldling now. Is that even a word? Lol I love your channel and your sense of humor. Great video. Funny how so many things in the org are UNACCEPTABLE!

  • @catmeow333
    @catmeow333 Před 6 měsíci +7

    Phil knocks it out of the park again !

  • @mercurydime8152
    @mercurydime8152 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Oh yes, the old prohibition on denim skirts. I never wore them, and I knew it was forbidden, but I didn’t know why until now! Thanks for this deep dive into the fashion advice of the WBTS.

  • @lulusnipezz6151
    @lulusnipezz6151 Před 6 měsíci +8

    I get so much enjoyment out of your videos. I'm still scared to comment but I had to thank you 😂

  • @cultytalk
    @cultytalk Před 6 měsíci +10

    🗣 "U N A C C E P T A B L E ! ! !" 😂😂😂

  • @Rupunzelsawake
    @Rupunzelsawake Před 6 měsíci +15

    Basically they make skirt wearing a prerequisite for salvation! A woman can't be baptised until she's attended meetings and gone out in the ministry, and she can't do either of those things in pants. How ridiculous is that? How Pharisaical. Reminds me of the bible verse about the pharisees not allowing into the kingdom those on their way in. I wonder how many thoussnds and thousands of bible students have been turned away or who have dropped their studies because of the orgs requirenent for women to wear skirts and men to be beardless . That video clip was insane..the sister said it took a year to get her student into skirts for the meetings..what if Armageddon had come within that year? So dumb.

  • @MoureeneTaylor
    @MoureeneTaylor Před 6 měsíci +10

    WT fashion tips

  • @wk2761
    @wk2761 Před 6 měsíci +19

    Great video! Thank you! All of the litter trash you read from WT, really "drove home the point", I (female) am so glad we left this high control group! After the beard change, nothing surprises me. The more desperate WT gets, the more changes they will make, to benefit THEM!

  • @markreyes3117
    @markreyes3117 Před 6 měsíci +14

    Anthony Morris would never allow beards ,women pants or tight pants he was too much of a soldier. Maybe that's why they rid of him and his strict rule.

    • @christinesotelo7655
      @christinesotelo7655 Před 6 měsíci +4

      Anthony Morris is probably enjoying the Nightclub night life and making up for lost time! Glad he’s free, if he isn’t under lock and key by the WT !

    • @markreyes3117
      @markreyes3117 Před 6 měsíci

      @@christinesotelo7655 would love to see some video of his escapades.
      But probably living the quite life

  • @Estee.Ar.6869
    @Estee.Ar.6869 Před 6 měsíci +19

    In the USA, the Punjabi Congregation, JW sisters wear the Salwar Suit to meetings, which is a pant suit like outfit.

    • @lavender4658
      @lavender4658 Před 6 měsíci +9

      That reminds me of what my dad said in regards to beards. For some reason, the rules differed from place to place. Some allowed it while others didn't. And on the topic of clothing, in some cultures, men wear clothes that would be considered skirts or dresses in western society. But the watchtower always talks about promoting unity, when they really mean uniformity. By this logic, shouldn't women be allowed to wear pants? There's no biblical reason that states women can't wear pants. It's all social, really. Sorry for the long winded comment, but watching jw give poor reasoning as to why they have certain policies never fails to baffle me

    • @christinesotelo7655
      @christinesotelo7655 Před 6 měsíci +3

      I love the way they dress! Beautiful! Honorable!

    • @yvonne3903
      @yvonne3903 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Very modest and attractive

  • @rasklaat2
    @rasklaat2 Před 6 měsíci +13

    Another strict JW rule based solely on "It might make someone to think less of JW organisation so don't you ever do it"

  • @cygnustsp
    @cygnustsp Před 6 měsíci +24

    I remember an elderly sister came to our house for book study, it was freezing cold and she wore pants. She got counseled ffs. Those old watchtower articles are hilarious.

    • @christinesotelo7655
      @christinesotelo7655 Před 6 měsíci +9

      When I was a new “sister”, an older “sister” came into MY home to MEASURE MY SKIRT to make sure it was proper for service. I threw her out. I railed at the insult! Of course I ended up at a Judicial thing and was bullied into submission. But that was then. Then I lost it again when a “sister” plunked a tissue on her head to show submission to a “brother” doing our Bible Study. I roared. Another Judicial. I was finally “mentally battered” into submission for a number of years but my POWER as a WOMAN came out again when my child was suffering, I won’t go into that. I was disfellowshipped and that was that. I am happy to be the Woman God meant for me to be. Because when people who claim to be Gods Chosen and Elite, turn their backs on a young mother for saving her child’s life, they are NOT God’s people and you are better off with a living child than KH full of ridiculous people who cannot think bravely for themselves. ❤

    • @thetruthk5138
      @thetruthk5138 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Yeah instead of commending the elderly sister for the effort she made... Let's judge her sounds like the Scribe's and Pharisees

    • @debrabrookham6670
      @debrabrookham6670 Před 5 měsíci +1

      My mom wore pant suites in Ohio to the Kingdom Hall in the 70s. Nothing was said about it. I remember when I was about 12 my mother made me a bright colored dress. I was so proud of it. A middle aged brother came to me and said very bright colors were inappropriate. I felt devastated. This was the same brother that served duty in a hospital instead of going to prison when he was drafted, and also always bragged that he was a VP in a bank. Hypocrites

  • @MoureeneTaylor
    @MoureeneTaylor Před 6 měsíci +16

    And with no restrictions? Beard fractions okay? What about whole beards?
    Can you have a beard that weighs more than 2 figs on the sabbath?

    • @thehigherevolutionary
      @thehigherevolutionary Před 6 měsíci +4

      Beard Fractions! That came from Kevin McFree!

    • @cultytalk
      @cultytalk Před 6 měsíci +4

      ​@@thehigherevolutionaryis Kevin making videos again!? I haven't seen anything new.

    • @freespirit3891
      @freespirit3891 Před 6 měsíci

      Haven't seen any new ones for about a year, but I keep watching his old ones. Even his 6 year old ones. He was always up to date with stuff. Watching the Christmas replay now. ​@@cultytalk

  • @cultytalk
    @cultytalk Před 6 měsíci +30

    All these articles will mysteriously disappear once they approve PANTS 👖 FOR WOMEN 🙎‍♀️👩‍🦳👵

    • @crowsandravens8998
      @crowsandravens8998 Před 6 měsíci +4

      😂 LOL YES.

    • @Joeandfran
      @Joeandfran Před 6 měsíci

      I’m pretty sure the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses will be sensible and we will see women wearing women’s slacks pretty soon! They care about how they appear to public perception, and it certainly will show how open and accepting they are to the people they love! The new Watchtower Organization will become much more loving and humane, far less interfering in human rights! Why would they do otherwise?? They desire to reman relevant, rather than vanish off the world scene…the would not be very profitable.

    • @Kate-ue9gf
      @Kate-ue9gf Před 6 měsíci +4

      And they will blame rank and file for creating this. No apology needed!😮

    • @yvonne3903
      @yvonne3903 Před 6 měsíci +4

      And to keep everything equal, they permit men also to wear skirts.

    • @cultytalk
      @cultytalk Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@yvonne3903 😆 🤣

  • @cultytalk
    @cultytalk Před 6 měsíci +12

    Crazies 🤪 "Do not be stubbling your brother!"🧔

    • @christinesotelo7655
      @christinesotelo7655 Před 6 měsíci

      Brothers had better learn that it is they who stumble themselves

  • @haynehifanny8006
    @haynehifanny8006 Před 6 měsíci +18

    Please, remember that JW organisation is badly in need of men to manage the congregations for them. Allowing beards may likely have been the enticement or bait for appointments. Requirements for minimum 8hrs may not be enough, hence beard may likely compliment the cult's agenda. Women aren't that useful for their day to day cong management. Hence, those GB may likely not have pants on their agenda for women.

    • @christinesotelo7655
      @christinesotelo7655 Před 6 měsíci

      Men have been needed a long time ago! Any male who listens for direction from other men on how to be, how to “perform”, how to be a “Head”, needs to be put aside. Get some real Cowboys in that KH. No more whimsy Elder Winder types or senile Lett types! Whiney, rubbery, whimpy men...go away!!!

    • @Danielle-nz9tn
      @Danielle-nz9tn Před 6 měsíci

      Why have I always heard there was a surplus of women vs men (all the sisters looking for men to marry, etc.)? Just curious.

    • @haynehifanny8006
      @haynehifanny8006 Před 6 měsíci

      @@Danielle-nz9tn it's an arrogant culty organisation. They likely may come to their senses and reckon with women for cong managements when they finally discover that most of their males have done with them.

    • @annapaulal.h.1393
      @annapaulal.h.1393 Před 3 měsíci

      .............. 😏😏😏
      😉😊

  • @murlepeterson6028
    @murlepeterson6028 Před 6 měsíci +4

    THIS is one of the BEST Reviews!! Thank You!!

  • @magdagood16
    @magdagood16 Před 6 měsíci +5

    In my opinion Stephen Lett should wear a face cover at all time, to save all of us especially children to have nightmares 🧐

  • @mrbizness1
    @mrbizness1 Před 6 měsíci +9

    Another excellent video.🍺

  • @yvonne3903
    @yvonne3903 Před 6 měsíci +4

    It's not what we wear that is the problem, its the fact that WT (or a husband) dictate what we wear and what is forbidden.

  • @paulbonanno1442
    @paulbonanno1442 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Lately an article about Spain 5.12.2023 that you can see on their website you could see JW females wearing trousers. So it’s just a matter of time that this will change as well.

    • @christinesotelo7655
      @christinesotelo7655 Před 6 měsíci

      Truly, women are magnificently made by our Creator and the fact is that whether we wear pants or dresses or cellophane, women are just going to be popping out and over somewhere! And if men can’t take it, then maybe they should wear blinders like horses to go along with those beards!

  • @StefWokeUp
    @StefWokeUp Před 6 měsíci +4

    Excellent as always.

  • @cultytalk
    @cultytalk Před 6 měsíci +15

    Lol they said "world-lings!!" 🤭
    Definition: a cosmopolitan and sophisticated person.
    "there she found not a weather-beaten traveler, but a well-groomed worldling"
    THANK YOU, WATCHTOWER! 👖❤

    • @christinesotelo7655
      @christinesotelo7655 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Cosmopolitan. Sophisticated. And let’s add well educated. Fashionable. Independent. Intellectual. Loving yet with strong boundaries. Ahhh. POWERFUL. WOMAN.

    • @cultytalk
      @cultytalk Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@christinesotelo7655 💃 🕺

  • @catmeow333
    @catmeow333 Před 6 měsíci +5

    If someone criticized Jesus’s attire, you can bet he’d come up with a scathing reply to put that idiot in his place 😇

  • @ATownLikeMusic
    @ATownLikeMusic Před 6 měsíci +1

    I'm pretty sure at least one of the pictures in the "Who are Doing Jehovah's Will Today?" brochure were edited to make the skirts longer.

  • @janespitfire9884
    @janespitfire9884 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Wow! Our KH back in Ohio let us wear pants at meetings cause so cold but that was years ago but not on Sundays, One KH of JW said wives should not work outside of home. That was KH in South Carolina and I ignore it as JW wife.

  • @pamelaruth7400
    @pamelaruth7400 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Well put!

  • @toddhayes3506
    @toddhayes3506 Před 2 měsíci

    Great Job Phil Thanks

  • @helenr4300
    @helenr4300 Před 6 měsíci +13

    So basically it is all about what is seen as culturally acceptable in The World'. (And this is cited in the beard rule too.)
    Until the world moves on and then the rule is to stand out from the world?
    Love how they do acknowledge that a) Deut written when men didn't wear pants/trousers; and b) that woman's trousers do not make them look like men as their own styles - but still manage to be strict enough that a recent broadcast story of a woman in South Africa having to travel through a rough area was being 'encouraged' to wear skirts as proof of her developing faith. (Edit : yep the one you showed a clip from at the end)

    • @christinesotelo7655
      @christinesotelo7655 Před 6 měsíci

      I wonder if WT will compete with women and start wearing Codpieces, as in the days of Henry VIII

  • @Duhble07
    @Duhble07 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I was laughing non-stop with this one. Especially “UNACCEPTABLE”.
    Mama-Mia!

  • @MoureeneTaylor
    @MoureeneTaylor Před 6 měsíci +32

    So sisters could wear pants if it's something everyone else wears, not because of her own preference. Of course.

    • @yvonne3903
      @yvonne3903 Před 6 měsíci

      And if you prefer wearing a skirt look out, it may become verboten.

    • @thetruthk5138
      @thetruthk5138 Před 6 měsíci +1

      A good business opportunity the JW catalogue of acceptable clothing for Women it's a money maker all Governing Body approved

    • @ishma2100
      @ishma2100 Před 3 měsíci +1

      ​@@thetruthk5138updated news updated news. Now the government body allows women to wear slacks.

    • @geraldinemcardle2418
      @geraldinemcardle2418 Před 3 měsíci

      We can wear trousers

    • @MoureeneTaylor
      @MoureeneTaylor Před 3 měsíci

      @@geraldinemcardle2418 it never should have been a question
      Imagine being grateful to choose one's own clothing, as an adult. At this point, the Pharisees created less additional rules

  • @Bubbles-ym9mu
    @Bubbles-ym9mu Před 6 měsíci +5

    So there were rules on trans attire.

  • @toddhayes3506
    @toddhayes3506 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Happy Holidays

  • @lynnesettle7590
    @lynnesettle7590 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Don't hold your breath on this issue!

  • @jokich6379
    @jokich6379 Před 5 měsíci

    As a non witness in high school, I did wear mini skirts/dresses and fishnet hose. I did find I preferred to wear midi skirts/dresses as a witness. Not worry about hoses or other issues. More comfortable. But nothing as confortable as pants and leggings. Wore sweat pants under skirt in winter to keep warm.

  • @pedalbyte
    @pedalbyte Před 5 měsíci +1

    I need to start this video over again with a bottle of tequila & some limes for the new drinking game Deuteronomy 22:5 🤣🤣

  • @junejunie2284
    @junejunie2284 Před 6 měsíci +2

    The org is desperate to keep men in the congregations, lowering the typical age of ministerial servants and elders for example, and now allowing beards. I don't think they'll be making any concessions on pants for the sisters - they can spare the offended sisters imho.

  • @kalasatwater2224
    @kalasatwater2224 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Wait for the new light 🤣

  • @christinesotelo7655
    @christinesotelo7655 Před 6 měsíci +6

    How about for XMAS, every female attends whatever KH meeting in short red or green Elf costume with fishnet stockings and bells wherever she pleases?

    • @Renewthoughtlife
      @Renewthoughtlife Před 6 měsíci +1

      With a high slit of course! 😂

    • @thetruthk5138
      @thetruthk5138 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Sounds great sheer nylons why wasn't it like that when I attended ;-)
      Still im not going back ever ....

  • @Joeandfran
    @Joeandfran Před 6 měsíci +5

    Maybe the Governing Body “men” should get dress up dolls for themselves if they have ideas of dressing women. They’re weird.

  • @paulathomas2132
    @paulathomas2132 Před 5 měsíci

    Thanks Phil, sad but hilarious!

  • @linvest8466
    @linvest8466 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Wouldn’t it be justice if all the women wore skirts with unshaken legs? How about that for making the organization look good. 😂
    I think that would put a stop on the GB’s attitude about skirts to the knees.
    I hated wearing nylons! It’s unhealthy.

  • @master-thesisthelonewolf2103
    @master-thesisthelonewolf2103 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thank you for this research! Just shows how controlling and how much they love to micromanage their members.

  • @aservantofJEHOVAH7849
    @aservantofJEHOVAH7849 Před 6 měsíci +1

    The issue is what the Bible states here at Hebrews Ch.13:17NKJV"Obey those who [e]rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you."
    The local branches set standards as to dress and grooming when officially representing the church in the field ministry or on the platform.
    The Bible principle mentioned a Hebrews 13:17 enjoins humble compliance with church authorities in maintenance of such house rules with the aim of advancing the gospel. Our brother Timothy is held up as an exemplar in this matter.
    Acts Ch.16:3NKJV"Paul wanted to have him go on with him. And he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in that region, for they all knew that his father was Greek. "
    Note brother Timothy's humble compliance in this far more intimate and irreversible matter than a mere dress/grooming code. He is held up as an exemplar to those wishing to be considered mature Christians.

  • @murlepeterson6028
    @murlepeterson6028 Před 6 měsíci +3

    cold day.....men telling me at 63 , until they buy my clothes.. pay off my credit cards, I find it beyond disgusting how this crew goes on & on all about dress of anyone can lead to..deviate sexual thoughts and /or actions... yet this same crew has issues with abuse of spouses, kids, ...here again..blame it on someone/ something else

  • @iAdden
    @iAdden Před 6 měsíci +1

    The more you think about it. It should be the other way around, women should wear pants (“for modesty”) and since we don’t care about men being “modest”, men should wear skirts.

  • @stpdncr
    @stpdncr Před 5 měsíci +1

    Oh you had me laughing a few times
    I hope it changes too, but the fact that they just put out that awkward video in 2021 I highly doubt it… 😢

  • @Jehovahsway
    @Jehovahsway Před 3 měsíci

    As of March 2024 Sisters can wear pants Brothers do not need to wear a tie during the meetings . I will continue to wear a tie .

  • @ishma2100
    @ishma2100 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Anybody here after hearing the new JW broadcast. Women can now wear slacks and in field service

  • @CoolBreeze250
    @CoolBreeze250 Před 5 měsíci

    The principle found in Deuteronomy 22:5 can still be applied against women wearing pants in any fashion since pants are traditionally considered a male garment. Also, we have to take into consideration the origins of women wearing pants. Women wearing pants has its origins in the feminist and women's liberation movements of the early twentieth century. It was in defiance of the patriarchy. It was a form of rebellion. Therefore, women wearing pants could be frown upon in certain communities and cultures. Personally, I prefer dresses on women as they're more elegant and feminine. I'm more of a traditional man, so I'd like a traditional woman who's traditional in not only her morals and values but her dress & grooming. That woman is hard to find since most women are modern in their thinking and appearance.

  • @sarahthomas8670
    @sarahthomas8670 Před 4 měsíci +2

    They’re so backwards. Like trousers are literally way more formal than skirts…

  • @lisasweeney8158
    @lisasweeney8158 Před 6 měsíci

    Sophia's mom wears pants. I've never understood that.

  • @-Alohaa
    @-Alohaa Před 5 měsíci

    Guys we are NOT FORCED TO WEAR SKiRTS WE CAN ALSO WEAR LEGGINGS

  • @Scott-iu2jx
    @Scott-iu2jx Před 6 měsíci

    The sisters wore pants under their long skirts. With warm boots pants tucked into their boots. 😂 What is not seen....
    Shorter skirts not permitted in some congregations some wore short skirts (knee length) then boots to their knees if they were lucky enough to get a pair and away with it. Mostly elders wives did short length just below the knees - for sitting purposes own preferences Rules rediculous assemblies were more about fashion shows than bible learning, from skin tight dresses/skirts with matching jacket out of Harrods (rediculous in Scottish weather) some lengths above knees dolled up to the 99s boyfriend / husband much the same these ones looked down on us more humble ones. So much for love your nieghbour. 😢

  • @migdaliafuentes1618
    @migdaliafuentes1618 Před 6 měsíci

    If you substitute the word “beards”. to “women wearing pants” in the GB Update #8
    Talk, it can apply!😂

  • @tommygunn3210
    @tommygunn3210 Před 6 měsíci +1

    So, according to Mr. Jackson, your appearance is "deeply personal ", but you should look at the older people to determine what to wear. Interesting

  • @txzombie8282
    @txzombie8282 Před 6 měsíci +5

    What if I'm sporting a "beard" down "there"......... down stairs, down south if ya know what I mean?
    Is it ok to shave said "down stairs beard" or is that a no no since every aspect of your grooming has to be approved by Watchtower?
    Are "downstairs beards" ok?
    Or should we shave them so as to be no part of the world?
    But if we're wearing pants, then nobody knows what we're rocking down south so who cares!
    It's my downstairs beard & I'll shave it if I want!........ or not.

    • @christinesotelo7655
      @christinesotelo7655 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Just don’t try pulling it off with Electrical Tape! That did not work out well.

    • @txzombie8282
      @txzombie8282 Před 6 měsíci

      @@christinesotelo7655
      😆 🤣

  • @onesunnyday5699
    @onesunnyday5699 Před 6 měsíci +1

    UNACCEPTABLE!!! 🍋

  • @christinesotelo7655
    @christinesotelo7655 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Oh. The sisters can shave now.

  • @watchermetronmobius5653
    @watchermetronmobius5653 Před 6 měsíci +2

    1st

  • @magdagood16
    @magdagood16 Před 6 měsíci

    Women allowed to wear pants it's really depends in what part of the world you living; I grew up in Eastern Europe, back in the 70's, in JW org.women were NOT allowed to wear pants at ALL period , in every day basics or winter time it was a big No ! No ! ...oh dear ! 🙄 I don't want to even remember about my sad childhood 😒

  • @shallowlove9507
    @shallowlove9507 Před 6 měsíci +1

    All I can say is good Lord! When can woman wear short skirts?

  • @ShoNuffSoulBro1
    @ShoNuffSoulBro1 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Pants on a woman, in church ? ! ! 😱AaaaaaaaahhhhH ! ! !

  • @forceof-nature2993
    @forceof-nature2993 Před 5 měsíci

    So much sarcasm 😂😂😅😅

  • @tiiatuuli339
    @tiiatuuli339 Před 6 měsíci +1

    It was totally fine other way I saw male JW wearing arab clothes in convention, years ago, yes dress, so if its fine for male to wear skirt why female cant wear pants. And no he wasnt arab he was part of arab group, he just wanted to dress like that, I asked him. He used to be muslim and become JW and was the main person who was lead that arab group.

    • @christinesotelo7655
      @christinesotelo7655 Před 6 měsíci

      I am attracted to how Muslim men dress. Dignified.

    • @yvonne3903
      @yvonne3903 Před 6 měsíci

      The Arab female mostly wear trousers with long coat

    • @tiiatuuli339
      @tiiatuuli339 Před 6 měsíci

      We will see if one day its fine to wear pants as JW female in KH and preaching. Who knows. @@yvonne3903

  • @murlepeterson6028
    @murlepeterson6028 Před 6 měsíci

    when will make wearing pants ok..when she shoes up at the hall during a blizzard,,,cuz it's sensible !! until women stand up, it;ll never change.

  • @drensh5665
    @drensh5665 Před 6 měsíci

    Funny nobody has a last name its always a first name basis

  • @dawnemile7499
    @dawnemile7499 Před 5 měsíci

    Most women don't look like men when they weqr pants. Both men and women wore robes in the past.

  • @murlepeterson6028
    @murlepeterson6028 Před 6 měsíci

    best health in the word does;nt keep frostbite away so much for the JW all into science from their Bible

  • @toddhayes3506
    @toddhayes3506 Před 2 měsíci

    Watchtower is DANGEROUS 🛑

  • @maddmd9171
    @maddmd9171 Před 5 měsíci

    Never seen jesus in pants 🤔

  • @rogersiders3702
    @rogersiders3702 Před 6 měsíci

    I would rather see a woman in a long modest dress.

  • @Smaug185
    @Smaug185 Před 5 měsíci

    no pants because its manly but jw women sure like those 90s power skirt suits with the suit jacket with huge shoulder pads. denim was almost as bad as owning a smurf doll.

  • @larryc1964
    @larryc1964 Před 3 měsíci +1

    They can wear slacks now!

  • @WrightvWrong
    @WrightvWrong Před 4 měsíci

    I'm enjoying what you have to say yet, spare the rod and spoil the child... I'm a grown man now and was beaten when I needed it as a child... Avoid the tendency to go Woke

  • @peteowen3539
    @peteowen3539 Před 6 měsíci

    How about everybody mind their own damned business?

  • @mo2874
    @mo2874 Před 5 měsíci

    You speak of the religious leaders in Jesus time making arbitrary rules for the sake of it... *yet the bible shows that Christian leaders/overseers did direct the congregations in some personal matters such as clothing...*
    Matthew 23:27,28 New Living Translation
    27“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs-beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity. *28Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.*
    1 Peter 3:3,4 New Living Translation
    *3Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. 4You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within,* the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. *5This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful.* They put their trust in God and accepted the authority of their husbands.
    That shows that Jesus words was not hitting at guidelines being put down *but the motive behind doing such...*
    Matthew 23:4,5 New Living Translation
    *4They crush people with unbearable religious demands* and never lift a finger to ease the burden.
    *5“Everything they do is for show.* On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels.b 6And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues. *7They love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi.’*
    The religious leaders in Jesus time overstepped Gods laws...they interpreted Gods law in such a way that it missed the point entirely and became a man-made rule. Their reason was because it gave them dominance. *The Governing Body clearly direct according to circumstance/situations, they dont direct according to personal whim/preferences.*
    For example there is guidance in recent years on men dressing in effeminate ways...and how Christian men want to avoid that trend. Why? Because skinny trousers tends to be overtly sexual and is gender bending/blending. Although not referring to skinny trousers directly, the bible clearly warned about such kind of dress...
    Deuteronomy 22:5 New Living Translation
    *“A woman must not put on men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing. Anyone who does this is detestable in the sight of the LORD your God.*
    *The Governing body therefore can send direction as fashion changes in society.* That means direction can seem contradictory....but its not when you take into account the *social norms of the time...*
    If fashion was that females wore feminine trousers that were not extreme the organisation would no doubt have no issue with Christian women wearing the same. I wouldn't be surprised if in France that trousers were more acceptable for Christian women. It seems more socially acceptable in France for women in general to wear trousers and they are still deemed feminine....
    *The key principle is would what is worn cause a distraction from the message preached?* If it would cause "eyebrows to be raised" in that community then we'd deem what is worn as not appropriate for that community...
    1 Corinthians 9:19-23 New Living Translation
    *19Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ.*
    *20When I was with the Jews, I lived like a Jew* to bring the Jews to Christ. When I was with those who follow the Jewish law, I too lived under that law. Even though I am not subject to the law, I did this so I could bring to Christ those who are under the law. *21When I am with the Gentiles who do not follow the Jewish law,e I too live apart from that law* so I can bring them to Christ. But I do not ignore the law of God; I obey the law of Christ.
    22When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, *I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. 23I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings.*
    2 Corinthians 6:3 New Living Translation
    *We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry.*

  • @toddhayes3506
    @toddhayes3506 Před 2 měsíci

    Watchtower is Disgusting

  • @AlanGeorgeBates-oj9zr
    @AlanGeorgeBates-oj9zr Před 6 měsíci

    A likely story? Beerd are always welcome so what if jeans can't be wore by girls at meetings. This none of the Jehovah's witnesses business.