Ok here are some contradictions:
You can't practice Yoga, but you can use yoga stretches and call them Pilates and its OK
You can't support your country, salute the flag, vote, or work for the government, but you can take advantage of the governments benefits services and other services such as policing
You can't say cheers, celebrate any so-called christian holiday, or say "bless you" because of the pagan connections, but you can use a pagan calendar, have certain pagan decor in your home (in wallpaper designs for instance), and wear a wedding ring (which has roots in paganism).
You can't celebrate birthdays because its so-called pagan and it elevates one person, but you can celebrate anniversaries and have a nice party in honour of the couple.
You can't give your children gifts on Christmas Day, but its OK if you give them gifts a few days before or after Dec 25th
You can't pray to Jesus or worship Jesus, but you can walk around saying you are Christian
You can't watch Harry Potter because of the supernatural connection which is demonic, but you can watch a film in which aliens kill people because thats just science fiction
If you are a woman, you can't pray out loud in the presence of a baptised man (without wearing a head covering), but you can go around saying that Jehovahs Witnesses see women as equal to men
You can't wear a skirt that is above your knee, but if you're on holiday and noone knows you, you can wear whatever you want
You can't speak to, or associate with someone who has been disfellowshipped for adultery, but you can speak to and associate with the unbaptised person who is guilty of adultery
You can't have friends who are not JW, but you can pretend to be a friend to someone who is not JW
if you think they could be recruited
You are discouraged from pursuing any "wordly career" or from going to college, but if you're a man, when you get married you must support your family
You should see problems as persecution from Satan unless the person with the problems is subsequently removed from the congregation....in that case the problem is Jehovah sorting out the wheat from the chaff
You can't go to nightclubs but you can get away with going to a pub that is open until 2am
You should look after the elderly and the orphans, unless they are not JW (in which case they're bad associates and should be generally avoided)
You can't do any sort of charity work for "worldy" organisations, but you can allow yourself to feel righteous for handing out magazines
You can critisise and deeply examine the catholic church and its past, but you can't look into the past of the Watchtower, and if you critisise it you may be disfellowshipped
You can say "worldies" have no love and will die at armageddon, and also say that you don't judge people
You can pick up on every story about catholic pedophiles, but on lots of evidence can deny it happens at your church and that the victims are liars
Sirona