Are Beards becoming more acceptable due to decline in membership?

UnshackleTheChains

I noticed a young brother with a beard being given more privelages within our hall. When he first grew his beard, he lost his privelages. But more and more recently he has been helping out a lot more.

The cobe is old school and a stickler for rules, but with the hall becoming more empty these days, and the need for young brothers, he seems to have relaxed on this particular Watchtower/man made rule.

Have you observed this relaxed attitude toward the beardites in your hall (if you are still attending)?

Phoebe

nope. A brother in his late 60s popped by to say hello to me yesterday and I said 'wow! you've grown a beard!' and he said 'Yes, but the cobe hates it!'

So here, nothing has changed.

stan livedeath

best if just the sisters be allowed to grow beards--they dont have any privileges to lose.

OneGenTwoGroups

The ingroup polarization on this issue is as strong as it's ever been in our area. At least it is another thing to prod the thinking process of a young JW about the stupidity of their parent's cult of choice.

scratchme1010

Are Beards becoming more acceptable due to decline in membership?

Yes.

stan livedeath

does jehovah have a beard ?

Iamallcool

He might have a medical reason not to shave. An Elder in my old congregation in Texas had beard. He can't shave due to medical reasons. When I attended the very first midweek meeting in Texas, I was stunned that the elder with a beard gave a service meeting part. One of the sisters explained why he can't shave.

pale.emperor

Imagine if Jesus appeared before them.

Jesus: Behold, the son of man is with you. I have a lifesaving message for you all...

Elder 1: Thanks Jesus but you'll need to shave and put this white shirt on before we can allow you on the platform.

Elder 2:Also, can we have you latest ministry report slip please?

Elder 3: And a letter from your previous congregation confirming that you're a baptised witness in good standing.

_Morpheus

No. Beards are just as taboo in the states as ever

venus

Such diluting of standard is typical of human writers. To dilute the self-evident statement in Genesis 1:29, 30 (which says about decreed vegetarian food for both animals and humans), humans writers invented a global flood (which wipes out vegetarian food) to introduce non-vegetarian diet. (Genesis 9:3, 4)

Are Beards becoming more acceptable due to decline in membership?

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