Should it be a scandal if a brother wears taylor fit dress pants? Should it be a scandal if a sister wears spandex while jogging outside?
No, and no.
I don't think it should be, yet Tight Pants Tony has to bring it up in front of 8 million viewers and say how disgusting it is and not appropriate for a Christian to do. Are either of them a sin or wrong? Not at all.
Right. Whatâs the point? Oh, wait, I see. So he created crazy restrictions on people in the past, so we are OK to create crazy restrictions for him? Alright, why stop there?He was wearing a silly hat. Perhaps that hat was a bit too homosexual for a member of the GB?
Let's say it's the summer and the Regional Convention is going on. A group of 10 brothers walked into a bar with their convention badges on and asked the bartender for a couple $100 bottles of whiskey and they all enjoyed a glass or two. There is no sin at all in what they are doing, expensive drinks aren't a sin, walking into a bar isn't a sin, doing any of that while you're in town for a convention isn't a sin, but be honest, what would Tony say? Would he say that is completely fine and actually encourage it to give a witness that they are in town for the convention?
Honestly, no. You are right, he would say that during conventions you should behave like a good little robot. We all know you are on a different set of rules during conventions, you know, to keep up appearances. We know this because of the published positions of the WT. But now, to you, honestly - why do you think this situation is equivalent to your scenario? He wasnât at a bar, it wasnât a convention. And if you are going to insist that he should be worried about appearances, be an extra uber-JW because of his position as a GB member, then OK - thatâs the principle. These guys really canât buy alcohol at all.