by neat blue dog 23 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
I don’t think “slacks” is a word in the UK.
The GB forget there is a world outside of the US. As SBF said we don't use "slacks", we use the the word "trousers" here, both for men and women. As for "pants", I am currently wearing some very racy ones my wife bought me recently, but UNDER my trousers I hasten to add!
George
Why would people not want to dress up? What every happened to respect?
There does not need to be a biblical basis for dressing up.
Respect goes beyond the Bible.
Rat
Goodwill polyester suits and ties are not dressed up. They are joke among the world.
The standard should be business attire
This years convention will be such a change from last year. Beards and jumpers and that’s just the elders.
then all the sister in trousers or slacks (does anyone outside the GB know what slacks are?) I didn’t know what slacks are and I’m a woman who has an interest in fashion.
The GB are in their own little bubble
what about a brother who wears a sweater to the meeting and then gets asked to volunteer to do a part? Or a sister not wearing a skirt but she is wearing slacks?
I wonder if KHalls can have a few spares out back
Howzabout a spare tie and jacket and a velcro looong wrap skirt in the back room. Just in case.
Locally the last 3 elders with any sense died so theclowns run the show now.
I'm American. Here we call them pants or slacks ( pretty much the same meaning of those two words, except to say slacks maybe nicer than pants and less casual). We don't really use the word trousers much at all.
So pants are more casual like kakis or black work pants. Slacks are more formal and more like business attire.
Howzabout a spare tie and jacket and a velcro looong wrap skirt in the back room. Just in case.
I remember when a few congregations in my area had spare WHITE SHIRTS ready in case a visiting speaker turned up with a non-approved coloured shirt. I would have told them what to do with their second hand shirt!
George
what about a brother who wears a sweater to the meeting and then gets asked to volunteer to do a part
Exactly. This 'relaxing' of the rules is really making things more rule-focused & will lead to issues like this as long as there is that double standard for the stage.
Ozzie!!!
How are you??
It won't do a bit of good if you have hounders in the congregation that insist on wearing the classic suit, especially if they are picky about the color of your shirt or where you take it to be cleaned. And what if you have a small group that claims to be "stumbled" by someone wearing a nice Oxford shirt and matching pants (not suit clothes) with no tie, or a "sister" wearing nice business quality slacks in field circus or at a boasting session? They report being "stumbled" to the hounders, and before long you have that talk about not "stumbling" others. Even though the washtowel itself allows these items to be worn, you don't actually have the right if just one person is "stumbled".
