Hi yaddavadda,
First I want to say that while I personally believe in the Trinity I feel the last thing that anyone should do is insist that one must believe in the Trinity to be saved.
Personally I advise folks who come to my web site to avoid the subject of the Trinity when talking to Jehovah's Witnesses, or those who have come out of the Wathtower.
The Gospel is the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Nothing more needs to be or should be added.
If there is anything on my web site that indicates that one must believe the Trinity to be saved please point it out and I will correct it immediately as that is not my belief.
As for the "wire-rimed glasses"! Well that was in the 60’s and it came on the heels of the popularity of John Denver. John Denver was a very patriotic performer who wore wire-rimmed glasses and made them popular, reportedly he also made some comments against Jehovah's Witnesses during his concerts. Imitating him by wearing wire-rimmed glasses was frowned upon in my congregation.
Perhaps it was a local issue but in the congregation I attended in the early 60’s the elders where on the watch for wire-rimmed glasses. It put one in the same category as one wearing a beard. Perhaps some other folks on the forum who where in the Watchtower in the 60’s also remember this.
Don’t forget the history of the Watchtower goes back over 100 years so we may not always be aware of everything they have taught in the past. Just because we don’t remember it does not mean it is not so.
Cal Lehman
TowerWatch Ministries