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Pudgy thinks: You do not have the SLIGHTEST CLUE, what that satire was really saying….. or that it was a SATIRE!
Oh Really?
Well, I think wearing a hat should be a Capital Offense for Christian men. Only women should have to wear hats!
… as long as the Whack-A- Moles don’t start wearing those silly turned-around-backwards baseball caps.
 

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LOUISVILLE, KY — The angels of Heaven rejoiced today at the addition of another member of God's kingdom, as a local unbeliever converted to Christianity after seeing Christians bickering with each other online.
The man, who had spent his entire life attempting to resist the call of the Holy Spirit, finally succumbed to the all-powerful drawing of God when he witnessed two professing believers viciously attacking each other on social media.
"This is what I want my life to be like," said Ethan Gregory after following the extended argument online. "The way they were insulting each other, the anger I could sense radiating from their comments…it's really a compelling case to be a Christian. I can't run away from God. I want to be just like these guys. Count me in!"
"I was blind, but now I see!" 
The Christians Gregory had seen online were mercilessly attacking each other over whether or not men should be allowed to wear hats in church. "Scripture is clear on this subject! You clearly have never read a Bible in your LIFE!" commented one man. "I have freedom in Christ! That discussion in the Bible was for specific people in a specific period! You're being super legalistic here, bro!" replied another man.
In all, the men posted 347 comments and replies to each other over the course of three hours, ignoring their other life responsibilities and sealing the deal for Ethan Gregory to surrender his heart to Jesus. "It was an awe-inspiring display," Gregory said, tearfully. "I've never seen the principles of Christ's teachings exemplified any better."

No, I have no challenge at all. 
I am the one who assumes it’s 100% true. AND I’m not asking anyone else to….
AND it’s only a best guess, anyway ….
You are the one who will disbelieve every photo until you see him in person.
….. forgot about that?

Combined with GB Update No. 2023-8, and the fact that I have no “fur” in the game, my best guess is that this is 100% TRUE.

Whether the picture is fake or not, I don't know.
But be that as it may, religious leaders are expected to set a proper example for their followers by their own actions. Have your beard, which you personally, as a member of GB, banned for decades. And now you still allow it. Have a beard.
lol

You’re Right!
I enlarged the picture.
It’s clearly a FAKE!

A Bethelite documented how Bro. Jackson came to the decision to wear a beard. It was actually his GB Helper’s idea!

It’s “old news”, possibly 4 or 5 years old …    

There will be a Governing Body update #2105-8 to all Branch Offices and Congregations worldwide sometime after about 80+ years.
All the Elders will be … um … scratching their beards.

Thanks for update on this in Finland.

Well …. I am just glad that in Finland the WTB&TS decided that the $12,000,000 government tax subsidy was so important that now … in Finland … there are (theoretically) no Congregational sanctions against Brothers and Sisters voting for issues they believe in (This has all been extensively discussed here previously at great length …), because Finland considers voting a fundamental human right that must never be abridged, or punished. 

Had the society not done this they would have been “deregistered”, AND forfeited all that moolah!
Be careful when someone in AUTHORITY tells you how to view something that may cause the civilization you depend on to succeed or fail, taking you with it either way.
How many times have “they” been right …. and how many times have “they” been wrong?  
The answer is important!
If “they” are wrong … ,  “they” pay NO Price whatsoever … not even an apology for screwing up your lives.
Follow the money, and you learn WHY things really happen.

Papa Goldfish to Mama Goldfish, in their Golden Years “ You know, babe, we have had a good life in this pond, plenty of food, clean water, and seen the birth of our 22,000 children. We should celebrate!”
” A life without celebration is like sleeping upside down on the surface.”
 

I think that the ban on celebrating birthdays is a stupid idea, which has no basis in the Biblical text. A revision of such dogma at WTJWorg is needed.
As for "Christmas", the exact date is not known, so its celebration is questionable. In addition, Jesus is not on Earth, so he cannot be congratulated or brought gifts. 
Let us therefore dwell on the birthdays of mortals. lol

…. and, 13 hours later, on a related note …
"I read somewhere that 77 per cent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I'm more intrigued by the 23 per cent who are apparently doing quite well for themselves." - Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)

What is so pathetically sad, George88, is that the point was SO SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND … and look how you distorted it!

I generally ignore your comments BTK59, because they do not address what is actually being discussed .. you go off on an irrelevant tangent, misconstrue the real issues, and ask rhetorical questions that are borderline absurd.
For a change, I will this one time address your post, point by point as follows:
However, my question, "pudgy", why should I pay attention to the relentless complaints of excommunicated former members who have nothing constructive to offer except ignorance and distortions?
Because Everything I post is true, based on evident facts that are or can be easily proven, and are common knowledge for anyone not immersed in an agenda driven matrix of religious fantasy. For a change, attack what I actually present instead of your hatred for the messenger.
Ignorance and distortions?
Challenge me on SPECIFIC EXAMPLES! Without real, SPECIFIC EXAMPLES, your fantasy opinions are only fantasy opinions.
You desire to remove the intermediary, you are that intermediary.
Since you did not specify what the hell you are talking about, this is not even addressable. Care to quote me or at least give an example?
Is it fair to blame Christ or the apostles if someone decides to stop identifying as a Christian or following Christianity because they no longer found it beneficial?
Since your reading comprehension skills are distorted and warped by trying to defend the indefensible, you have not seen that I have NEVER, not once, in the more than a decade of posting on this forum, accused Christ or the Apostles of ANYTHING. I have accused the Governing Body of chasing rational people away by the tens of thousands with their irrational, unscriptural policys masquerading as the will of God.
Eventually, your dislike towards the organization should be justified.
There are two ways to read the above sentence, and in the first case, I have already addressed it. As a clarifying point, I am also an American (USA) citizen, and really happy about that … but I dislike the reality that agenda driven power hungry men have so severely damaged the Republic with disregard for it’s founding document, the Constitution. 
I feel the same way when the Governing Body severely damages the Brotherhood, by disregarding the Bible, to maintain control.
Hmmmmm …. this wasn’t too bad. I may address your sad ad-hominem attacks more often.
… or not!
 

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Hope this helps:
Matthew 28:19... Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
watchtower: (1) “Have you repented of your sins, dedicated yourself to Jehovah, and accepted his way of salvation through Jesus Christ?”

(2) “Do you understand that your baptism identifies you as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in association with Jehovah’s organization?”

Your entire argument and chain of logic, BTK59, can be instantly and totally refuted by the real life classic example that for 80+ years the Society’s policy irrationally and unscripturally  placed heavy burdens on the Brotherhood by persecution of Brothers with beards. I was even chastised for a mustache in a “little back room” with three elders, which hurt my feelings terribly. 
There is only so long some people will tolerate small tyrannies before the start voting with their wallets and their cars to escape it.
Of those who once chose to become Jehovah’s Witnesses, according to 2016 Pewresearch.org, 66% no longer identify with Jehovah’s Witnesses. They are voting with their wallets and their feet. 
JW Core Theology (15%) produces peace, righteousness, fairness, Truth, and Freedom as an adopted Son of God. So why do 66% LEAVE?
There should be a line at the Kingdom Halls of people trying to GET IN!
That is NOT the case.
Then if you consider the PIMOs (Physically in, mentally out) who only stay to keep their families from shunning them and tearing their family relationships apart, that even further emphasizes the fallacy of your theories.
I plan to celebrate per GB Update 2023-8 “Beard Liberation Day” every December 15th, for the rest of my life, for what I personally endured for 60+ years, and hope for a theocratic future with many other needed and overdue reforms.
When having to endure petty tyranny, some do not consider it petty.
Such is the case in California now, a State I used to love and admire, having lived in San Diego, Malibu, Hollywood, and San Francisco many years ago. The thought of even visiting gives me the creeps now.
Many are leaving for good, to Texas, Florida, Nevada, North and South Carolina, etc. They are voting with their wallets and their cars!

Yes.
Yes. If GB claims to be guided by HS in their decisions, then the possibility that their errors are a reflection of "imperfection" is reduced or completely nullified.
Therefore, the GB should finally decide on the basic setting; Are they led with HS or are they led with their own mental faculties and beliefs?

The imperfect human response then should be, 'we apologize for the mistake we made'.
Of course if one claims to be the "mouth piece of Jehovah", then makes several mistakes, they are in essence saying Jehovah made the mistake.
 

However, opinions are an indicator of whether we are more or less sane. With that evidence, someone could start to prove this or that. lol

However, opinions are an indicator of whether we are more or less sane. With that evidence, someone could start to prove this or that. lol