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Can Jehovah Witnesses grow beards?
Jehovah’s Witnesses men are allowed to have beards and mustaches they are just not supposed to wear beards and mustaches that are unkempt and look more like the fur hanging down off of the face of a goat!
Are Jehovah Witnesses banned in China?
China. Jehovah’s Witnesses’ activities in China are considered illegal. She describes how local Jehovah’s Witnesses were forced to meet secretly in a different location every week, with invites by word-of-mouth only.
Are Jehovah Witnesses allowed to wear pants?
Nothing, but it has become common among nominal Christian church goers to wear any kind of casual attire they like to there worship services. Jehovah’s Witnesses feel that our worship calls for wearing clothing which reflects the respect we have for the most high God whom we worship.
Are Jehovah’s Witnesses banned in Canada?
In July 1940 the government of Canada banned the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Overnight it became illegal to be a member of this sect. Beatings, mob action, police persecution, and state prosecution confronted the Jehovah’s Witnesses as they ignored the ban and continued to go about their work spreading the word of God…
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses have a policy on beards?
Beards and Attire of Jehovah’s Witnesses. It is rare to see one of Jehovah’s Witnesses sporting a beard, and almost unheard of in English speaking countries for a bearded brother to hold a position of responsibility. Yet the standard regarding beards has been rarely discussed in any Watchtower.
Will Men have beards again in the new system?
The question of whether men would have beards “again” in the new system indicates that brothers were not bearded in the congregations at this time. In 1968, it was directed that beards would detract from the Watchtower message.
What does the Watchtower say about beards?
Yet the standard regarding beards has been rarely discussed in any Watchtower. Watchtower guidance against beards is limited to vague statements about beards, anecdotes regarding people that removed their beard on conversion, and a lack of bearded Witnesses in Watchtower publications.
Why do you have to wear a beard?
You would have to wear a beard, because the Law commanded all males: “You must not cut your sidelocks short around, and you must not destroy the extremity of your beard.”” Watchtower 1973 Mar 1 p.139 – p.140