Jehovah Witness Rules

I'm sure this has all been discussed on here before, but I was just looking at the rules JW's apparently need to follow (listed by some former JW's) and I was quite shocked, there's loads of them

No sex outside of marriage, no em... 'pleasuring oneself'?!!! Crikey 'some people' haven't been married for a year and a half?

Other things were; no tattoos, symbols, images of idols, that sort of thing. Is that what all this is really about?

When I'd finished reading down the list I felt really quite depressed!! No disrespect to anyone who is a JW but... it must be the biggest turnaround in human history! From totally sexually upfront, to not even being able to pleasure oneself in the privacy of one's own suite at the Dorchester I don't know.....


Oh, sorry I'm not sure how to do links but the page I was looking at is called '101 Strange Beliefs and Practices of Jehovah Witnesses' interesting reading!
[Edited 11/30/07 9:27am]

Jeffiner said:

I'm sure this has all been discussed on here before, but I was just looking at the rules JW's apparently need to follow (listed by some former JW's) and I was quite shocked, there's loads of them

No sex outside of marriage, no em... 'pleasuring oneself'?!!! Crikey 'some people' haven't been married for a year and a half?

Other things were; no tattoos, symbols, images of idols, that sort of thing. Is that what all this is really about?

When I'd finished reading down the list I felt really quite depressed!! No disrespect to anyone who is a JW but... it must be the biggest turnaround in human history! From totally sexually upfront, to not even being able to pleasure oneself in the privacy of one's own suite at the Dorchester I don't know.....


Oh, sorry I'm not sure how to do links but the page I was looking at is called '101 Strange Beliefs and Practices of Jehovah Witnesses' interesting reading!
[Edited 11/30/07 9:27am]

If you think Prince (or any other JW really) obeys all the rules to the letter then you're surely wrong. Its just lip service for extra god points.

SpecialEd said:

SpecialEd said:

101 said:

SpecialEd said:

If you think Prince (or any other JW really) obeys all the rules to the letter then you're surely wrong. Its just lip service for extra god points.

extra god points..

u must be playing a lot of online games...

PeaceandLoveCowgirl said:

101 said:

extra god points..

u must be playing a lot of online games...

Being JW is mostly about principles anyway, not a bunch of rules to follow... that's not what's in the Bible. People here seem to think that, but I'm willing to guess that most don't know the Bible very well (or are confusing "religion" with it).

I thought JW's shared their income too.


right?



wrong?

horatio said:

Jeffiner said:

I'm sure this has all been discussed on here before, but I was just looking at the rules JW's apparently need to follow (listed by some former JW's) and I was quite shocked, there's loads of them

No sex outside of marriage, no em... 'pleasuring oneself'?!!! Crikey 'some people' haven't been married for a year and a half?

Other things were; no tattoos, symbols, images of idols, that sort of thing. Is that what all this is really about?

When I'd finished reading down the list I felt really quite depressed!! No disrespect to anyone who is a JW but... it must be the biggest turnaround in human history! From totally sexually upfront, to not even being able to pleasure oneself in the privacy of one's own suite at the Dorchester I don't know.....


Oh, sorry I'm not sure how to do links but the page I was looking at is called '101 Strange Beliefs and Practices of Jehovah Witnesses' interesting reading!
[Edited 11/30/07 9:27am]

PeaceandLoveCowgirl said:

101 said:

extra god points..

u must be playing a lot of online games...

Being JW is mostly about principles anyway, not a bunch of rules to follow... that's not what's in the Bible. People here seem to think that, but I'm willing to guess that most don't know the Bible very well (or are confusing "religion" with it).

See, this is why I could never become a JW.
I just enjoy sinning way too much.

Illustrator said:

Illustrator said:

PeaceandLoveCowgirl said:

Jeffiner said:

I'm sure this has all been discussed on here before, but I was just looking at the rules JW's apparently need to follow (listed by some former JW's) and I was quite shocked, there's loads of them

No sex outside of marriage, no em... 'pleasuring oneself'?!!! Crikey 'some people' haven't been married for a year and a half?

Other things were; no tattoos, symbols, images of idols, that sort of thing. Is that what all this is really about?

When I'd finished reading down the list I felt really quite depressed!! No disrespect to anyone who is a JW but... it must be the biggest turnaround in human history! From totally sexually upfront, to not even being able to pleasure oneself in the privacy of one's own suite at the Dorchester I don't know.....


Oh, sorry I'm not sure how to do links but the page I was looking at is called '101 Strange Beliefs and Practices of Jehovah Witnesses' interesting reading!
[Edited 11/30/07 9:27am]

How can anyone know if you're "pleasuring yourself" or not? Do you suppose elders hang out in our houses spying on us?

So you have all these rampant, frustated dudes with boners.

There is no justice!!

Christaro said:

PeaceandLoveCowgirl said:

How can anyone know if you're "pleasuring yourself" or not? Do you suppose elders hang out in our houses spying on us?

And don't know how they check the women but the men have their balls weighted by the elders just before the weekly service. If a man has shot his 'millions' he is not allowed to attend the service.

PeaceandLoveCowgirl said:

Jeffiner said:

I'm sure this has all been discussed on here before, but I was just looking at the rules JW's apparently need to follow (listed by some former JW's) and I was quite shocked, there's loads of them

No sex outside of marriage, no em... 'pleasuring oneself'?!!! Crikey 'some people' haven't been married for a year and a half?

Other things were; no tattoos, symbols, images of idols, that sort of thing. Is that what all this is really about?

When I'd finished reading down the list I felt really quite depressed!! No disrespect to anyone who is a JW but... it must be the biggest turnaround in human history! From totally sexually upfront, to not even being able to pleasure oneself in the privacy of one's own suite at the Dorchester I don't know.....


Oh, sorry I'm not sure how to do links but the page I was looking at is called '101 Strange Beliefs and Practices of Jehovah Witnesses' interesting reading!
[Edited 11/30/07 9:27am]

How can anyone know if you're "pleasuring yourself" or not?

Jeffiner said:

Illustrator said:

Illustrator said:

Illustrator said:

PeaceandLoveCowgirl said:

How can anyone know if you're "pleasuring yourself" or not?

Jehovah knows.
And that's the main reason why I pray.
To let Him know that if He doesn't like it when I pleasure myself,
no one is forcing Him to watch.

Jeffiner said:

I'm sure this has all been discussed on here before, but I was just looking at the rules JW's apparently need to follow (listed by some former JW's) and I was quite shocked, there's loads of them

No sex outside of marriage, no em... 'pleasuring oneself'?!!! Crikey 'some people' haven't been married for a year and a half?

Other things were; no tattoos, symbols, images of idols, that sort of thing. Is that what all this is really about?

When I'd finished reading down the list I felt really quite depressed!! No disrespect to anyone who is a JW but... it must be the biggest turnaround in human history! From totally sexually upfront, to not even being able to pleasure oneself in the privacy of one's own suite at the Dorchester I don't know.....


Oh, sorry I'm not sure how to do links but the page I was looking at is called '101 Strange Beliefs and Practices of Jehovah Witnesses' interesting reading!
[Edited 11/30/07 9:27am]

ToraToraDreams said:

Illustrator said:

See, this is why I could never become a JW.
I just enjoy sinning way too much.

Anyway, this looks like similar rules to other religions. I just hear the religion is very, very, very, very strict.

Being a Christian myself, I do understand some of these rules. There are a lot of things on this planet that give people a fake sense of freedom when in fact they turn weak people into the slaves of a deceitful world. And a lot of people are totally fooled by it.

However, some of the other rules on that webpage sound a bit extreme and I am not sure of the reasons behind them. It would be interesting to verify this with someone who is a Jehovah's Witness. I've just browsed on the Watchtower Society website and what they have there is all very sensible stuff.

I wonder if you would be allowed to join in this forum if you were a JW.

JazzMeUp said:

Jeffiner said:

JazzMeUp said:

Being a Christian myself, I do understand some of these rules. There are a lot of things on this planet that give people a fake sense of freedom when in fact they turn weak people into the slaves of a deceitful world. And a lot of people are totally fooled by it.

However, some of the other rules on that webpage sound a bit extreme and I am not sure of the reasons behind them. It would be interesting to verify this with someone who is a Jehovah's Witness. I've just browsed on the Watchtower Society website and what they have there is all very sensible stuff.

I wonder if you would be allowed to join in this forum if you were a JW.

That's where I saw discussions about how to discourage young men from masterbating, some were almost in despair because they felt they'd failed Jehovah or something. I'm not surprised they were in despair - can you imagine another young man 30 years ago adhering to this!

i bet he does...

I think Prince needs to stay away from Larry Graham and be his own person. I think JW is very strict and not really a religion Prince can follow to the hilt, he will always stray from it. It is always good to try things in moderation rather than extremes to avoid hyprocrisy of such. :2cents:

pplrain said:

Here we go again with the 'Larry Graham influence' comments. Utter sillyness. Graham does not dictate anything that Prince does, nor will he ever. It is entirely Prince's decision, and he is entirely resposible for his actions. It's like blaming a liquor store for someone's drinking problem. I'm not sure if Prince is a Witness still or not, but no one is perfect, so no Prince cannot follow God's Word 'to a hit'. I don't know anyone who can, since we're all capable of making mistakes and erring in various aspects of life. One is not a hypocrite if he make a mistake, but only if you consistently practice things that you claim shouldn't be practiced. Sounds like you're judging Prince, which you don't really have the place to do.

And since Prince wasn't even mentioned in the thread starters post, why isn't this is P&R? I have some misconceptions to address once it gets there.