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Post by What do you think on Aug 25, 2007 15:06:59 GMT -5
Many people I know or who are friends of friends have moved to US or Canada. The thinking in UK/Ireland is that 'the rules' of the meetings are way more relaxed in US and Canada than they are here.
Now I am not suggesting that this is the only reason someone would move but it seems to be a factor.
Does anyone agree or disagree with this and if so why/why not?
Thanks
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Post by msconfig on Aug 25, 2007 15:10:32 GMT -5
I think the workers better start getting more strick
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Post by Scottish lass on Aug 25, 2007 15:17:05 GMT -5
Agree I live in UK and hear that all US ladies can wear jeans and homes have tv. Doesn't really add up, but then alot doesn't
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Post by wingsofaneagle on Aug 25, 2007 15:20:42 GMT -5
Agree I live in UK and hear that all US ladies can wear jeans and homes have tv. Doesn't really add up, but then alot doesn't Depends on where you live in the US. Its not ok around here in Illinois to wear jeans and you never see any of the girls wearing them at get togethers. TVs are not ok here either but I know many homes that have them in their basements. One family has theirs hidden behind an oil painting in the living room!
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Post by Jock on Aug 25, 2007 15:41:33 GMT -5
Seems that most of the "Scottish Lasses" that I know wear jeans when they want. I've seen parties of over 10 at a time wearing jeans.
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Post by Jean Wear on Aug 25, 2007 16:04:14 GMT -5
If you were to get on FACEBOOK and check out the meeting kids you would see that most of the professing girls wear jeans quite often. I've even seen the "faithful" moms in capris and jeans!
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Post by withopeneyes (Mandy) on Aug 25, 2007 17:48:08 GMT -5
One of our friends (American) lived in Ireland for a while and said the people in her particular area were very..... constricted. They followed all the rules and still seemed so unhappy. She felt, for the most part, the US was less strict.
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Post by TubeTrain on Aug 25, 2007 17:59:44 GMT -5
I'm in the UK. I just spoke to the sister workers a few days ago and asked them why can we not have TV's seeing that most of us have internet, radios, videos+monitors, people's houses to watch TV, etc.
They agreed that we CAN have a TV if we wanted to.
I told them, I don't really care for a TV but i would rather there be uniformity in the 2x2 church.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2007 18:23:36 GMT -5
I'm in the UK. I just spoke to the sister workers a few days ago and asked them why can we not have TV's seeing that most of us have internet, radios, videos+monitors, people's houses to watch TV, etc. They agreed that we CAN have a TV if we wanted to. I told them, I don't really care for a TV but i would rather there be uniformity in the 2x2 church. I would say that in most places in North America you could have a TV without getting kicked out. You wouldn't have a meeting in your home though, and you may have trouble getting baptized, depending on the local authorities. Frankly, this is not an issue where there should be uniformity expected and workers should stay out of it, it's small stuff. We should be looking for uniformity in the Holy Spirit with divine love being foremost.
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Post by Katie Sue on Aug 25, 2007 18:53:05 GMT -5
TVs. Jeans. Hair up or down or in buns. Jewelry.
Hm-m-m.
Hard to imagine that anyone SERIOUSLY thinks these are matters of spirituality that should be legislated by your way of worship.
Anything cultish about this?
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Post by wingsofaneagle on Aug 25, 2007 19:03:15 GMT -5
I'm in the UK. I just spoke to the sister workers a few days ago and asked them why can we not have TV's seeing that most of us have internet, radios, videos+monitors, people's houses to watch TV, etc. They agreed that we CAN have a TV if we wanted to. I told them, I don't really care for a TV but i would rather there be uniformity in the 2x2 church. What part of UK are you in? No way it would happen in Ireland.
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Post by Guinness on Aug 26, 2007 0:35:08 GMT -5
I'd say that over half the Irish friends have TV. They do not advertise this fact, but its tue. We have two. The workers are aware of this, and as long as its not done in an outlandish way they say nothing.
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Post by wingsofaneagle on Aug 26, 2007 16:58:44 GMT -5
I'd say that over half the Irish friends have TV. They do not advertise this fact, but its tue. We have two. The workers are aware of this, and as long as its not done in an outlandish way they say nothing. Oh i could do with a good pint of Guinness myself! Anyway, I really find it hard to believe that HALF of the friends in IRELAND have TVs? I come from a rather large extended family over there and they do NOT have TVs. Yes they do have computers on which they watch DVDs but no TVS. They have known for years that I have had one so there wouldve been no reason for them to "hide" it from us. Plus I stayed in a lot of their houses for extended periods of time and never saw one. My extended family accounts for a large percentage of 'fessin folks over there in the south so your statement about half of the folks over there having TVs doesnt make sense to me. The workers in no way would condone that. I have a cousin in the work there and he gets his orders from Tommie and Tommie would never OK tvs.
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