i got a little irritated by this list, here are what i believe to be the right answers as to what the taboos are in the assembly.
"missing meetings for ANY reason"
-yes, that's considered bad
not doing chapter summeries
yeah, that's considered bad too. or doing the wrong chapter, that's bad too. or the wrong book....
having contradictional opinions
i had these all the time and it wasn't bad.
eating fast food (im serious!)
um...false. unless we're talking about a constant inhaling of fatty foods to the point where small children and most farm animals would be repulsed.
dressing in any sort of fashion besides preppish (anything other then a skirt, khakis or nice jeans, and any shirt with writing on it)
umm....false.
exception: blasphemous shirts = bad
not wearing sunday garb, ie: a tie for guys or a skirt/dress for girls
yes...true
sarcasm in any form
no, sarcasm is fun
biting nails (i got chewed out for this once in california)
not an assembly rule per say......something that parents usually try to teach their kids.
any form of independent thought tended to be shot down, especially if your a girl
ummm...that varies. if it was reasonable enough, it was considered, but if you would do something like propose that we study the book of mormon, that would be shot down.....even if you're a boy.
friendship between men and women definately was one
friendship is fine. calling everyday or writing long letters = bad. in other words, crossing the friendship line is bad. i believe that i can demonstrate this by adding a little kissy face
going to dances meant you had fallen away
true...more kissy faces
painting nails
false, everyone painted their nails.......maybe if we said that guys couldn't paint their nails....
having ears pierced
i know many with ears pierced, although there are verses that mention something about that.
not taking notes
true. playing games on laptops while pretending to take notes is bad too.
talking during a song/message
that's true, however that is just rude in general to talk while someone else is talking. if you say this is only assembly rule then you haven't been to a public school.
chewing gum (you could get away with it most of the time, but GG had a problem with it in summer school for some reason)
that's true, but many places don't want gum chewing because of what happens when it's done being chewed....i.e. bottom of chairs, on floor, in hair, accidently stuck on forehead
being baptized and not praying in meetings
true, to an extent. if you never prayed, you would be approached
having short hair if you're a girl, having long-ish hair if you're a guy
true......depends on how long or how short
listening to secular music
false.......actually, depends on the family and type of music
doodling
true
passing notes
again, see my comparison to public schools
falling asleep during a particularly boring message
that's rude in general..........although quite relaxing
saying that a message was boring
that's rude in general. there are better ways to say that you think a guy has the speaking abilities of a rock.
defending yourself (especially if theyre exhorting you for one of the above already)
false, there was room for defense, provided you didn't get all insulted and mad and stomp away
i will demonstrate my point by putting this little angry face here
by the way, is it possible to add an expressionless face on here?
