by metatron 24 Replies latest watchtower scandals
I think they are just afraid of the day when there is a video titled, "Jehovah's Witnesses Gone Wild." I can see it now, two sisters go to the door and after handing over the latest life saving material, it's boobie time!
"Ever wonder what happens after long boring speeches at the District Convention, well we've got a video for you..."
I'll add a 'mee too' to this thread - in that I feel that the underlying reason that they are pushing the 'porn on the internet' is to try to keep the folks from going on-line.
Keep in mind that many of the JWs are older... and may not be as computer-savy as the younger generation who takes to computers like ducks to water.
As an example... my girlfriend and I went to the coast this past weekend. When she told her mom (who is in her 60's), her mom asked her if we saw any 'drug needles' on the beach. Huh??? (NOTE: Her mom is not a JW - or ex-JW, just an older person who has this idea that kids go to the beaches to 'shoot-up'.)
It's the same way with the WTBTS telling the rank-and-file... 'Beware the Porn on the Internet!!'
There may be folks at Brooklyn who truely believe that everytime you connect to the Internet pornographic images flood your computer screen... but these are probably the ones who are so isolated from the real world, they probably think people still use cranks on the cars to help get them started. (Model-Ts)
Regards,
Jim TX
Did it ever occur to anyone that Bethel must be a hot bed of hormones gone wild and that the internet porn is the outlet they most often choose? There have probably been MANY judicial cases of ones at Bethel using the net for porn. And who knows, maybe that Elder pervert Cano was privately reproved for net porn on some level at some time.
Just floating an idea. This is not a statement of fact so dont take it and run.
W.Once
I agree with you. It has nothing to do with porn. Porn is an excuse to scare the good and faithful away from the internet. If anything will destroy the Watchmejigglemynuts Society, it will be the internet.
LONG LIVE PORN!!!!!
Broadband is the road leading off into to destruction and many are the ones finding it.
Pure gold.
They are probably hoping to convince the R+F that everytime they open their browsers they will be subject to XXX popping up on their screens at every turn. They would be very hesitant to directly tell them to stay away from apostate websites, since there is nothing more tempting than forbidden fruit.
Excellent point: it is a subterfuge. Porn is an easy target and common enemy that everybody will agree upon. Even if they go take one look and never go back, it is an obvious violation of policy.
OTOH, the Apostate material that may be found on the web is not as clear cut of a decision. That is especially the case if Brother "One-Time Viewer" happens to land on very convincing argument against some outdated doctrine of the WTS. Bro. O-T V may be well on the way out the door.
In other words, Porn (or a close facsimile) is easy to defend against, while the "truth about the Troof" may be indefensible.
Mustang
Technology precipitates change and the JW organization seems to heartily opposes change in any form. From the Rutherford Presidency on, they have pretty much railed against every new technology. You can name the field, from hemodilution to CB radios, the JW organization was either actively against, or had nothing good to say about any of these things.
Television? From about the 50's on, it was not only an irresponsible parent's baby sitter, (Mothers were supposed to be able to supervise a 7, a 5, and 3 year old while they washed the dishes and managed to look like June Cleavor all at the same time, don't you know?) it was a window directly into Satan's world. You wouldn't invite these worldly people into your home, so why watch them on T.V?, the magazines would ask. Maxwell Friend used to pat children on the head and tell them not to watch T.V. 'lest they become "Televidiots."
Pocket calculators were demonized in the early 70's. "You don't need them. You've got a much better calculator in your head" the magazines would say. They continued to spout this line even after the point where you couldn't get through even a high school level Trig or Calculus I class without one. I guess Witness kids weren't supposed to be taking those classes anyway. How much math does it take to wash a window?
Personal computers in the late 70's? --A total waste of time and money. A fad that never will amount to anything. They're not even used in Brooklyn, so why would you need one? (Of course it was shortly after this that MEPS came along and the organization thawed on that front.)
Video Games? They were bad in the days of Pong and they're still bad, bad, bad despite recent evidence that they actually stimulate rather than depress cognitive ability.
And the Internet? Few technologies have had this great a negative impact on the JW organization and it's no surprise that they've resisted it. Not that porn is good and not that it shouldn't piss you off that children can innocently stumble accross it. But if the JW organization is focusing their criticism of the internet on porn and porn alone, I suppose it could also be a sign that they realize they will have to accept it's other aspects.
The point is that they want to give the impression that they really care about those under their rule but thgat is all pretentious they are seeking to exploit them and don't give a fig about their spiritual well being and prospects.
Why worry about porn and not the lack of love among the congo members, a far more important issue? To them the R&F are above all cows to be milked.
"Pocket calculators were demonized in the early 70's. "You don't need them. You've got a much better calculator in your head" the magazines would say. They continued to spout this line even after the point where you couldn't get through even a high school level Trig or Calculus I class without one. I guess Witness kids weren't supposed to be taking those classes anyway. How much math does it take to wash a window?"
--TD
No kidding, huh?...Okay, it's the 9/8/76 Awake, starting on page 23. Simply amazing. I can't believe they had to rail against pocket calculators. I also notice it was in their tried-and-true "present a paragraph of positives vs. a section of negatives" style of article.
Broadband is the road leading off into to destruction and many are the ones finding it.
Priceless.....
