Circuit Assembly This Weekend

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  • united states of nothing
    united states of nothing

    Well, I went this weekend and there were a few key points that I thought were pretty interesting. One thing is that we are not to use the word 'Society' any longer. I don't know if anybody else has heard of this before but I wondered what the reason was behind it.

    The next was really no suprise at all as they went over all the dangers of the Internet. They gave examples of young ones being assaulted sexually, porn, and incorrect emails. They did not mention anything about Apostate information at all. The next thing they spent about 5 minutes on were Myspace accounts. They were having a hard time in one particular congregation and realized there was one thing that set it apart from the others. It was that 8 of the young people had Myspace accounts. Also they came out and stated that you cannot have responsibilities and have a Myspace account. I have been hearing rumors that each congregation elder body is supposed to search Myspace for members of the congregation to keep it clean.

    Finally there was a full talk on drinking. It stated in clear terms that you should not in any way have even one drink and then drive. It also stated that it would be improper for a brother who is on a date to have any alcohol as this is just testing ourselves and our morals. I wondered if anybody else had heard this information.

    The last talk went over everything. The District Overseer got really angry and asked why they were having these talks every year and smacked his hand on the platform and said "BROTHERS!!! YOU ARE NOT LISTENING, MANY OF YOU ARE REBELIOUS!"

  • megsmomma
    megsmomma

    Another spiritually uplifting event, huh......

    No wonder those things depressed me soooo much!

  • journey-on
    journey-on
    One thing is that we are not to use the word 'Society' any longer.

    Did they give a reason for this? Is it because it conjures up the thought of an association with "secret societies" like the Freemasons? Did they elaborate? Are they going to take the word "Society" out of their title WTB&TSociety?

  • AlmostAtheist
    AlmostAtheist
    "BROTHERS!!! YOU ARE NOT LISTENING, MANY OF YOU ARE REBELIOUS!"

    Wow, what an ass.

  • united states of nothing
    united states of nothing

    I was gone during the first part of it, but from what I could tell--and please if somebody has some information on it please post it--but that the word "society" is just portion of the WTBT Corporation, and the use of the word Organization would reflect a seperate entity which would be the FDS and the info they provide.

  • mentalclearness
    mentalclearness

    wow what a weirdo..I've never heard of a district saying something like that. Anyways, the same my space talk i've heard was given in halls as well...... it was a special needs talk in my old hall...but there are so many sites similar to my space. here in south america it's another site that's similar.

  • Seeker4
    Seeker4

    For quite a while they have discouraged using phrases like "the Society says" or "according to the Society." Instead they want people to say "the Bible, or God's word, says..."

    The problem with that? Most of these things ARE actually said just by the Society, and NOT in the Bible!

    S4

  • Elsewhere
    Elsewhere
    I was gone during the first part of it, but from what I could tell--and please if somebody has some information on it please post it--but that the word "society" is just portion of the WTBT Corporation, and the use of the word Organization would reflect a separate entity which would be the FDS and the info they provide.

    It has to do with legal liability. When a court case emerges and all of the JW minions start talking about how The Society told them to do this and how The Society told them to believe that it cause the WTS to become identified as having an Agency Relationship over the JW and therefore legally liable for the actions of the JW. There is, of course, the cultish feeling that comes across when JWs refer to The Society.

  • Elsewhere
    Elsewhere
    "BROTHERS!!! YOU ARE NOT LISTENING, MANY OF YOU ARE REBELIOUS!"
    Wow, what an ass.

    Its quite clear that he was talking about the likes of you!

  • minimus
    minimus

    Yeah, not mentioning the "Society" has been around for years. Methinks they don't want any legal issues.

    Regarding having elders check MYSPACE accounts, once they get on there, they just might be tempted to check out all the profiles of the hotties. That plan could certinly backfire. Elders looking regularly on Myspace "just to make sure none of our young people are on there". I recommend they check out the dating forums tooand craigslist.....U never know who ya might find.

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