Witness Dumbing-Down: Getting Worse?

metatron

The Oct. KM contains a four page insert for the Theocratic Ministry School, as it

does every year.

The Announcements instruct publishers, "The insert in this issue of Our Kingdom

Ministry is the 'Theocratic Ministry School Schedule for 2004' and should be kept

for reference throughout 2004".

Is it really necessary to tell people not to throw it out? If so, would it be a good

idea to elaborate, for 'slower Witnesses' not to use it as toilet tissue, pet

rodent bedding - or at least, "don't just toss it in the trash like most of those

magazines you rarely read"?

The cover of the KM is one article composed of 16 questions that summarize

the (y-a-w-n) district assembly. Apparently, taking personal notes and commenting

on them isn't good enough for them anymore. One less tiring chore of thinking

eliminated....

Of course, the rest of the KM is a model of Cognitive-Avoidance. They have

the word-for-word magazine presentations on the back ( oops! sorry! I dropped

my cue card). The ORAL review ( not written anymore due to a secret

passion for the word "oral") is now 15 questions you can doze off during.

And elders' parts now may get a red " * " next to them, which means

"Limit introductory comments to less than a minute and follow with a

question-and-answer discussion". Thank God the Society is finally taking

action to stop the emergence of spontaneity! The Light certainty is getting

brighter. I used to think the Service Meeting was just a modified version

of an Amway meeting but most folks who sell that stuff still have some

humanity left.

So, there you have it. If you've been feeling guilty about skipping the Service

Meeting, this is what you're missing.

metatron

Odrade

*gag* this one really gets me:

). The ORAL review ( not written anymore due to a secret passion for the word "oral") is now 15 questions you can doze off during.

Can't believe no more written review! haha.

Also, last month's KM had that letter from the Borg guys, only instead of signing "your brothers, WTBS" or whatever they used to say, the closing was "U.S. Branch." There was also supposedly some comment or announcement that this is the "new terminology." What is with that? Anyone know? More legal maneuvering?

shamus

Thank you so much Megatron for telling me how the service meeting was. I still hate it.

It was like I was really there.... hmmm...

metatron

I noticed that "US Branch" stuff too.

How much change can come from one committee over another?

metatron

Sam Beli

"The ORAL review ( not written anymore ..."

Is this another way of saving paper, ink, etc. and therefore $$$ ?

blondie

No, Sam, the insert is the same in the KM and they must study before hand. But rather than spending 1/2 hour writing down answers, it is now discussed right away orally from the insert at the meeting.

rocketman

Many brothers with service meeting parts were obviously getting carried away with lengthy intros, and then had to rush through the rest of the part. I saw this many times. It does put a damper on the personal touch, and yes, the wts does seem to want total control of this meeting (and all meetings).

Many former elders here may recall the elder's schools which in recent years has "model" service meetings that took place in order to show exactly how that meeting was to be done. It was a very boring part of a, well, very boring school, and again showed how the wts sought to take the reigns of this meeting, as of course they do to a great degree with all of them.

greven

I have noticed the change in the service meeting too!

Thank God the Society is finally taking action to stop the emergence of spontaneity!

For exaple the bible reading part (5min) is just reading! No intro or thoughts allowed. The other part no 4 is based on a wt article so no spontanity there also. It was for me the drop! I always tried to give a fresh look on it with wich I could agree this is lame!

Greven

Maverick

If the J-dud Masters were striving for honesty, (like that would never happen) they would just re-name the KM, "Here is what we want you to think!" or "Shut up and insert this in your brain!" Maverick

Michael3000

Anyone have a scan of the October KM?

Witness Dumbing-Down: Getting Worse?

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