The Local Church and the Internet

Freedom · 05-29-2014, 09:10 PM

Something that I have been thinking about recently is whether or not the LC will ever have to confront and come to terms with all the things on the internet that they consider to be “negative”. Before the internet came about, hiding information was easy. Now everyone has access to the same information. It's all there, black and white.

The reason that I began to realize that there are things severely wrong with the LC is because of the information that the internet gave me access to. Without the internet, I would have been likely to accept anything that they told me as fact, because there would be no reason to question what I was told.

I am actually quite impressed that they've been successful thus far in keeping most of those in the LC from reading things on the internet. In this day and age, few people will accept something they are told as fact. I think that most people will “google” something or make an attempt to verify information online. I'm sure most in the LC would do the same for any information except that pertaining to the LC.

I can understand that the older generation would not feel the need as much to verify information online, however, with the younger generation, that is how we all grew up. The LC definitely has the ability to keep those on the inside from obtaining certain information, however, they can't do anything about those on the outside. I wonder when people come in contact with the LC, do they ever go online to see what the group is about? Do people ever look up what the Recovery Version is when the are given a copy?

I know that one of the LC's main strategies in regards to the internet has been to “flood” it with websites that have every possible URL that might be related to the LC. As someone in the LC, I think that it would be highly suspect if I was researching the LC and came across only pro-LC websites. I for one am not satisfied with reading a single point of view.

Those who are in the LC, even those who are part of the younger generation, don't seem to have any desire to know what the LC is about. They are content with what is presented to them. I don't think that all of the younger generation in the LC even realize that they are not supposed to read things about the LC on the internet. It seems like the LC's current strategy in regards to the internet is built upon the understanding that they have made certain information inaccessible enough, and they are also assuming that people aren't reading “negative” things. I wondered how long they can honestly expect their strategy to work? I know that people in the LC are reading things on the internet as is evidenced by people like me who have registered on this forum recently. I think there's at least a few of us who are still in the LC. Are people like me who have seen past their propaganda just an anomaly, or is their strategy slowly failing?

05-29-2014, 09:10 PM	#1
Freedom Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,636	The Local Church and the Internet Something that I have been thinking about recently is whether or not the LC will ever have to confront and come to terms with all the things on the internet that they consider to be “negative”. Before the internet came about, hiding information was easy. Now everyone has access to the same information. It's all there, black and white. The reason that I began to realize that there are things severely wrong with the LC is because of the information that the internet gave me access to. Without the internet, I would have been likely to accept anything that they told me as fact, because there would be no reason to question what I was told. I am actually quite impressed that they've been successful thus far in keeping most of those in the LC from reading things on the internet. In this day and age, few people will accept something they are told as fact. I think that most people will “google” something or make an attempt to verify information online. I'm sure most in the LC would do the same for any information except that pertaining to the LC. I can understand that the older generation would not feel the need as much to verify information online, however, with the younger generation, that is how we all grew up. The LC definitely has the ability to keep those on the inside from obtaining certain information, however, they can't do anything about those on the outside. I wonder when people come in contact with the LC, do they ever go online to see what the group is about? Do people ever look up what the Recovery Version is when the are given a copy? I know that one of the LC's main strategies in regards to the internet has been to “flood” it with websites that have every possible URL that might be related to the LC. As someone in the LC, I think that it would be highly suspect if I was researching the LC and came across only pro-LC websites. I for one am not satisfied with reading a single point of view. Those who are in the LC, even those who are part of the younger generation, don't seem to have any desire to know what the LC is about. They are content with what is presented to them. I don't think that all of the younger generation in the LC even realize that they are not supposed to read things about the LC on the internet. It seems like the LC's current strategy in regards to the internet is built upon the understanding that they have made certain information inaccessible enough, and they are also assuming that people aren't reading “negative” things. I wondered how long they can honestly expect their strategy to work? I know that people in the LC are reading things on the internet as is evidenced by people like me who have registered on this forum recently. I think there's at least a few of us who are still in the LC. Are people like me who have seen past their propaganda just an anomaly, or is their strategy slowly failing?