Originally Posted by Theophilus (Post 253341)

Great..then it is the answer then. Whew, glad that is settled. No need to put it off for further study..we have the successful example of the ALJC then as exhibit A.

Originally Posted by bishoph (Post 253382)

IMHO the reason ALJC constituents have seen little change from the allowance of TV, is because it has not been an issue for so long that they have learned to live "normally" without the constraints.

A personal example, my wife grew up in a home with TV, and I grew up in a home without one. My wife is not effected by TV at all. She can work, sleep, study, etc with a TV blaring constantly and it doesn't effect her, nor distract her. I, on the other hand, could not be in the same room with one without being glued to the thing.

As human beings, it is our nature to push the limits, but the limits/boundaries keep us from going over the edge. When the limits/boundaries are removed, very few people have the internal fortitude to keep from going too far. Thus, because the TV boundary has been in place for so long within the framework of the UPCI, many will see it as a removal of boundaries beyond TV alone.

Originally Posted by nwlife (Post 252502)

Estimating 15 names per page, I have counted about 765 or so ministers listed in the directory currently. I think there is more, but that is a rough estimate.