Is the Watchtower "Be Happy@Bethel" music video a United Nations promotion? (page 2)

runForever

Bible says: wicked people are fat, happy and cheery in their sin. Kind of like the people that

are so happy when celebrating halloween.

JW's: it doesn't mean anything!

floriferous

This organisation is going to morph beyond recognition.

A 'harlot' indeed.

I would bet big, big, big money that the video has absolutely nothing to do with Bethel from an official standpoint. It's just a something someone (or a small group) at Bethel has done for a laugh. There is not some big conspiracy here. Not everything has some agenda behind it.

Dismissing servant

The video is very well produced. There has been a lot of work filming and editing that video. But mostley..there are more than 500 bethelites in that video.....that's not a small group. Of course someone up in yhe hierarchy must have known about the video being made and has given his OK to it.

konceptual99

Fair enough but that doesn't mean there is an official stamp of approval or that the hierarchy got it made for the purposes of some agenda. jw.org is the conduit for official content. If they wanted it out then why is Joe Bethelite having such a job trying to put the lid on the can?

Vidiot

konceptual99 - "Fair enough but that doesn't mean there is an official stamp of approval..."

To the conservative mindset, silence is usually equated with consent.

And the WT hierarchy's silence on "Happy" speaks volumes.

DATA-DOG

K99, you are right, not everything has an agenda. Still, PR is what it is. The "Happy@Bethel" song is a convenient piece of "unofficial" PR.

DD

NewYork44M

From: http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=%20A/RES/66/281

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 28 June 2012

[without reference to a Main Committee (A/66/L.48/Rev.1)]

66/281. International Day of Happiness

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 65/309 of 19 July 2011, which invites Member States to pursue the elaboration of additional measures that better capture the importance of the pursuit of happiness and well-being in development with a view to guiding their public policies, Conscious that the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal, Recognizing the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives, Recognizing also the need for a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes sustainable development, poverty eradication, happiness and the well-being of all peoples, 1. Decides to proclaim 20 March the International Day of Happiness; 2. Invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other international and regional organizations, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations and individuals, to observe the International Day of Happiness in an appropriate manner, including through education and public awareness-raising activities; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and civil society organizations for appropriate observance. 118th plenary meeting 28 June 2012

konceptual99

To the conservative mindset, silence is usually equated with consent. And the WT hierarchy's silence on "Happy" speaks volumes.

K99, you are right, not everything has an agenda. Still, PR is what it is. The "Happy@Bethel" song is a convenient piece of "unofficial" PR.

Yet they are trying to keep the lid on it, get it pulled off YT. I don't quite understand how it would have got to the point of being put up without Bethel hierarchy's silence (and I agree implication of tacit approval) but then why and get it dropped as quickly as it appeared?

sparrowdown

The same reason Ad agencies put up ads they know will offend, and then quickly pull them once the outrage begins. In a mock "shock, horror we didn't intend to offend anyone" official statement. By then, of course, the objective has been achieved, attention has been directed to the offending ad and the agency comes off as good guy for pulling it.

Is the Watchtower "Be Happy@Bethel" music video a United Nations promotion?

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