Always be on the watch for the deceptive 'bait-and-switch' in WT publications. The BAIT is the subject under discussion and is usually introduced by a question.
BAIT: Does this mean ... the ways and standards that we are brought up with ... ?
The SWITCH is that the answer given is not in relation to the question and does not actually answer the question.
SWITCH: trends and standards of the world
Such words plays are often accompanied by an appeal to authority (Bible) and part of a universal battle between good and evil (Jehovah v Satan).
The irony of this WT article is that two of the "trends and standards" that the world is currently adopting is freedom of religion and minimum standards for child protection in organizations.
WT comments, 4/29/15:
"Does this mean that as long as there is no clearly stated law from God, we can just follow the ways and standards that we are brought up with and that are common in our area?...[quoted Prov. 16:20]...The Bible shows that trends and standards of the world are manipulated and controlled by none other than Satan, 'the god of this system of things'".