Blondie's on holidays this week so I said I would do the Comments for her. This weeks study is all about maintaining your integrity, Watchtower-Style. While the article has a couple of good points when it comes to morality, the overall theme is narrow minded, nit-picking and utterly ridiculous. The article is in black, my comments are in blue and unless otherwise noted, all biblical references are from the NWT.
Will You Hold Fast To Your Integrity?
Q 1, 2. We need to engage in what building project, and what questions will we consider?
IMAGINE that you are looking over the plans for a house. You marvel at the practicality of the design. You delight in thinking of the ways in which the house could benefit you and your family. Would you not agree, though, that those plans and any thought you might give them would do little good unless you actually built the house, moved in, and then maintained it?
2. Similarly, integrity may impress us as a vital quality that will do us and those we love a great deal of good. But thinking approvingly about integrity benefits us little unless we build and maintain our Christian integrity. In today's world, literal building projects often prove costly. (Luke 14:28, 29) Likewise, building integrity costs time and effort, yet it is well worth it. So let us discuss three questions: How can we be people of integrity? How can we maintain our Christian integrity? What can be done if someone for a time did not keep his integrity?
The first thing I thought of when I read paragraph one was: Is there only one ‘right' plans for a house? If so, which is it? A bungalow design? Tutor? Modern? Split level? 
While there is nothing really wrong with what paragraphs 1 and 2 are saying, we all know that the Society's view of what defines a person's integrity can be vastly different than someone else's. The American Heritage Dictionary defines ‘integrity' as:
• Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
• The state of being unimpaired; soundness.
• The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness.
All religions encourage their followers to maintain their integrity, but what one religion upholds as being part of a "strict moral or ethical code" might be viewed with disgust and incredulous by others. One example is how fanatical Islamic extremists viewed 9-11. To many of them, what the suicide bombers did on that day would certainly fall under their view of "integrity" in that they held fast to a "strict moral and ethical code", while the rest of the world looked on in horror and disgust. Another example is how Jehovah's Witnesses are trained to believe that Jehovah would rather see you or your child dead and buried, rather than accept a blood transfusion. To the Witnesses, their refusal to accept a transfusion would be categorized as ‘keeping their integrity', while the rest of the world looks on in horror and disgust. No matter what your beliefs, people can be trained and manipulated to believe that a horrific act is actually one of integrity.
How Can We Be People of Integrity?
Q 3, 4. (a) In what ways does Jehovah help us build integrity? (b) How can we build integrity, as exemplified by Jesus?
3. We noted in the preceding article that Jehovah dignifies us with the privilege of deciding whether we will be people of integrity. Happily, though, he does not simply leave us on our own in the matter. He teaches us how to build this precious quality, and he gives us generously of his holy spirit, which helps us apply his teachings. (Luke 11:13) He even provides spiritual protection for those who endeavor to walk in integrity.-Prov. 2:7.
I find the statement about how Jehovah "gives us....of his holy spirit" quite interesting, because since 99% of all Witnesses are not considered "born again", how exactly do they receive God's holy spirit? Isn't that just reserved for the ‘annointed'? Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I was always under the impression that the Great Crowd simply got the crumbs left over from the "elect" and having direct access to the holy spirit is a big no-no unless you're of the 144,000.
4. How has Jehovah taught us to be integrity keepers? Above all, by sending his Son, Jesus, to the earth. Jesus lived a course of perfect obedience. He "became obedient as far as death." (Phil. 2:8) In everything that he did, Jesus obeyed his heavenly Father, even when it was extremely difficult. "Let, not my will, but yours take place," he said to Jehovah. (Luke 22:42) Each of us does well to ask himself, 'Do I have a similarly obedient spirit?' By pursuing a course of obedience with the right motive, we will be integrity keepers. Consider some areas of life in which obedience is especially important.
A typical sleigh-of-hand comment that the average Witness will not even pick up on. Yes Jesus was ‘obedient as far as death' and had an ‘obedient spirit' as far as his father was concerned, but he certainly did not carry that ‘obedience-at-all-costs' over to mere men. Yet we all know that what paragraph 4 is leading up to: reinforcing the idea that you need to be ‘obedient to the death' in whatever the Governing Body members says---not what God says. One of the outstanding things that Jesus reinforced over and over to his followers is that they were not to be mere followers of man and gave the familiar example of how the Pharisees bound "heavy burdens" upon their followers. It's amazing that more Witnesses cannot see the comparison between the Governing Body members today and the Pharisees of 2,000 years ago. 
Q 5, 6. (a) How did David stress the importance of keeping integrity even when we are not seen by other humans? (b) Christians today face what challenges to integrity when alone?
5. We need to obey Jehovah even when we seem to be alone. The psalmist David noted the importance of integrity on occasions when he may have been alone. (Read Psalm 101:2.) As king, David led a very public life. There were no doubt many times when he had hundreds, even thousands, of observers. (Compare Psalm 26:12.) Keeping integrity at such times was important, for the king needed to set a good example for his people. (Deut.17:18, 19) However, David learned that when he might have been alone-'inside his house' -he still needed to walk in integrity. What about us?
6. At Psalm 101:3, we find David's words: "I shall not set in front of my eyes any good-for-nothing thing." There are many opportunities today to set in front of our eyes good-for-nothing things, particularly when we are alone. Access to the Internet has presented many with a challenge in this regard. It is easy to be lured into looking at suggestive, even pornographic, material. But is doing so an act of obedience to the God who inspired David to pen those words? Pornography is harmful, for it inflames wrong and greedy desires, damages the conscience, erodes marriages, and degrades everyone involved.-Prov. 4: 23; 2 Cor. 7:1; 1 Thess. 4:3-5.
I can't believe they use King David as an example of moral integrity here, because his escapades are amongst the most infamous in the bible. King David wasn't just looking as some hieroglyphics of naked women----he went after the real macoy, committed adultery, got Bathsheba prego and then had her hubby killed so he could marry the grieving widow. Be that as it may, paragraph 6 does have a good point about it being far easier for people to look at porn on the internet than in times past. While there's probably nary a man at the KH or elsewhere that hasn't seen a Playboy centerfold, the internet does have some of the filthiest, most disgusting smut around, including rape, pedophilia, beastiality and a host of other categories that defy description.
A woman who was five months pregnant spoke those words regarding the kindness and integrity of a stranger. She had been in a coffee shop, and hours later she realized that she had left her wallet behind. The wallet contained $2,000, far more money than she was used to carrying. "I was crushed," she later told a local newspaper. However, a young woman found the wallet and immediately sought its rightful owner. Unsuccessful, she took it to the police station, and the police tracked down the pregnant woman. "It was a really, really beautiful thing to do," the grateful owner commented. Why did the young woman go to such lengths to return the money? The newspaper noted that as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, she "credits her integrity to the religion with which she was raised."
This box is not part of any paragraph, but just an added experience in the article. While it's certainly true that many Witnesses are honest and have returned large sums of money, what I've always found irritating is that the Society infers that ONLY Jehovah's Witnesses would ever do such a thing. A few months ago, someone found $80,000 in a Tim Horton's bathroom in London, Ontario and prompty returned it to the Brinks company. No mention that the guy was a Witness. There are countless stories like this from all walks of life and Jehovah's Witnesses most certainly do not have the monopoly on "honesty".
Q 7. What principle can help us to keep integrity when we are alone?
7. Of course, no servant of Jehovah is ever truly alone. Our Father lovingly watches over us. (Read Psalm 11 :4.) How pleased Jehovah must be when he sees you resisting temptation! By your doing so, you heed the warning implicit in the words of Jesus found at Matthew 5:28. By all means, be determined not to look at images that would tempt you to do wrong. Do not trade your precious integrity for the shameful act of looking at or reading pornography!
I can't help but wonder if there is a "great crowd" of Dubs that are looking at porn on the net and then being dumb enough to admit it to some elder who's probably doing the exact same thing.
Q 8, 9. (a) Daniel and his companions faced what challenge to their integrity? (b) How do young Christians today delight Jehovah and their fellow Christians?
8. We can also be integrity keepers by obeying Jehovah when we are among unbelievers. Think of Daniel and his three companions. As youths, they were taken as captives to Babylon. There, surrounded by unbelievers who knew little or nothing of Jehovah, the four Hebrews were put under pressure to eat delicacies that God's Law forbade. Those boys might easily have rationalized a course of compromise. After all, their parents, the elders, and the priests could not see what the four of them were doing. Who would know? Jehovah himself would. So they took a firm stand and obeyed him despite the pressure and the risk.-Dan. 1:3-9.
9. Around the world, young Witnesses of Jehovah are following a similar course, holding to God's standards for Christians and refusing to give in to harmful peer pressure. When you young ones refuse to get involved in drugs, violence, cursing, immorality, and other wrongs, you are obeying Jehovah. As you do, you are keeping your integrity. You benefit yourself, and you delight Jehovah and your fellow Christians!-Ps.110:3.
Yes, but unlike the youth described in the book of Daniel, Jehovah's Witness youth today are under tremendous pressure not from ‘worldly peers' in school, but from the Organization itself not to ‘succumb' to things that are in no way condemned in the bible. Attending a classmates' birthday party, carving pumpkins in class at Hallowe'en, giving out Valentines Day cards, or even singing Christmas carols are all viewed as being "Satanic" and "pagan". While it's great that they might refuse to take a cigarette or try recreational drugs under peer pressure, Witness youths are not allowed to participate in everyday normal functions, due to the Borg's obsession with being "different". Of course, the biggest sacrifice many Witness youths have been duped into making, is the sacrifice of their own life by refusing a blood transfusion---an act of which the Organization views as being of great ‘integrity', even though this idea is found nowhere in the bible.
Q 10. (a) What wrong views of fornication have led some youths to compromise their integrity? (b) How does integrity lead us to behave as respects the danger of fornication?
10. We also need to be obedient when dealing with members of the opposite sex. We know that God's Word forbids fornication. However, it is easy to let an obedient spirit lapse into a permissive one. For instance, some youths have engaged in oral or anal sex or mutual masturbation, rationalizing that these acts are not so bad because they think they are technically not "having sex." Such youths forget-or may choose to ignore-that the Bible word for fornication includes all those practices, wrong conduct for which one might be disfellowshipped.
Actually, I could not find any concordance outside of Dubdumb Land, where "mutual masturbation" could possibly be interpreted as "porneia".
American Heritage Dictionary: Sexual intercourse between partners who are not married to each other.
Strong's G4202 - porneia:
1) illicit sexual intercourse
a) adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, intercourse with animals etc.
b) sexual intercourse with close relatives; Lev. 18
c) sexual intercourse with a divorced man or woman; Mk. 10:11,12
2) metaph. the worship of idols
a) of the defilement of idolatry, as incurred by eating the sacrifices offered to idols
The New Testament Greek Lexicon Definition:
• illicit sexual intercourse
• adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, intercourse with animals etc.
• sexual intercourse with close relatives; Lev. 18
• sexual intercourse with a divorced man or woman; Mk. 10:11,
• metaph. the worship of idols
• of the defilement of idolatry, as incurred by eating the sacrifices offered to idols
WORD HISTORY:
The word fornication had a lowly beginning suitable to what has long been the low moral status of the act to which it refers. The Latin word fornix, from which fornic ti, the ancestor of fornication, is derived, meant "a vault, an arch." The term also referred to a vaulted cellar or similar place where prostitutes plied their trade. This sense of fornix in Late Latin yielded the verb fornic r , "to commit fornication," from which is derived fornication, "whoredom, fornication."
Somehow, I find it difficult to trust the same group of idiots who at one time claimed that bestiality wasn't really ‘porneia' and didn't constitute grounds for divorce, with the definition of anything sexual.
(par 10 continues) Worse, though, they ignore the need for integrity. Since we are striving to keep our integrity, we do not look for loopholes. We do not try to get as close as we can to sin without being punished. We do not focus solely on the judicial consequences that an act of wrongdoing might bring. Rather, we focus on doing what will please Jehovah, avoiding what will hurt his feelings. Rather than seeing how close we can get to sin, we keep far away from it and "flee from fornication." (1 Cor. 6:18) We thus show that we are people of genuine integrity.
It is always good to try to teach youth morals, but as per usual, the Society goes far beyond what the scriptures actually say and instead make their own interpretations laws. Nowhere in the bible does it condemn masturbation, or as far as I know, oral or anal sex although this last one probably does fall under the category of ‘porneia'. Witness youth however, find themselves in a constant Catch-22 situation. They're told they can't have sex before their married, or even play with their own dinger because of how "selfish" it is. No, they must wait for married before they're allowed to have any kind of fun yet they're told that they should not marry until after they are past the "bloom of youth", which is god knows how long. So when an 18 year old guy who is at the height of his sexual peak can't get laid, can't even masturbate until he's married, but is then told that he shouldn't really get married until he's older, ends up committing fornication, what a huge surprise. No wonder so many Witnesses get married when they're 17 or 18. This obsession with ‘keeping the congregation clean' has forced god knows how many youth into unhappy marriages just so they can finally have sex without feeling guilty. No wonder we're all so screwed up.
How Can We Maintain Our Integrity?
Q 11. Why is each act of obedience significant? Illustrate.
11. We build integrity by obedience, so we maintain integrity by enduring in an obedient course. A single act of obedience may seem insignificant -a minor matter. Yet, such obedient acts add up over time. To illustrate: A single brick may seem insignificant, but if we carefully place many of them together, we can build a fine home. So by continuing to add to our acts of obedience, we maintain our integrity.-Luke 16:10.
In other words, make sure you feel guilty as hell every single time you slip up in your "obedience course". That guilt will help keep the youth in line so they can eventually become mature drones for the Borg and not just younglings.
Q 12. How did David set an example of maintaining integrity in the face of mistreatment and injustice?
12. Our integrity is especially evident when we endure in the face of hardships, mistreatment, or injustice. Consider the Biblical example of David. As a young man, he endured persecution from a king who was supposed to represent Jehovah's authority. King Saul, however, had lost Jehovah's favor and was bitterly jealous of David, whom God approved. Yet, Saul remained in authority for a time and used Israel's army to hound David. Jehovah allowed this injustice to continue for some years. Was David embittered against God? Did he decide that it was no use enduring? On the contrary. He maintained the greatest respect for Saul's position as God's anointed, refusing to strike back at Saul when an opportunity presented itself. -1 Sam. 24:2-7.
I find it most interesting that they use the idea that King David "endured persecution from a king who was supposed to represent Jehovah's authority". Is this an attempt to justify their warped views of protecting pedophiles over the years and disfellowshipping those who actually spoke out against it? Perhaps the Governing Body members, like Saul, have also "lost Jehovah's favour" and lash out at anyone who dares to challenge them.
Q 13. How can we maintain our integrity if we are hurt or offended?
13. How powerfully David's example speaks to us today. We are part of a worldwide congregation of imperfect humans, anyone of whom may wrong us or even become unfaithful. Of course, we are blessed to live at a time when Jehovah's people as a whole can never be corrupted. (Isa. 54:17)
What a crock!! 
When you read the entire chapter of Isaiah 54, it's obvious that it's referring to Israel, not Jehovah's Witnesses and it is not talking about spiritual corruption. I've never seen any religion that can pluck the most obscure scriptures out the bible and apply to themselves like the Craptower Society.
(par 13 continues) Still, how will we respond should an individual let us down or hurt our feelings? If we were to let bitterness toward a fellow worshipper poison our heart, our integrity to God could be compromised. The conduct of others never creates an excuse for our becoming bitter toward God or for abandoning a faithful course. (Ps. 119:165) Enduring even in the face of trials will help us to maintain our integrity.
Q 14. Integrity-keepers respond in what way to organizational changes and doctrinal refinements?
14. We can also maintain integrity by avoiding a fault-finding, critical spirit. That means, of course, being loyal to Jehovah. He is blessing his people now more than ever. Pure worship has never in all of history been so exalted on earth. (Isa. 2:2-4) When adjustments are made in explanation of Bible texts or in how things are done, we want to accept them. We are delighted to see evidence that the spiritual light is still increasing. (Prov. 4: 18) If we find it hard to understand a change, we ask Jehovah to help us to comprehend the point. Meanwhile, we endure in an obedient course, keeping our integrity.
It's hard to determine which point in this paragraph is the dumbest. First of all, Isaiah 2: 1 clearly shows that this is once again, referring to the Jews-not the WTB&TS because it says: "The thing that Isaiah the son of A´moz visioned concerning Judah and Jerusalem." Where in god's name to they get that it's referring to the Watchtower?? It clearly says it's talking about Judah and Jerusalem. Next, I sincerely doubt that 6.5 million Witnesses are "delighted" when they get word from Crooklyn that a central doctrine that was taught as "fact" for decades (ie. ‘this generation), was actually nothing but a bullshit lie. Sorry if you didn't pay into your company pension, save for retirement or even get married or buy a house. Be delighted damn it!! And if someone is finding it ‘hard to understand a change', you're not allowed to disagree with it, no matter how stupid it may be. You're not allowed to "make sure of all things" or even "carefully examine the scriptures to see if these things are so" like the first century Christians did. No matter what your common sense and rational thinking might tell you, if the Borg says that the sky is green, then you are supposed to ignore the blue up there and "endure in an obedient course, keeping your integrity". 
What if Someone Does Not Keep Integrity?
Q 15. Who only can take away your integrity?
15. That is a sobering question, is it not? As we learned in the preceding article, integrity is absolutely essential. Without it, we have no relationship with Jehovah and no real hope. Keep this in mind: There is only one person in the universe who can take away your integrity. That person is you. Job understood that truth well. He said: "Until I expire I shall not take away my integrity from myself!" (Job 27:5) If you have the same determination and if you stay dose to Jehovah, you need never lose hold of your integrity. -Jas.4:8.
Once again, the idea isn't so much that you might lose your integrity to God---the only thing they really care about is that you don't lose your integrity as far as obeying the Governing Body. They made that clear in paragraph 14.
Q 16, 17. (a) If a person falls into serious sin, what is the wrong course to take? (b) What is the right course to take?
16. Still, some fail to maintain their integrity. Even as occurred when the apostles were still present, some fall into a practice of serious sin. If that happened with you, is the situation hopeless? Not necessarily. What can be done? Let us first consider what not to do. The human tendency is to conceal a wrong from the view of parents, fellow Christians, or elders. However, the Bible reminds us: "He that is covering over his transgressions will not succeed, but he that is confessing and leaving them will be shown mercy." (Prov. 28:13) Those who seek to cover over sins make a tragic mistake, for there can be no concealing of anything from God. (Read Hebrews 4:13.) Some even try to lead a double life, pretending to serve Jehovah while carrying on a course of sin. Such a life is devoid of integrity-it is, in fact, the very opposite of integrity. Jehovah is not pleased with acts of worship carried out by individuals who are concealing serious sins. On the contrary, such hypocrisy angers him.-Prov. 21: 27; Isa.1:1l-16.
17. When a Christian gets involved in serious wrongdoing, the right course is clear. It is time to seek the help of Christian elders. Jehovah has an arrangement in place for dealing with cases of serious spiritual sickness. (Read James 5:14.) Do not let fear of possible discipline or correction keep you from pursuing your spiritual health. After all, would a wise person let the passing pain of an injection or even an operation keep him from addressing a life-threatening health problem? -Heb.12:11.
Oh good lord......In other words, if you don't fess up and admit that you've masturbated, looked at pictures of Pamela Anderson in Playboy, or don't really believe that Jesus returned in 1914, then this is a "life threatening health problem". Give me a frigging break. Why on earth should someone have to confess stupid things like this to an elder who's probably done the same damn things. One of our elders had been carrying on a secret affair with another sister for at least 2 years before they got caught. I can't help but wonder how many people went to him to confess their minute sins, have him sit in judgement on them and dole out some punishment just to teach them a lesson, while he's banging a pioneer who's young enough to be his daughter. No thanks. If I do something wrong, aren't we supposed to be able to approach Jesus in prayer about it??
Q 18, 19. (a) How does David's example show that integrity can be regained? (b) What is your determination regarding your integrity?
18. Is there hope for full recovery? Can integrity be regained once it is lost? Consider again the example of David. He fell into serious sin. He looked covetously at another man's wife, committed adultery, and arranged that the innocent mate be killed. It is hard to think of David at that time as a man of integrity, is it not? Yet, was his situation hopeless? David needed and received strong discipline. Then, his sincere repentance led Jehovah to extend mercy. David learned from the discipline and regained his integrity by obeying God and enduring in that course. David's life exemplified what we read at Proverbs 24:16: "The righteous one may fall even seven times, and he will certainly get up." The result? Consider what Jehovah stated to Solomon about David after he died. (Read 1 Kings 9:4.) God remembered David as a man of integrity. Jehovah can, indeed, cleanse repentant sinners from the stain of even serious sins.-Isa. 1:18.
19. Yes, you will be a person of integrity by showing loving obedience. Maintain loyal endurance, and if serious sin occurs, manifest genuine repentance. What a precious gem is integrity! May each of us share the determination of David: "As for me, in my integrity I shall walk":"'-Ps. 26:11.
Yep...David screwed up big time and he paid for it big time too. However, David did a lot more than just commit adultery. By today's standards, he would be charged with first degree murder and would have done some serious time in prison. The jest of these two paragraphs is to make it seem that anyone today who does anything against what the Organization deems as "acceptable", is no different than King David. In other words, masturbation = adultery/murder/conspiracy.
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS....
Once again, this study article really doesn't offer any practical advise for anyone. It's very negative, demeaning and constructed to make as many people feel guilty for merely being human. It's all about obeying the goons in charge, not questioning anything they might say (no matter how dumb it is), and obsessing about every time you look at someone of the opposite sex, and wondering if God's going to strike you dead for it.
This study article was so bad, it deserves to be on the Gong Show.