April 2009

  • Should Christians Watch TV? Part 2: Would Jesus Watch It?

    By Niki Fears on 4/8/09 7:21am
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    Now that we have taken a look at whether or not Christians should watch mainstream television (see Should Christians Watch Television? Part 1: Mainstream Programming) we will now consider another important question:what about “Family” or Christian programming?

    There are two issues to consider here, first of all just because something is labeled as “Family” programming does not mean that it really is espousing wholesome, Christian family values. Consider for example “The Great Mouse Detective” which was pushed as a family movie for little kids; however has a bar scene in it with alcohol, smoking, and a stripper on stage singing her pitch as a prostitute and also includes political assassination plots and an elaborate attempted murder scene among other things. Not exactly what we would consider “kid friendly” to despite how it was labeled.

    Now, as far as actual Christian programming or what would otherwise be considered “safe” shows.

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  • Should Christians Watch Television? Part 1: Mainstream Programming

    By Niki Fears on 4/7/09 4:32pm
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    It seems that more Americans today plan their days and their weekly schedules around their favorite TV shows instead of the more valuable things of life like time with their family or spending the time in study of God's word. And while television seems to be as deeply rooted in American culture as air is to our survival, many are critical of the moral decline of our society of which popular television plays a major role. So several questions then arise, should Christians watch television? What about family and Christian programming? Is there a “safe” way to watch television? And could there really be any harm in watching television?

     

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