06.16.09
More than just preacher rant?
In my regular preaching I commonly make reference to the evils of television (particularly content and quantity). When we lived in Crestview we had basic cable with about 20 channels. When we made the move to Brewton we made the simple transition to no cable, dish, antenna, etc. This is easily one of the best practical moves we ever made. Since our family has been largely delivered from television, I’ve gotten quite comfortable speaking about the evils of television, and I sincerely feel like I can see those evils more clearly than ever. For the discerning mind, there is evidence on every hand of the negative impact of too much television including increased materialism, decreased morality, an unnaturally short attention span in young people, and a generally warped worldview of so many with an overexposure to the news media. These are my own observations. I commonly get some bewildered, “here-we-go-again” sort of looks from many folks when I make reference to this subject (actually, they’re faces are probably just fixed that way from watching too much TV). I’ve been interested to see a number of recent headlines from secular news sources (or “objective” sources depending on how much TV you watch), regarding this matter. They include:
“Unhappy people watch more TV: study” See here
Study links viewing adult-themed TV to earlier sex in teens See here
Study: TV May Inhibit Babies’ Language Development See here
“If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater…” 1 John 5:9a
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Hebrews 5:14
It seems as though even the lost world is catching on to what should be obvious to Christian people with a little discernment. Maybe some of that info and admonition is more than just preacher rant!
