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TV You Can Do Without
By Ken Horn | January 14, 2008
Here is my second installment in my “TV to Avoid” series:
Sitcoms (most): Sitcoms were really the first televised avenue of heightened sexual innuendo. Now it is no longer just innuendo; it is in-your-face immorality. I remember when sitcoms began to become uncomfortable to view. They have continued to stretch the envelope. So much of the humor revolved around sex that some programs admitted that’s what they were about, e.g., “Sex and the City.”
And you don’t even want to accidentally surf past a sitcom on a premium channel … another good reason not to have them.
Most sitcoms are full of spiritual poison. I regret that many Christians, like the frog in the pot, don’t notice the heat being turned up because it is so gradual.
My goal in this series is not to decide for you, but hopefully to make you think, then decide for yourself.
Ask yourself this question with any TV program you watch: “Would I be comfortable watching this with Jesus in the room?” Because He is.
Christians just don’t need sitcoms.
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Ken Horn
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January 15th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Another question I often ask myself is “Would I be comfortable watching this in the church sanctuary along with the rest of the congregation?”
January 15th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
That’s an excellent way to put it. It is definitely easy to visualize that and to know the answer.