[CS-FSLUG] Television

Sun Sep 19 20:13:15 CDT 2004

I agree generally with the notion that our culture is quickly becoming
enamored by things we find utterly disgusting.  I also wonder how much
of the filth is really "customer-driven", that is in response to what
people want.  How much of it is a bunch of boneheads sitting around an
office, saying, "how far can we take the sex scene this week"?

I've also seen/heard that the cable companies will be offering
homosexual-oriented content as part of their basic cable services. 
Allegedly, you won't have any say in whether you get the service,
it'll just be there.  If this is true, I promise I won't be supporting
Time-Warner.  BTW, the channels I get with the 'ol rabbit ear also
play the reality shows.  And NYPD Blue was supposed to have had a
pretty steamy scene in it way back when.

I participated in a campaign to petition the FCC in the wake of Sonny
Bono's fould remarks.  I also sent off an e-mail to Sen. Dole (as part
of the campaign), who promptly responded her agreement.  Shortly
afterwards, the FCC clamped down on the network involved. 
churchcoalition.com is the website to check out.

However, I have also disengaged myself from that group due to one of
its members writing effectively that inter-racial marriage is against
the Bible.  Moses married an Ethiopian (Zipporah), and I am a man of
Irish descent married to a woman of Irish, Native American, and
African descent.  While the OT warned sternly against marrying foreign
women (who worshipped other gods), nothing at all is said of this in
the NT, beyond the mention of being unequally yolked with unbelievers.
 God himself intervened when Aaron & Miriam spoke out against Moses.

The issue raises a concern in my mind about how much power the
Christian Coalition folks have over our thinking.  I would happily
participate in a different campaign that is not attached to the racial
stigma.

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 10:41:49 -0500, Christopher Rose <kf6snj at lycos.com> wrote:
> I don't totally agree. I say this for if the cable companies start losing
> large numbers of customers (moral christian and concerned non-christians
> alike), they might want to re-examine what is on television. Thankfully, the
> FCC is starting to take a greater interest in what is on television and have
> started to say "hold up" on some of the programming. Indeed, it may be
> possible to petition the FCC to tell the various television stations that
> certain types of programming (regardless of what the station may make from
> airing it) is inappropriate. Indeed, I'd be in favor of an e-mail or snail
> mail petition to the FCC on this.
> 
> In Christ,
> Christopher
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "R. Thompson" <ron.t at sasktel.net>
> Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:08:51 -0600
> To: "A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group."
> <Christiansource at ofb.biz>
> Subject: Re: [CS-FSLUG] Television
> 
> > On Sat, 2004-09-18 at 22:42, Christopher Rose wrote:
> > > I can not help but wonder what it is that is happening to America.
> <snipped>
> > >  Indeed, many of the so-called "cartoons" that I see on television these
> days
> > > probably would not have gotten past the censors when I was a child.
> > > I firmly believe that if I can not receive it on my rabbit ear antenna,
> > > I probably am better off not watching it.
> >
> >       Rabbit ear antennae help filter the corruption out of television
> > programming?
> >
> > >  My personal suggestion, and this may hurt some, is to REJECT cable
> television.
> > > Yes, it means giving up the high speed cable internet,
> > > In fact, I do not usually turn on the television unless I am going to
> watch
> > > "SuperBook", "Veggie-Tales" or perhaps "Adventures in Odyssey" with my
> 2yo.
> > > Otherwise, the television general remains off. I can assure you that this
> does
> > > have an effect on those around you. Sadly, my nieces and nephew do not
> like
> > > spending time at my place because they can not watch "Spongebob" or
> "Powerpuff Girls"
> > > on television (or anything on cartoon network for that matter). Oddly
> enough,
> > > this does not bother me, as at least my son is growing up without a need
> to watch
> > > cartoons and he isn't exposed to all the garbage that the cable companies
> are trying
> > > to sell us as entertainment.
> >
> >       I don't think that the cable companies alone are responsible for what
> > makes it on TV.  But I suspect that they make be playing a part.  Years
> > ago there were the Neilson ratings, which kept track of the popularity
> > of programs.  With digital cable, I suspect but don't know this for
> > sure, that the cable companies have an automated equivatlent to the
> > Neilson ratings, by collecting data on the numbers of digital cable
> > boxes tuned to any particular program at any time.  Having digital
> > cable, the programs we select then would be also be counted.  Not being
> > on digital cable would mean we'd have no vote (not that we knew we were
> > voting).  If morally upright people in large numbers were to switch off
> > cable and replace it with 'rabbit ears' then the more acceptable
> > programmes would then appear to be that much more unpopular and more
> > likely to be cancelled (to be replaced by something more appealing to
> > the amoral viewers).
> >
> >            My thoughts,
> >
> >                   Ron T.
> > >
> > > Pax,
> > >
> > > Christopher
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The "Cat" is out of the bag, Grey Cat Linux
> > >
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> > Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
> > www.petomai.org   ron at petomai.org
> > "Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as doves to their window?" Is
> > 60:8
> >
> >
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