The Sinfulness of Entertainment
Posted by Vanity of Vanities! on July 7, 2009
I don’t have much to say because what has been said is phenomenal.
I have a high tolerance for violence, high tolerance for bad language, and zero tolerance for nudity. There is a reason for these differences. The violence is make-believe. They don’t really mean those bad words. But that lady is really naked, and I am really watching. And somewhere she has a brokenhearted father. ~John Piper
Rebecca said
Amen!! Jeremy and I check any movie before we decide to see it. Kids-in-mind.com has been a big “morality saver” in that we know before we go. It means we have missed many movies but our life is not incomplete because of it. We are standing up for God’s values (Phil 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.)
If there is a movie that has sex/nudity or even sexual innuendos sometimes it can be filtered. We have waited until a movie comes out and then watch it on our Clearplay DVD (clearplay.com) which filters out what you set it to (violence, language, sex, nudity, etc.). This has been so good for our marriage relationship to maintain purity and to keep us from temptation. (James 1:12 says “ Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.”)