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Morte
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Message 78 of 220 (205390)
05-05-2005 6:37 PM
Reply to: Message 77 by Phat
05-05-2005 3:39 PM


Re: Radio dials
Thats funny, cuz when I turn on my tv all I hear is sex sex sex, money, money, money! Of course, that stuff is transparant to you as well.
I'm afear'd that this thread will turn into an argument about this and go wildly off-topic, so I’d like to suggest that further discussion of TV/radio’s religious viewpoint go into another thread.
For the record, I think it really depends on the channels/shows you listen to or watch. Didn't someone here have that quote in their sig where Lewis Black on The Daily Show commented on some of the people at Fox opposing the immorality of some of the other shows on Fox?
But I would hardly say that radio/television is indicative of a particular area’s culture, in any case. One hardly needs to be immersed in Christian ideals constantly to be in a Christian culture.
There’s a prayer circle, organized entirely by students, at the local (public) high school in my area every once in a while before school in the morning (the local paper’s editor likes to flaunt the "utter piety" of our town and always seems to use this as an example). Some fundamentalists, some more moderate; but these, oftentimes, are the same students who enjoy such shows as That ‘70s Show, Seinfeld, Friends, anything on Comedy Central, and other shows that are generally considered secular in nature for their content. After all, these teenagers are Christians, but they're also still teenagers.
To take a wider scope, this town is generally considered ultraconservative and a "fundamentalist stronghold" of sorts, because the Christians here are very activist and Christian morality tends to dominate local politics. As well, you can't drive down a single block without seeing a couple of crosses on people's lawns, and there are churches nearly everywhere. I would be hard-pressed to call this anything but a Christian culture despite the availability, and even popularity, of more "secular" forms of entertainment (which seem to exist in any reasonably large town).
BTW, I'm sorry to hear about your health and I hope you can find the willpower and faith in yourself that you will need to change.

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Morte
Member (Idle past 6103 days)
Posts: 140
From: Texas
Joined: 05-03-2004


Message 81 of 220 (205434)
05-05-2005 10:19 PM
Reply to: Message 79 by AdminBen
05-05-2005 9:34 PM


Re: T O P I C !
EXCEPT... next time you have something to say on the OFF-TOPIC part of this thread, instead of suggesting opening a new thread AND THEN RESPONDING, just open a new thread! It really is just that easy.
To clarify: I was actually not trying to comment on the part that I felt was off-topic. I said further discussion of TV/radio’s religious viewpoint in reference to the preceding posts regarding whether or not such outlets are religious- or secular-based, which I felt might generate off-topic debate and did not share my opinion on.
The rest of my post, I feel, was on-topic in the thread. This thread, as you said, appears to be for discussing the roots of people’s religious beliefs, and it came up that one’s culture and environment would logically play a large role in determining what one believed. One post seemed to imply that culture simply consisted of television and music (Message 73):
quote:
When I grew up I never heard one think about Jesus or Christians. Our culture is as far away from Christianity as we can get. Ever turn on the tv or listen to music.
I was responding to say that it doesn't consist of just that, but of the behavior, belief, social traits, and values of those around you as well - which I feel is relevant because, to determine culture's role in the formation of one's beliefs, we need first to have a solid definition of what culture really is.
{Added in edit: I suppose I might not have been entirely clear that this was my purpose in the post; I meant the sentences, "But I would hardly say that radio/television is indicative of a particular area’s culture, in any case. One hardly needs to be immersed in Christian ideals constantly to be in a Christian culture." as the main point of the post but didn't particularly emphasize them in any way. The rest was just to give an example of what I meant.}
This message has been edited by Morte, 05-05-2005 10:30 PM

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