What a shock. Can you believe it? An article on MSNBC.com today states that content in movies, television, and music can affect our children! Next they're going to tell us that stopping breathing is dangerous.
Here's the link to the article on MSNBC's website:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12130036/
So, basically what the study says is that the increased sexual content in the media is causing young people to have more sex and more promiscuous sex at an earlier age. This flies in the face of all of those who say that "it's just music" or "it's just a movie". No, it isn't. When the brain takes in images and words, it processes them. It cannot be ignored. The brain is too powerful for that. Instead, the information goes in and stays in, whether in the conscious or subconscious.
Think back to television in the late 50s and early 60s. Lucy and Desi didn't even sleep in the same bed! They wouldn't say the word "pregnant". Yes, that was probably too extreme on the side of caution. It was also too extreme to say that Barbara Eden couldn't show her navel in "I Dream of Jeannie". But compare that to the blatant sex, language, violence, and immorality we see today! Is it any wonder that our children view these acts as normal and even preferable?
Allow me to point you to a couple of scriptures in the Bible. Use whatever translation you prefer. Read the MSNBC article. Then check out Ephesians 5: 3-5 and Colossians 3: 8, 9 for a start. Anyone who thinks that the Bible isn't a guide for our day isn't thinking clearly.
Folks, pay attention to what your children are watching and listening to in the media. Find out what music they hear and what movies and television shows they watch. Then exercise your authority as parents and eliminate the bad things. (This includes video games, by the way.) As the years go by, you will see just how valuable such guidance is, and how it helps our children to grow into well-balanced and decent adults. And don't we need more of those?
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