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Originally Posted by Margies3
I'm curious - how did you find out about the show in the first place if you don't have broadcast tv in your home? (not finding fault. I believe in tv. just curious  ) |
Kristin has a sister who had watched the show, and told her last year she should consider being a participant. As a professional who placed her career on hold to put her conservative family first by home schooling, she is not a typical wife.
Later on last year we were contacted by a casting agent for the show through my trade association (for chimney sweeps). Two - three days after they made personal contact, we had a camera man from New York in our home for an all day interview.
They receive 700 plus applications a week - but we did not seek to be on the show until after they contacted us.
As Kristin stated earlier today... "We have chosen as a family, not to have broadcast television" - I am not sure that is the same as not "believing in TV".
There are some good programs of course, but the one thousand channels that were brought in as a part of the rule changes were promptly removed after the show.
I continue to think it is not the greatest or wisest use of family time, especially for small children. We do monitor
everything our children watch. This caution-of-TV stance is becoming quite popular in America and I believe we do ourselves a disservice to make this a "religious" or "church" issue. Much of television programing is unfit for Christians - yes - but my question is, Where do people find the four to eight hours a day to watch TV?
It is my view that the fascination of entertainment at the expense of social interaction with peers and family is detrimental - regardless of the content.
Steve Hoover
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