Chester Wright's Letter to the UPC!!!!!

[Scott Hutchinson]

I'm not Upci but I do appreciate NI and his opinion.

[Praxeas]

Nye!

[Thad]

Originally Posted by NobodyImportant

There is a whole lot of difference between the two.
For me to go to a porn site, I have to decide to do it. It doesn't happen by accident.
For someone to view something digusting on tv, one need only channel surf and they will see it regardless of whether they intend to or not.
This argument is so worn and thin that it really doesn't have much merit since the two mediums are vastly different.
Also, there are such things called internet filters to protect the accidental viewing of porn. Not available on tv as I recall.
NI

I agree that TV has had an extremely harmful effect on our youth and the morals of our country. however, for you to deny that there is a MAJOR rise in the area of porn in our church is totally niave. i can't name any marriages that have ended in divorice because of a TV but because of the internet ?? quite a few!

[rrford]

Originally Posted by NobodyImportant

There is a whole lot of difference between the two.
For me to go to a porn site, I have to decide to do it. It doesn't happen by accident.
For someone to view something digusting on tv, one need only channel surf and they will see it regardless of whether they intend to or not.
This argument is so worn and thin that it really doesn't have much merit since the two mediums are vastly different.
Also, there are such things called internet filters to protect the accidental viewing of porn. Not available on tv as I recall.
NI

Sure it is. The problem is that many folks just accpet the argument that there are no such filter capabilites available. Further, when the two technologies totally merge I have a feeling the same filtering the internet now has will alos apply to the integrated media.

[rrford]

Originally Posted by Thad

I agree that TV has had an extremely harmful effect on our youth and the morals of our country. however, for you to deny that there is a MAJOR rise in the area of porn in our church is totally niave. i can't name any marriages that have ended in divorice because of a TV but because of the internet ?? quite a few!

Thad, this argument is based upon a "specific" case of divorce and not the rise of divorce overall. Statistics have proven that divroce rates began to rise with the advent of television. (Think soap opera.)

Divorce rates in America were climbing long before the invention of the internet.

[Thad]

Originally Posted by rrford

Thad, this argument is based upon a "specific" case of divorce and not the rise of divorce overall. Statistics have proven that divroce rates began to rise with the advent of television. (Think soap opera.)

Divorce rates in America were climbing long before the invention of the internet.

i think you know what i mean. more men now have access to porn. women have access to chat rooms.

Originally Posted by Thad

I agree that TV has had an extremely harmful effect on our youth and the morals of our country. however, for you to deny that there is a MAJOR rise in the area of porn in our church is totally niave. i can't name any marriages that have ended in divorice because of a TV but because of the internet ?? quite a few!

Just curious: where did I say that in my post? I can't seem to find it.
I do agree that this has become a much larger issue than in times past. I do agree that the venue of choiceis internet.
That does not take away from the fact that tv is detrimental to the health of a home.
The increase in violent crimes in America can be linked to the increase of viewed violence on tv.
One stat that I saw stated that more women are brutalized during SuperBowl sunday than any other time of the year. That is horrifying to say the least.
And some here think it is okay to watch this?
NI

[rrford]

Originally Posted by Thad

i think you know what i mean. more men now have access to porn. women have access to chat rooms.

I totally agree. Just wanted to point out that divorce can also be attributed to TV influence. As well as a rise in violent crimes, etc.

[Hoovie]

While TV viewing can be attributed to some of the overall decline and desensitization of morality, I see that the internet can easily make the actual contact between two lustful people. This fact maks the internet a more direct rather than indirect (TV) contributor to marital decay.

[rrford]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

While TV viewing can be attributed to some of the overall decline and desensitization of morality, I see that the internet can easily make the actual contact between two lustful people. This fact maks the internet a more direct rather than indirect (TV) contributor to marital decay.

Agreed.