The world speaks about tv.

[jfrog]

These are the lyrics to a song by a band that no Ultracon would be caught dead listening to.

Tool - Vicariously

Eye on the t.v cuz tragedy thrills me.
Whatever flavor it happens to be.
(like)
Killed by the husband...
drowned by the ocean...
Shot by his own son...
she used a poison in his tea, Then she kissed him goodbye.
That's My kinda story
It's no fun till someone dies.

Don't look at me like I am a monster.
Frown out your one face but with the other you
Stare like a junkie into the t.v.
Stare like a zombie
while the mother holds her child. Watches him die.
Hands to the sky, cryin' "why, oh why?"

Cuz I need to watch things die, from a distance.
Vicariously, I live while the whole world dies.
You all need it too don't lie.

Why can't we just admit it?
We won't give pause till the blood is flowing.
Neither the brave nor bold nor brightest of stories told,
We won't give pause till the blood is flowing.

i need to watch things die, from a good safe distance.
Vicariously, i live while the whole world dies.
you all feel the same so why can't we just admit it?

Blood like rain come down. Drum on grave and ground.
Part Vampire, Part warrior, Carnivore, and Voyeur
Stare at the transmittal. Sing to the death rattle

Credulous at best, your desire to believe in angels in the hearts of men.
Pull your head on out your hippy haze and give a listen.
Shouldn't have to say it all again.
The universe is hostile. so Impersonal. devour to survive.
So it is. So it's always been.

We all feed on tragedy. It's like Blood to a vampire.
vicariously, I live while the whole world dies.
Much better you than i.
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Thoughts? I think its very ironic that this song by a worldly band goes a long way to confirm in part what Ultracons have been saying about TV all along.

[MissBrattified]

There are LOTS of secular and non-Apostolic people who recognize the threat of unhindered, unmonitored media being streamed into the home--especially homes with children.

Personally, I know a lot of homeschool families, both secular and Christian, who don't have TV because of it's negligible content (meaning--having no real value), the distraction factor, and because it's a time thief. They don't have an Apostolic/Ultra-Con background.

I tend to agree, to a point, except that I don't want to make TV the *forbidden fruit*. We have it, but it's very limited, some channels are completely blocked, and our kids aren't allowed to be couch potatoes. Our kids have grown up with it, and can take it or leave it, but we have relatives who don't have TV so when they come to our house they're glued to it constantly.

[*AQuietPlace*]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

There are LOTS of secular and non-Apostolic people who recognize the threat of unhindered, unmonitored media being streamed into the home--especially homes with children.

Personally, I know a lot of homeschool families, both secular and Christian, who don't have TV because of it's negligible content (meaning--having no real value), the distraction factor, and because it's a time thief. They don't have an Apostolic/Ultra-Con background.

I tend to agree, to a point, except that I don't want to make TV the *forbidden fruit*. We have it, but it's very limited, some channels are completely blocked, and our kids aren't allowed to be couch potatoes. Our kids have grown up with it, and can take it or leave it, but we have relatives who don't have TV so when they come to our house they're glued to it constantly.

[RandyWayne]

One of the best, if not the best, invention for controlling broadcast/cable/satellite television is the DVR. Until you actually have one it is hard to describe how convenient it makes things. Once it is set to record specific things we want to watch the set is almost never on! (And you can fast forward through the commercials.)

[commonsense]

As with anything else, the key is moderation.

We did not have tv when our children were young due to upc rulings for the ministry.

Yes, it was a bonus in regard to our children's activites.........more outdoor play, more reading etc. But as Miss B stated----it also meant whenever they saw a tv it was a magnet!