The Eulogy Begins

Originally Posted by BobDylan

Well, a blanket statement saying that "TV is ok" I totally disagree with. It cannot be argued, IMO, that full acceptance of TV and it's programming should be embraced as acceptible. TV, in any unregulated form, is NOT acceptible. There are way too many insidious programmings that are pummelled through televisions to completely embrace it. However, the effectiveness of certain venues of TV, i.e. as an advertising and communication medium, cannot be denied. Therefore harnassing the positivie benefits, while "filtering out" and regulating the negative aspects, is something that could be considered, and still not be contradictory to the apostolics traditional position on TV as a whole. We harnass the "advertising, communication, and information" aspects of the internet while attempting to filter out it's damaging and perfidious aspects... why can we not do the same for TV? I would not suggest that people should have unfettered access to programming on TV, and I also would emphasise that TV should not be a primary method of entertainment in the home. I even think the traditional position of just not having one in the home (not through legislation, but by teaching principle and letting people make up their own mind) could be promoted as well... while still harnassing those EXTREMELY effective avenues of communication that are available on it. JMHO...

I agree, a blanket "everything on tv is ok" statement is, well, obviously not true... but so is a blanket "everything on tv is evil" statement...

and one tv wouldn't work in my home, not because everyone watches so much tv, but 'cuz both me and my bro have our video games in our rooms and, well, they require TV sets... }=o) (so we hook up cable through 'em, too, 'cuz, well, why not if its available and odesn't cost anything more???)