IT

[TakingDominion]

Originally Posted by Aquila

We have a television. However, we don't have cable. Also, we rarely ever watch syndicated television. I get most of my news off of the internet. For the television we have an Amazon Fire Stick that allows us to stream virtually anything over the internet on our television from sporting events to nearly any television series (past or present), and typically any movie you can imagine, even those currently in theaters. The Fire Stick allows us to pick and choose everything we watch, and so it allows us to preview or review the content of everything we choose to watch. We especially like to stream older television shows. We're big on Star Trek. If we watch a movie, we normally make popcorn and stream it on a weekend because time doesn't allow us to do much television viewing during the week. Over the Summer we streamed a lot of kid's shows, Discovery, and educational things for the kids.

As for horror and Stephen King. I'll be honest... I love Stephen King's work. But let me explain. One of my dreams from childhood was to be an author. When it comes to King, he's a master of the art. His use of the English language to convey the exact emotion he desires is a talent to be greatly respected. In fact, the only real "horror" novels I've read and enjoyed were written by King but I haven't read anything of his for several years now. The last Stephen King book I read was the older title, Thinner. For me, a great deal of the enjoyment is his style and technique.

The majority of what I read is non-fiction (religion/spirituality). But when I'm in the mood for fiction I prefer science fiction and fantasy.

I don't watch a lot of movies. I think I watch maybe one movie every two weeks or so on average. When I watch a movie I enjoy science fiction, fantasy, organized crime, romantic comedies, thrillers, and ancient mysteries/adventure. In my years I've enjoyed a few horror movies, but they aren't a favorite. The horror movies I enjoyed most were built more around the paranormal, not blood and gore. I'm not into gore. I also don't like war movies.

As a Christian, I think we do well be cautious about our entertainment. In our media driven high tech society it can be a challenge.

You asked about a Christian library. It wouldn't bother me if a believer had the works of various authors from many different genres (including horror) in their home library . But if they had a movie library filled with violence, blood, and gore horror... something about that would bother me.

Has anyone read any Ted Dekker books? I think he's the closest I know to a "Christian" horror author. I used to be read a lot of Dean Kuntz's books, but I haven't read a non-fiction novel in years.

I agree in this world of streaming services and video technology, the Christian should guard what is allowed in your home for entertainment. I have 3 small children, and it blows my mind when I think about what will be at their fingertips in a few short years. I just listened to a Cody Marks message," Take Heed to Thyself, and to the Doctrine." Highly recommended for anyone.