Posted by Matt Markins in Part 2 in a 3 Part Series
Last night, my wife and I had to change the channel three times due to inappropriate images, commercials or scenes that “happened” upon our television screen, and we are very conservative on what we watch. This may hurt my popularity to point this out, but how many times have you been watching Law and Order or CSI and the detectives walk into a strip club (remember this is prime time television on NBC and CBS) to investigate a scene or a suspect – then just a few minutes later this can be followed up by a Victoria’s Secret commercial? I am so sick of this…which is why I am writing this three part series and sharing with you the changes we have made that are making a difference. If you haven’t noticed this, then you probably don’t watch much prime time television.
You see, without giving it much thought, we come home from work each day and are continuing to follow the same model as our parents, by sitting around the television as a family (or even just as husband and wife) while post modern thought is pumped into our heads. The difference is, culture has shifted – little by little over the past few decades, it has continued to shift, and here we are, still following the same model. We have to admit that it is broken, and make a change.
If we are going to be D6 Families that train our children in the home to follow Christ, we have to first admit that the model is broken. Sponge Bob won’t do it for us. Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel won’t do it. As Moms, Dads, and Grandparents, we have to admit that the model is broken and then develop an action plan to do something different. Tomorrow I will share just a few of the simple ideas that have worked for our family. I hope you find them helpful.
