TAKING BACK THE
AIRWAYS FOR CHRIST
Most Americans spend
more time with the
television than they
do with their
spouses or family.
99% of American
homes have a
television, and it
is estimated that
the average person
watches 3 to 4 hours
of television
everyday, including
our children. Our
view of the world,
of society, of
family and even of
life itself comes
from the Media. It
has become the
world’s center for
truth, direction,
and comfort. It has
become our teacher,
our therapist, our
friend, our church,
our counselor, and
even our children’s
babysitters.
The average
non-Christian person
no longer turns to
teachers, therapists
or the church when
they have a problem;
they turn on Oprah,
or the Supernanny,
or one of the
countless programs
that try to tell us
how to satisfy our
mate, raise our
children, lose
weight, look great,
get healthy,
decorate our house,
and live like the
celebrities. To
de-stress from an
overwhelming day, we
turn on the
television. When we
are lonely we turn
on the television.
When we want to be
entertained, we turn
on the television.
When we want someone
to tell us how
things are going in
the world, we turn
on the television.
Television, we are
told, is simply a
reflection of the
life of our society.
We are shown drug
addicts, alcoholics,
homosexuals,
promiscuous people,
and now even
professional
criminals, who are
happy with their
lifestyle. The
entertainment
industry tells us
the desirable life
is one of wealth and
fame. They tell us
that if we’re not
satisfied with our
mates – just go find
another one. They
tell us that life is
about getting
satisfied, without
consideration of
consequence. They
depict a life devoid
of God, as
glamorous,
desirable, and they
promote sin as
freedom. They do
not tell the truth
about sins that lead
to death and the
devastating effects
from those sins and
lifestyles.
But just as the
Bible teaches us
that faith comes by
hearing, and hearing
by the Word of God,
the opposite is true
as well. What
penetrates our minds
day in and day out
becomes your truth
and your reality.
Children learn to
imitate what they
see on television;
they learn that
homosexuality is
simply another
lifestyle choice,
that pre-marital sex
is not only
acceptable but
expected, that
violence is the
norm, and that drugs
and drinking are
just a normal part
of life. Society
becomes numbed to
the violence they
see day in and day
out, and we lose our
moral bearings.
The quickest way
to disciple a nation
is to gain control
of it’s media.
As Christians we
believe what the
Bible says, Bad
company corrupts
good character, but
what we don’t
realize is that
television is
company. The
characters on
television and in
movies are people.
They are people that
we, in a sense hang
out with
