I Don't Think I Can Watch Primetime Tv Anymore....

Crystalicequeen123 said:

Hey Ladies...

I didn't quite know where to put this post, so I figured I would just put this in here since maybe some of you will understand and won't jump down my throat lol

This week I've been watching the season premieres of many "hit shows" on Primetime TV (ie. Empire, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, HTGAWM, etc.), and let me just say.... After last night I am truly flabbergasted.

As a Christian woman, I just don't feel like I can personally watch those shows any longer. They bother my conscience! I personally never was a watcher of HTGAWM, in fact, last night was my FIRST episode I've ever watched of that show. I figured, since Viola Davis got such critical acclaim for it at the Emmy's last Sunday, I might as well check it out to see what it's about.

Well.... needless to say, I was shocked. I just can't believe how much homosexuality and homosexual relationships/situations are portrayed on TV now days! And Empire... ugh... I watched the first few episodes of the first season, and liked it until it got to be too ratchet and morally degrading. Even Scandal was getting to be a bit too much (although I admit, I really liked last night's episode...).

But almost every SINGLE show I watched this week (Grey's, Empire, HTGAWM) had some type of homosexual theme/romance/kissing in it, and it is just making me a bit uncomfortable. Even watching heterosexual relationships on TV that are too risque bothers my conscience. Here I am a Christian woman, trying to remain chaste for marriage, and these images are on my TV screen.

I realized right then and there last night that I cannot have a steady diet of this type of "entertainment" if I want to remain "chaste" and clean in God's eyes. To me I feel like a hypocrite.

Is it just my imagination?? Or is the "gay theme" so prevalent these days?? BEfore anyone starts throwing e-darts, I am NEVER discriminatory of gays/lesbians or LBGT individuals. I believe that EVERYONE (no matter WHO you are) deserves respect. But the constant barrage of homosexual imagery is just so common these days. Almost like it's being made to seem more "normal". You know what they say, when you see something often enough, it starts to seem "normal" to you. #psychology101 Even the constant blatant violent imagery in some TV shows these days is just a bit much for me now.

These days...I don't know...... I just feel like these are all a tool from Satan.


Your thoughts???

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I only watch select shows and none of the ones you mentioned, thank God. I only have a tolerance to watch certain TV shows and for me, it's usually HGTV, Food network, Discover or some reality tv like deep sea gold mining, or Alaskan "something or the other."

OP timely topic and I am in agreement. Pretty soon they will start introducing pedofiles into prime time TV.

Lucia said:

I got a discussion guide in my inbox for this movie of course they say watch the movie first. Interesting

http://www.pureflixinsider.com/resources/?id=WhatIf_DiscussionGuide.pdf

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Oh THANK YOU @Lucia... This is really nice. I've seen this movie 2.5 times. I fell asleep once while watching, I was exhausted from traveling.

I really like this discussion guide. The headings are on point "Man's Plan" God's Plan. I'm going enjoy sharing this with the family on 'Family Movie Night'. Thanks again so much. You never disappoint, @Lucia... never.

SimplyWhole said:

OP timely topic and I am in agreement. Pretty soon they will start introducing pedofiles into prime time TV.

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I'm already in prayer for God to literally burn up what's already being shown on these shows. I'm so serious, I've asked God, in prayer to destroy every single one of these horrid shows filled with so much violence and pornography. It's time for it to go...in the Name of Jesus. Don't be surprised if it occurs. God hears our prayers and if we ask anything according to His will, He will hear and do it for us.

Glory to God, in Jesus' Name, Amen and Amen.

Lucia said:

Have you watched Poirot ? With David Suchet IMO he's a great actor underrated though.

Love that show.

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You know, I always see it in the Netflix queue but have yet to watch it. I think because years ago I saw an episode on PBS (or some similar station) and, though it was indeed a good mystery, I wasn't particularly drawn in to any of the characters or settings. I'll have to give it another try.

Want something interesting to watch..? I'd seen this "movie" on TV recently:

http://www.pbs.org/program/hava-nagila/

i am surprised about hava nigela! i have seen it sung at jewish weddings though...

Havent had a tv since giving my life to God 20 years ago, so I just have internet for work, school and LHCF. It has kept me in control, im responsible for what I pull up online. I have no idea whats on tv and I love it!

Lucia said:

Have you watched Poirot ? With David Suchet IMO he's a great actor underrated though.

Love that show.

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he's one of my favorites, he and Ms. Marple (Agatha Christie anything) and Father Brown.

Well Angela Basset has joined the "movement" I see.

momi said:

Well Angela Basset has joined the "movement" I see.

Spoiler

http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2015/10/22/bill-cosby-used-in-political-attack-ad/

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I didn't watch or read the article, the title made me very sad and to see Angela's name there.

This has gone too far and isn't Angela a Christian ? Not sure. I thought she and her husband were.

Shimmie said:

I didn't watch or read the article, the title made me very sad and to see Angela's name there.

This has gone too far and isn't Angela a Christian ? Not sure. I thought she and her husband were.

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I'm not sure if she's ever professed to be a Christian Shimmie - I do know that this was completely unnecessary. She was already a renown actress.

oh my.... I read online she was a member of West Angeles COGIC, not sure if she's still a member ...

momi said:

I'm not sure if she's ever professed to be a Christian Shimmie - I do know that this was completely unnecessary. She was already a renown actress.

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It was bad enough when she starred in that TV witch series. I forgot the name of it, but she was in that show's previews and I was so disappointed to see her like that. You are so right, that this is completely unnecessary. She's not a starving actress. I don't understand why she of all people would do this. She must be under some type of spell. I'm serious.

Angela cannot possibly be in her right mind to do this. I wonder how her husband feels about it and why he would 'allow' it. Some things husbands do have a right to put their foot down about. This is most definitely something for him to object to and to not back down.

I know that I wouldn't allow my husband to take part in anything like this and I would not bat an eye let alone back down. Just making a point.

Laela said:

oh my.... I read online she was a member of West Angeles COGIC, not sure if she's still a member ...

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Dear Lord....

Here's an interview where she admits she is a Christian and how she depends upon her faith with her work. This was regarding her connection with the Lifetime movie on Whitney Houston

http://www.christianpost.com/news/a...ks-criticism-films-provocative-themes-132683/

She quotes a lot of scripture here ... appears to be rationalizing. So I wonder how she applies God's Word to her current 'project' of porn portrayal...

This is just so sad, so disappointing. No Christian is ever perfect, but to go all out with something like this knowing full well how wrong it is.

Thank you for starting this thread!! The struggle to find decent shows to watch was so real before I became a Christian, and it's much more so now!!

But there's something on my heart that I have to share.

The hyper focus on gay people and relationships in topics about media or sex or marriage are a bit jarring. Two gay people sleeping together should not be more outrageous to a Christian than a woman committing adultery with a married man. First, all sin is filthy and grievous in God's eyes. Second, the marriage covenant is a earthly reflection of the covenant between the Church and Christ and our covenant with God. Anything that celebrates and promotes the defilement of the marriage union should be so disgusting and disheartening to us. The New Testament didn't say that having gay sex sends someone to a different Hell than a heterosexual people who are sexually immoral, adulterers, impure and the fornicators.

Before I was a Christian, I wouldn't watch Scandal because it glorified adultery. Now I know where that conviction comes from. Scandal was already disgusting and evil before they showed gay sex scenes. In HTGAWM, Viola Davis and her husband were both committing adultery and unmarried couples are having sex as well, and the main complaint is about the gay characters on the show . The level of sex on TV is outrageous, and most of it is sex between heterosexual couples!! Seeing 2 gay people have sex does not make heterosexual people go out and have gay sex, but watching scene after scene of straight people having sex tempts straight people to go do the same thing. Hence the statistic that 70% of self-identified Christians have or are currently engaged in premarital sex, and 90% have watch/ed pornography. That's not okay! Showing newly married couples that cheating is okay as long as "you're in love" is not okay.

Watching same sex partners buy a house does not tempt me or other heterosexual people to suddenly find a gay partner to go house shopping with. But seeing an unmarried heterosexual couple live together and have sex before marriage does tempt the vast majority of the population to go do the same thing. I love watching House Hunters, and I hate seeing unmarried couples buy houses together. It's glorifying living in sin, and premarital living and sex is completely normal now. A lot of churches want to blast homosexuality, and completely ignore the sexual immorality and fornication going on with their 99% straight congregation.

Gay people get blamed for destroying the institution of marriage, when 99.9% of divorces are filed between 2 straight people. Most extramarital affairs are between heterosexuals. Most children born out of wedlock are between heterosexuals. Most premarital sex happens between heterosexual people. No, marriage has been devalued and destroyed by heterosexual people. Jesus warned us about pointing out the stick in someone else's eye when we have a log in our own. Many Christians rationalize watching and supporting acts that are just as egregious to God (if not more so) when they are acts that they themselves are more likely to participate in or fantasize about. Sexual temptation is like the number one trap! David was a man after God's own heart, and even he fell because of sexual temptation! Satan is crafty, and he has currently lured us into a false sense of security with "It's okay, at least they're/I'm not gay." No! That's a lie, but it's a comfortable lie.

I'm sorry I just had to get this off my chest . As a baby Christian, the struggle to stay pure and sexual moral is real!! I can't watch most shows without my spirit being disturbed, and it's because of all of the sex and cheating that's on TV!! Ugh! Talk about something being thrown in your face!! Why is everyone on TV trying to find anyone to bang! Even on Seinfeld!! I was like really guys! Come on

Could we list shows/ networks that are "safe" at least 98% of the time! That would be super helpful

The Middle
HGTV
Food Network
PBS
The Chew
Flipping Vegas, Flipping Boston, etc
K-Dramas!!!! ( I need to go back to watching these)
Jane the Virgin (I loved this show, and the main character is great)
Blacklist (violence but no sex)
Court shows
House of DVF (good reality show)

momi said:

Well Angela Basset has joined the "movement" I see.

Spoiler

http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2015/10/22/bill-cosby-used-in-political-attack-ad/

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many would say it's only acting, she's only practicing her craft...I hear this said a lot.

ckisland said:

Could we list shows/ networks that are "safe" at least 98% of the time! That would be super helpful

The Middle
HGTV
Food Network
PBS
The Chew
Flipping Vegas, Flipping Boston, etc
K-Dramas!!!! ( I need to go back to watching these)
Jane the Virgin (I loved this show, and the main character is great)
Blacklist (violence but no sex)
Court shows
House of DVF (good reality show)

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My favorites are:

Just about all cooking shows
All of the Home shows on HGTV and DIY
We enjoy ' Undercover Boss ' on Oprah's network
Dr. Phil -- He and his wife are Christians. He supports DayStar Christian Network. (I see him as being 'neutral' though so I'm cautious of his responses when I see controversial shows of his).
TCM / Turner Classic Movies - I love Film Noir
The UP Network (family oriented)
Hallmark TV
Hallmark Movie Station
I don't like the news channels; I only watch to be informed
I do like the weather channel. I can track the airport statuses as well as the weather.
TLC
The exercise shows on PBS (Classical Stretch is my favorite)

Apparently the main character had an abortion on the show while the Christmas standard "Silent Night" played in the background. How sick. So glad I never watched that stupid show!

Iwanthealthyhair67 said:

many would say it's only acting, she's only practicing her craft...I hear this said a lot.

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Don't get me started on this one... Her 'craft'. Really? So, she can't 'craft' a role of decency, or one that represents God and what God stands for.

Okay... Angela. keep lying.

Well let's hope this sticks to good old fashioned traditional family values.
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Jane the Virgin isn't perfect, but I was impressed that they stuck to a resolute pro-life stance! Even dealt with the difficult topic of abortion in the context of pre-birth knowledge of a genetic problem! I believe this show is doing SO MUCH to revamp the way non-believers view human life...The sexual purity one is kind of a wash though.
DH was at Costco the other day, and randomly noticed that the folks with Nativity scenes in their carts were Hispanic. I'm reminded of the anecdote when I watch JTV and see the grandma unapologetically pray for her family, and encourage her daughter/granddaughter to remain chaste.

I wish a show depicting a black family with similarly pro-faith values would come up. Our actors/star writers always seem to chase after the lowest denominator and the trashiest scripts, even though many AAs and blacks adhere to Christian values in their personal lives.