Originally Posted by
Muriel
There are folks that say this kind of stuff doesn't matter. It only matters what I believe inside, and therefore I can watch and listen to anything. I worked with a youth pastor decades ago who said he had to watch the stuff because the youth were watching it and he had to know what they were watching so he could combat it.
Here I am years and years later and I know that it is far better to err on the side of holiness and purity than to watch stuff without a care of what I'm seeing. What I've seen and let into my soul over the years has had an effect. As a culture we have been softened regarding the gay agenda in 90s til now and the LGBTQ movement, to now teaching our youngest children abominations in public schools. I remember when Will and Grace and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy came out in the late 90s/early 2000s (it's a bit fuzzy) and I remember seeing clearly that these shows were produced to present gay men in a way that we could "accept" them. And those shows and others did their work in the culture.
So, we cut cable, stopped Netflix. I have Amazon, but I have a lock on anything that is TV-MA or R-rated, so I have to really think before I input that code whether I should be watching this show. The unfortunate part is the lock works on shows that are unrated. For example, Sargeant York (one of my favorite movies!) is locked because it was never rated. If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor and watch it. It's also on YouTube. ;)
Anyway, there are always going to be areas of gray in our lives. I've just determined that I may be branded a prude, too rigid, etc., but I would much rather be branded that than to watch some of the filth that is paraded before the culture as entertainment.