Tuesday 22 September 2009

Turn it Off!

Last night I watched the first episode of the new season of House. Dr. House was sent to a mental hospital to 'get better.' In this episode he meets a married woman who visits her sister-in-law at the hospital. they have an affair while he is there and commit adultery. At the end of the episode she moves away and House says good-bye. The doctor in charge of the facility tells House that he is cured because he showed affection and care for someone.
My problem is that these tv shows are telling people it's okay to commit adultery as long as there is love. What about this woman's husband? The doctor in charge of the mental hospital made it seem that this was sane and okay to be in a relationship with a woman who is already married and with children. Doctor House knew she was married while he still committed adultery with her.
I noticed that at the beginning of the episode the show was rated PG. They showed House and this woman have sex with nudity. The woman was only wearing her underwear! How is this PG??? I remember when I was a kid this was 14A or rated R (for retarded... sorry bad joke).
I don't know why we still watch these shows. Think about the garbage we are putting into our heads. We wouldn't allow a person like this to do these things in our own home. But we are inviting them into our homes by allowing ourselves or our guests to watch these shows on our televisions. We allow Satan to sit at our dinner tables and living rooms.
I admit I used to like the show House, I've watched some episodes. But I will not ignore these things. People might say I'm too legalistic, old testament, or taking it too literal. But it's these very small things that plague Christianity. We allow these things even into our churches. We accept that 'Oh they just say OMG in the movie and JC a few times, but that's all.' That's ALL? People are blaspheming on television and we take it lightly or ignore it and continue to watch the show because there are some 'good morals' in the show.
In Deuteronomy and Leviticus we see what happens to people in the old covenant when they committed these sins like adultery. People were lead out of the city gates and stoned to death as an example of how much God hates this sin! He won't let anyone who commits these sins into heaven. So why, as His holy people, do we allow this into our homes? What's the difference if we are watching it on tv or in a movie theatre or doing it ourselves??
Turn it off!

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