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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 135
A sample of just some of the more objectionable programs because of their sexual, crude
or occult content not already mentioned have included: Howard Stern, Married With Children,
Roseanne, Fraiser, Hercules, Xena, Friends, Seinfeld, Joey, Gilmore Girls, Jerry Springer, Buffy
the Vampire Slayer, Desperate Housewives, Malcom In the Middle, King of the Hill, South Park,
The Sopranos, That 70s Show, The Simpsons and Sex In The City.
In the daytime there are also the Soap Operas that have continued for years and years.
These include: The Young and the Restless, Bold and the Beautiful, One Life to Live, General
Hospital, Days of Our Lives, Passions, As the World Turns, and Guiding Light. These shows are
almost devoid of God and they depict lust as love. The message given in these shows is that a life
long marriage and a happy loving family are nearly impossible.
The question is does the entertainment industry reflect society or does it shape and mold
it? I strongly agree with what Judge Robert Bork had to say this on the matter:
Hollywood’s writers, producers, and executives think popular
entertainment affects behavior. It is not merely that they sell billions of dollars of
advertising on television on the premise that they can influence behavior; they
also think that they can influence behavior; they also think that the content of their
programs can reform society….they understand that no single program will
change attitudes much, but they rely upon the cumulative impact of years of
television indoctrination.
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Movies
In 1968 there were 838 G-rated films produced; in 1989 there were only 9, a drop of
9,200 percent. During this same time period the production of R-rated films increased by 1,983
percent. The total of R-rated films produced in 1989 were 357, these accounted for 67 percent of
all the films released that year. A poll conducted by the USA Today showed that “more than 80
percent of children ages 11 to 16 were admitted into R-rated moves.”
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While R-rated movies
dominate the big-screen, film critic Michael Medved says that “family” films are the big money
earners. An analysis that Medved conducted on films released between 1980 and 1992 revealed
that “family” oriented films took in twice as much revenue, on average, as violent films.
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Movies Good Guys
In movies the hero often smokes, drinks, cusses, lies, and commits fornication and the
bad guy smokes, drinks, cusses, lies, and commits fornication. You can tell the bad guy because
he kills good guys but the good guy kills bad guys also. Another way to tell the bad guy is he is
usually a thief but that’s not always a big help because the good guy is often a thief also.
Sometimes you can tell the bad guy because he’s an outlaw and the good guys a cop but often
the outlaw is the good guy and the cop is a bad guy. Next time you watch a movie just think
about it, who’s really the good guy in God’s eyes. I most often conclude there is no good guy.
God warned us about calling evil good through the prophet Isaiah. He said:
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for
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