{"id":530,"date":"2021-01-17T01:20:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T01:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allred10.com\/?p=530"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:23:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:23:21","slug":"25-lessons-from-prime-time-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/allred10.com\/?p=530","title":{"rendered":"25 Lies Taught by Modern Media\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The media of the 21st Century trivializes the wisdom of God and glorifies the vanity of celebrities and demagogues.\u00a0 Do not underestimate the power of the media.\u00a0 Lessons on morality and acceptable human behavior are being taught every day in the media through TV, movies, music, news programs, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, sports, commercials and videos. \u00a0The morality of Hollywood is perverse, pervasive and persuasive, which is something that should frighten everyone.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The following list is a compilation of 25 generally-accepted\u00a0lies that are consistently taught by most modern media.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you are a married man, you are a buffoon, a compulsive liar, but probably both.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Kids on TV do not need to study.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Kids are usually wiser than parents.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Any type of corporal punishment is child abuse.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Taking the name of the Lord in vain is no more offensive than saying \u201clettuce.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Using profanity is how people know that you are really serious.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Sabbath is just another Saturday with football.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The religion of men is football.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To be attractive, women should be built like tall, skinny ten-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">year-olds with breasts.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The religion of women is Oprah.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Social gatherings without alcohol never happen.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Stay-at-home moms are wasting their intelligence and earning potential.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Religion is for simple-minded bigots.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Smoking pot every once in a while is normal.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Pornography is harmless.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Late night comedians explain everything we need to know about politics.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you don&#8217;t support gay marriage, you hate homosexuals.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you don\u2019t blame humans for global warming, you are really stupid.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Corporations are evil and jobs are created by ever more invasive\u00a0government.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Dating at age 10 is normal unless the kid is a real nerd.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Dating for anyone over 18 means having sex.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Having sex before marriage not a problem if you are over 16, use a condom and care for each other.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The natural course of romance is; casual sex with someone you just met, regular (but not necessarily exclusive) sex for years, and then marriage, maybe.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Marriage is great if you are in your 30\u2019s and have had sex with a lot of people so that you can be sure that you have made the right choice for your spouse.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Beating your dog is a vicious crime but killing your unborn child is just a choice.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you are concerned that your children will believe any of these lies, you need to act.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As loving parents, we must: \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Teach our kids that just because it is on TV or in movies doesn\u2019t mean that it is true.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Speak up when corrupt philosophies are presented to our kids and refute them.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Educate our kids about morality, its purpose and benefits.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Counsel our children that there is a loving God, he will help us and <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/allred10.com\/?p=795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his commandments<\/a><\/span> are for our benefit.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Show by example how to love the sinner but reject the sin.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Discuss with our kids how the majority can be wrong, dead wrong.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Our children are precious to us, as parents.\u00a0 We want them to have values and behavior that will help them be successful in life.\u00a0 We cannot risk allowing those in the media who do not share the values that have shaped civilization to teach our children concepts that are corrupting and harmful.\u00a0 We must be proactive in teaching our kids how to find enduring fulfillment and happiness.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Everyone should realize that there is evil in the world and there are powerful people who want us to accept evil. We must fight for truth and goodness.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fkentbrew%2F6851755809%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7027%2F6851755809_df5b2051c9_z.jpg&amp;description=Next%20stop%3A%20Pinterest\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"above\"><img src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The media of the 21st Century trivializes the wisdom of God and glorifies the vanity of celebrities and demagogues.\u00a0 Do not underestimate the power of the media.\u00a0 Lessons on morality and acceptable human behavior are being taught every day in the media through TV, movies, music, news programs, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, sports, commercials and videos. 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