Desperate Housewives...Opinions anyone?

[Ovedya]

Desperate Housewives........Hmmmm...........What are they desperate for?

I haven't been paying much attention to tell you the truth. But on the surface this show sounds like yet ANOTHER "liberated female" attack on the traditional family paradigm - ie. Women who stay at home to take care of the kids and support their husbands as a traditional wife are somehow inferior to women who work for a living. They are "desperate" for stimulation - and not just the intellectual type either??? Personally it makes me sick to watch the traditional family paradigm being torn apart by a bunch of self-serving sycophantic hollywood writers who didn't get enough hugs from mommy when they were children.

JMHO

[Nicks Girl]

My Husband and I watched an episode or two of that. We didn't care for it. It may have been a little funny, but the majority of it was what we felt "anti-family". It doesn't really have good morals (not what we saw of it). Just look at the name, Desperate housewives. Oh no, how awful to have to be a housewife..

So, it may be funny, and have good actors in it, but is that a good reason to watch it?

I really didn't like the show. I know TONS of people do, it's their choice what they watch I guess.

[RustyAngeL]

I think it is damaging to our moral values, and our children, and that's just after viewing the commercials.

[Guest Thomas I believe]

Discretion is the key.

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Amen !!!! Most television nowdays is garbage and is of the world and the flesh. The danger in watching any of this junk is a invite to satan to take a shot at us. He has enough chances to do that. Why open the door for him ?

[Can Do (Phil 4:13)]

To TRY and save face here, I just want to let you all know I have only watched the FIRST episode of DH's. It has just started here in Australia and since I am getting such a roasting (or rather the show itself is) I probably won't watch it.

Can I ask how many of you read secular magazines and watch secular movies? I know that your remarks weren't pointed at me, but still I guess I feel the heat from the comments here, after all I did start this topic. I should have expected the reactions I have received thus far.

I know we are to live IN the world but not to be a PART OF the world and in the large part I listen only to Christian music and read only Christian literature but I do watch secular television as we don't have as much Christian tv as you may have access to either in the States or wherever you happen to live.

Here I am...thinking again

YSIC

Faithie

[tsth]

To TRY and save face here, I just want to let you all know I have only watched the FIRST episode of DH's. It has just started here in Australia and since I am getting such a roasting (or rather the show itself is) I probably won't watch it.

Can I ask how many of you read secular magazines and watch secular movies? I know that your remarks weren't pointed at me, but still I guess I feel the heat from the comments here, after all I did start this topic. I should have expected the reactions I have received thus far.

I know we are to live IN the world but not to be a PART OF the world and in the large part I listen only to Christian music and read only Christian literature but I do watch secular television as we don't have as much Christian tv as you may have access to either in the States or wherever you happen to live.

Here I am...thinking again

YSIC

Faithie

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Dear Faithie,

I think that is a VERY fair question to ask. I watch things that are "secular", only if they do not have things that are not good for me, my family, etc. The content of a program must be without sexuality or vulgarity. I don't watch shows containing violent content, or go to movies that are R rated. If it's not decent, if it's not good for my kids, it's not good for me! If it's something I couldn't sit with Jesus and watch, I don't watch it, which basically means, we don't watch much tv. We do however rent classic movies, or classic tv, i.e. Andy Griffity, LIttle House, Waltons, Bonanza, Beverly Hillbillies, etc.... from the library, we read to each other as a family, we do Bible studies and just visit. TV is getting pretty obsolete around here. It's really not a hard habit to break, and in the longrun, if given up, does a family good!

In His Love,

Suzanne

[Can Do (Phil 4:13)]

f it's something I couldn't sit with Jesus and watch, I don't watch it... It's really not a hard habit to break, and in the longrun, if given up, does a family good!

In His Love,

Suzanne

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Suzanne, thankyou for your insightful comment. I guess I have never thought of the media in that way before. What a word in time of need you are I'll keep that in mind from now on. God bless you Suzanne

YSIC

Faithie

[Keith]

I had my cable (including local channels) disconnected last July. To be honest, I've never been happier! I couldn't stomach much of anything I saw on TV anymore and it wasn't worth paying almost $70 a month just to watch the Food Channel and American Movie Classics! Most of what's on TV seemed negative and full of sex, violence and vulgar language. If I wanted that, I'd watch the news! Now I just have NetFlix and know what's coming into my house.

I agree with Suzanne... If you wouldn't watch it with Jesus sitting beside you, don't watch it at all. After all, He's always by our side.

Edited February 9, 2005 by Keith

[Guest His_Servant]

That's what I always say too. If you wouldn't watch it with Jesus, don't watch it at all. I mean, even if he isn't sitting in your living room flipping through the channels with you, he is still there and still sees everything, right?

[Guest Thomas I believe]

That's what I always say too.  If you wouldn't watch it with Jesus, don't watch it at all.  I mean, even if he isn't sitting in your living room flipping through the channels with you, he is still there and still sees everything, right?

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Amen !!!