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Mandy Patinkin became famous for this line in The Princess Bride. Then in 2005-2007, he starred in Criminal Minds, a successful television series about serial killers.
When he quit Criminal Minds unexpectedly, he explained: “It was destroying my heart and my soul... I'm very disturbed by the fact that after a long day of work, this is what people go to watch to unwind - they watch horrible, misogynistic violent activity. It saddens me. There's so much else to do."
Television today is full of graphic, disturbing violence and glorified immorality. Such shows are damaging our hearts and souls, making us depressed, and changing our understanding of right and wrong.
If God forbids something, He does it because He loves us and wants to protect us from harm. Help us, Lord, to agree with the Psalmist who wrote, “I will set before my eyes no vile thing” (Psalm 101:3).
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ReplyDeleteThis is a super important message! A couple of months ago, I stopped watching the only two English speaking TV shows I've been watching online overseas the past year: "48 Hours" and "Dateline". My love of biographies had somehow taken me to the dark side of true stories of people murdering one another! That cannot be pleasing to the Lord.
ReplyDeleteTracey, I find that I have to continually reevaluate the things I watch. Sometimes they start out being okay but get worse as the show develops and sometimes I just use poor judgement. Thanks for your insights.
DeleteI so agree! There are so many disturbing shows on TV. It's getting hard to find something that isn't, including the news! I can't watch these things because they just really hurt me when I see them.
ReplyDeleteI find I'm more sensitive to tragedy and violence than some folks too, Robin. And I think that's actually a good thing because it keeps me from watching some things.
DeleteGood for Mandy Patinkin! We don't watch television, and I am always shocked when I hear what's on now. It was horrible when we quit watching ten years ago. We need to please the Lord in ALL things.
ReplyDeleteThis is so true. How much better to read uplifting blogs like yours that point to Jesus!!
ReplyDeleteIt is always saddening to me to see what people around me (good people, Christian people, sometimes my own family members) choose to watch as entertainment. My heart is too tender to watch much of anything these days. Someone called me a Pollyanna when I said that I only watch shows with happy endings. "There's enough sadness in the world, " I said, "why import it?" Thanks for speaking up for purity and godliness, dear friend.
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Julie @ Hey Mommy, Chocolate Milk
So true! I remembered that line from Princess Bride and was wondering "what in the world" this has to do with anything… Very interesting how you put it all together! We garbaged the television many moons ago and keep to a weekend movie night in which we control the what the eyes view…
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with Thriving THursday. I read an article about him a while back and it was nice to read that some of those actors aren't completely numb to such things. Just like we shouldn't allow ourselves to be either.
ReplyDeleteI agree. These shows get more gruesome and dark each year, trying to shock and awe people. Thanks for sharing at Mom's Library!
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DeleteI always wondered why he quit Criminal Minds--how interesting! I actually used to watch the show when he was on it, but had to stop because it was so disturbing. There is such little time and it should be used purposefully and I concluded that a show like that wasn't a good use of my time.
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