While I may eat bananas, and have monkey characteristics, please have a heart and don’t answer the monkey question in the title…

In case you haven’t noticed, our daily television programs (especially those dealing in so-called scientific subjects) are working long and hard at cramming their atheistic beliefs down our throats.  Try watching Nova, or just about any program dealing with Astronomy, or any other subjects labeled science, and you will soon learn that we are on planet Earth by accident…the result of evolution and monkey business.

Years ago a family I know (of another religious flavor) threw their TV out the door, refusing to allow themselves, and their children to be influenced by the constant barrage of Christian bashing rampant in the television industry.  I thought they were a little overboard at the time, but have since realized they may have been right on target.

Perhaps it’s possible to monitor our TV viewing habits by carefully reviewing the programming, and mustering the courage to switch channels if, and when, the program becomes offensive.  The real kicker is how close do we monitor our children when they’re in another room, or watching TV with the neighbor’s kids?

My Grandson (11-years old) recently spent a couple of weeks with me and stunned (actually flabbergasted would be a better word) me by his knowledge of the way cartoon programming puts religion down, and denies the existence of God.  The television industry is a welcome guest in most of our homes, even when we know they have designs to denigrate God we still cuddle up to them, get out the popcorn, and revel in the magic they provide. Have you noticed! I haven’t even mentioned the illicit casual sex, foul language, nakedness (or nearly so,) and other indecent behavior they promote for our enjoyment.

Yes, I have a TV, but I wonder sometimes why…could it be the L A Lakers! maybe, but my real reason for having a HDTV is to gain new perspectives about my little furry, long-tailed, tree-climbing family members.  Thank you Nova for bringing me up to snuff about my ancestry; I was under the delusion I looked somewhat like Adam rather than King Kong.

Now that my ranting is complete, well almost! I’m not advocating that your TV should be hauled to the dump, and your children blindfolded and cotton stuck in their ears,  but perhaps we should be more aware of those in the entertainment world who force-feed tons of false information directly into our unsuspecting noggins.  If they can convince us our ancestry is full of monkeys, what will they try next!

New directive

From now on I will have the courage to hit the “off” button when someone has the audacity to presume my relatives are monkeys, even though I resemble those remarks.  How about you?