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"Evil" within the word "television"
08-01-2012, 10:37 AM
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"Evil" within the word "television"
Could it be said that fundies usually preach against the "evils" of television because the four letters "e-v-i-l" are in the word "television"? That just came to my mind as a possible rationale for their preaching, and I think it might lend a fresh perspective to their preaching.
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08-01-2012, 10:47 AM (This post was last modified: 08-01-2012 10:48 AM by Mominator.)
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RE: "Evil" within the word "television"
(08-01-2012 10:37 AM)bmasters1981 Wrote:  Could it be said that fundies usually preach against the "evils" of television because the four letters "e-v-i-l" are in the word "television"? That just came to my mind as a possible rationale for their preaching, and I think it might lend a fresh perspective to their preaching.

It's kinda like what they do with the word Santa and make it into Satan.

I never heard preaching against TV until I did extension work at a Hyles church in Milwaukee where I heard stories of people taking their TV's outside and trashing them with bats 'cause they are so evil. Then the next Sunday, that same preacher would go to someone's house and watch the GB Packers.

The only thing I hate on TV is the stupid, loud commercials! Besides, there are only a few shows on that I like anymore. Sitcoms are all the same and all the others shows are about cops, lawyers or doctors. Well. I said more than I thought I would! I do a lot of Netflix!
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08-01-2012, 11:02 AM
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RE: "Evil" within the word "television"
(08-01-2012 10:47 AM)Mominator Wrote:  
(08-01-2012 10:37 AM)bmasters1981 Wrote:  Could it be said that fundies usually preach against the "evils" of television because the four letters "e-v-i-l" are in the word "television"? That just came to my mind as a possible rationale for their preaching, and I think it might lend a fresh perspective to their preaching.

It's kinda like what they do with the word Santa and make it into Satan.

I never heard preaching against TV until I did extension work at a Hyles church in Milwaukee where I heard stories of people taking their TV's outside and trashing them with bats 'cause they are so evil. Then the next Sunday, that same preacher would go to someone's house and watch the GB Packers.

The only thing I hate on TV is the stupid, loud commercials! Besides, there are only a few shows on that I like anymore. Sitcoms are all the same and all the others shows are about cops, lawyers or doctors. Well. I said more than I thought I would! I do a lot of Netflix!

Good response, and explains it very well! Thanks! Speaking of Netflix, my sister in 'Bama has a device called a Roku, and you can stream pretty much anything you want from it. I've seen several good things from it: Five-O, Murder, She Wrote, Voyager, etc. Eventually, such will supplant all the DVDs I've been bringing, IINM.
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08-01-2012, 11:42 AM (This post was last modified: 08-01-2012 12:13 PM by That'sWhatItSays.)
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(08-01-2012 10:47 AM)Mominator Wrote:  I never heard preaching against TV until I did extension work at a Hyles church in Milwaukee where I heard stories of people taking their TV's outside and trashing them with bats 'cause they are so evil.

People trashing TV's at Hyles? Say it ain't so!

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08-01-2012, 11:42 AM (This post was last modified: 08-01-2012 11:43 AM by Scorpio.)
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I always heard preached as "hellevision".

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08-01-2012, 12:43 PM
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And we would just like to point out that it is fundaMENTALism not FUNdamentalism.
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RE: "Evil" within the word "television"
(08-01-2012 11:02 AM)bmasters1981 Wrote:  
(08-01-2012 10:47 AM)Mominator Wrote:  It's kinda like what they do with the word Santa and make it into Satan.

I never heard preaching against TV until I did extension work at a Hyles church in Milwaukee where I heard stories of people taking their TV's outside and trashing them with bats 'cause they are so evil. Then the next Sunday, that same preacher would go to someone's house and watch the GB Packers.

The only thing I hate on TV is the stupid, loud commercials! Besides, there are only a few shows on that I like anymore. Sitcoms are all the same and all the others shows are about cops, lawyers or doctors. Well. I said more than I thought I would! I do a lot of Netflix!

Good response, and explains it very well! Thanks! Speaking of Netflix, my sister in 'Bama has a device called a Roku, and you can stream pretty much anything you want from it. I've seen several good things from it: Five-O, Murder, She Wrote, Voyager, etc. Eventually, such will supplant all the DVDs I've been bringing, IINM.

We have the Roku as well.
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08-01-2012, 01:01 PM
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(08-01-2012 11:42 AM)Scorpio Wrote:  I always heard preached as "hellevision".

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Add to that, Hellywood.
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08-01-2012, 03:58 PM
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(08-01-2012 12:43 PM)C_Fresh Wrote:  fundaMENTALism not FUNdamentalism.

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08-02-2012, 03:59 AM
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The television offers a view outside the bubble, so it needs to be shut down. It's as simple as that.
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