Comments on: Don’t Cause Your Sister to Stumble

By: Adventures In Babywearing

Adventures In Babywearing — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:54:00 +0000

I have been surprised by opinions of others that I thought were much more conservative, too, but like you said, I think some people just get so used to it. We surprise a lot of people when we say we don’t watch rated R movies (and lately many PG-13!) But, it’s true that sometimes we can forget the song “oh be careful little eyes what you see” !

Steph

By: stephanei

stephanei — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:26:00 +0000

Oh definitely yes. I recently was recommended a book that in my opinion was appalling … and if I had a quarter for how many times I’ve heard it is someone’s FAVORITE book (Christian and non-Christian alike). It’s made me really think hard about what I find acceptable in TV, movies and books. I know my own stumbling areas and try hard to avoid them, but especially in the area of TV and movies, I have tried to set the bar a little higher. Right now, and I’d say 97% of the time, if it’s not something that I’m comfortable watching with my kids in the room, I don’t watch it.

By: Lorna (see-through faith)

Lorna (see-through faith) — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:04:39 +0000

(but that does depend on the book of course!)

By: Grafted Branch@Restoring the Years

Grafted Branch@Restoring the Years — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:51:47 +0000

Excellent explanation of a touchy topic. Personal convictions are too often divisive, aren’t they? But can a person do? I have caught it from both sides: a snubbing from the hyper-pious, and scoffing ridicule from the more liberal sect.

Oh well, it’s not my job to change their minds.

But I believe in information so that everyone can prayerfully make their own choices, so I, too, tend to be very careful about making recommendations that aren’t truly 100% above the high bar. But that’s not to say that everything I read or hear or watch meets the standard. In fact, if it did, I wouldn’t be able to read whole sections of the Bible!

Again, well worded and thanks for sharing.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:34:28 +0000

Yes, this is can be a tough subject for me, too. Many, many times someone has told me about a “great” movie that I ended up having to turn off partway through because there was so much junk in it. I do appreciate your sensitivity and find myself doing the same thing. In general, we don’t watch a whole lot of movies or TV, but if there is something that I think might even remotely cause someone to stumble, I don’t recommend it to others. And we are hyper-careful about what’s on TV when the kids are around — even innocent shows on Animal Planet can be interspersed with commercials that are just appalling!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:01:19 +0000

Great reminder. I agree that personal freedom should be sacrificed to keep a sister from falling into a pit.

By: Janis

Janis — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:58:19 +0000

I feel much the same way. It is a big responsibility to review books, movies, and TV shows for others. I had a book that was supposedly Christian fiction that didn’t mention God hardly at all that I was sent to review. Rather than make up something that was not true, I chose to not review it. It was not an inherently bad book, but if I am reviewing Christian fiction, then I think it should have a message in it and not just be fluff with no meaning behind it. Everyone has to work out their own salvation with fear and trembling and I sure don’t want to cause them to fall. Blessings to you!

By: angeleyes Blue

angeleyes Blue — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:21:25 +0000

My husband and I have been together for 23 years–Married for 17 and he has always said and I agree–If you cannot talk about it THEN you shouldn’t be doing it.

Movies are not always exactly like the book. You always need to account for director’s discretion