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NINE THESES AGAINST TV |
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1.
Television changes the lives
of a major part of mankind; it makes us passive and steals from us the time and
energy required to do the good the world so desperately needs.
2.
Television makes us
indifferent to pain and weakens our sensibilities because scenes of violence
and brutality follow in such quick succession that we think they are absorbed
only superficially; but they have a lasting impact upon us.
3.
The overabundance
of television programs blurs the limits between good and evil; the spectator
loses his bearings and becomes easy prey of these hidden seducers of the
masses.
4.
TV serves Mammon by
degrading people into mere consumer objects of advertising propaganda and
publicity.
5.
TV is addictive; its
glittering, meretricious world becomes the idol of millions. As we become
enslaved by this TV idol, we sacrifice all our leisure time, so we no longer
have time for God.
6.
TV is the
gravedigger of the family; its exhibits women as sexual objects and glorifies
adultery.
7.
TV deprives children of
their childhood by making them overly precocious. It reveals the mysteries of
life and the wonders of creation to them before they are ready, thus robbing
them of the pleasure of making those discoveries for themselves.
8.
Television destroys culture
and replaces it with anticulture; it subverts the eternal verities and spawns a
humankind without ideals.
9.
Television
bombards viewers´ feelings with scenes of sex and cruelty, engenders
unattainable dreams, causes depression and desperation, incites some to imitate
the crimes and ape the sexual violence against women and children presented on
the TV screen, Thus, TV can be considered the source of an ocean of grief and
misfortune.
10.
We call
upon all people of good will to withdraw from these negative influences by
turning off their TV sets and renouncing television for as many days as
possible. Only a m a s s p r o t e s t against the
acts of sex and brutality presented thereon can ensure a future free of TV sex
and violence. For families with children, it`s a moral obligation to
participate in this T V - b o y c o t t.
If we do not save the children,
then we cannot save the world. If we do not have pity upon the weak and
defenseless, then God will not show His mercy upon us.
T h e r e a r e a l t e r n a t i v
e s to TV: Let us take enough time for our families,
our children, and all of those who need our help! Let us discover the world of
good books, of virtues, of religious faith! Let us fight against the
destruction of our environment! Let us do good! The world is longing for love
and justice!
GUARD
OF MERCY