[gashatfreak]

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Originally Posted by acdcguy

If I remember correctly Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was also deemed too violent for kids even though it was animated (not counting the live action films). I had neighbors that weren’t allowed to watch TMNT, Power Rangers, or The Simpsons. Strictly Disney and educational programming. I also had another neighbor that wasn’t allowed to watch Disney because it was “too secular.”

Interesting. Me and my family are currently doing nightly Bible readings, religious literature, and we're going through the Book of Judges and let me just say that that's not exactly kid friendly material.

Personally, it's all about the content and the values they are showing. I love Kamen Rider because it promotes empathy and kindness as a valuable trait in heroes. With secular movies, I'm fine with most Disney movies (I'm not so sure about Good Dinosaur because of that weird mushroom eating scene) but secular films like Twilight or Cuties (barf!) which show some, um, questionable values I'm much more suspicious of.

What I'm trying to say here is that just because something is secular doesn't mean it's 'bad'. Also, just watching religious programming is fine but I've seen a lot of televangelists that contradict what the Bible says or twist it to their advantage, which I feel is a good reason (not the only reason) why there's so much suspicion towards churches.

Also, if any of you are parents or guardians, I advise not imposing too strict of rules on your kids or they'll try to break out when they're older and just run to the other side. Gently reprimand, not harshly scold.

I really hope this post doesn't break the rules of Tokunation regarding religious discussion.