Culture Watch:  Sex and Television

Findings in a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study released November 9, 2005 were sad, but not surprising. Apparently, television scenes featuring kissing, fondling and talk about sex have nearly doubled on television since 1998.

In fact, nearly 70% of the top 20 watched shows by teens include sex talk and depictions of sexual behavior. The immorality is not brief either. In the average teen’s hour of television watching, they are likely to see over 6 sex scenes per hour.

Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 6:18, “Flee sexual immorality.” The word “flee” does not encourage us to face sexual temptation, but have our backs to it. Are we “fleeing” by watching and supporting these programs?

These statistics should be alarming. The more one is around sin, the easier it is to become comfortable with sin. Our consciences can become “seared” and our hearts can be “hardened” (1 Timothy 4:2; Acts 28:27).

Evil communication will corrupt our good morals and it will only get easier and worse (1 Corinthians 15:33; 1 Timothy 3:1).

Make your mind up to do something good with your time—turn off your television set.

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