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Media on the Brain

November 5, 2014 Comments off

We see it all around us. Hollywood, popular music, TV, video gaming, spectator sports, e-relationships, and pornography are saturating the lives of God’s professed people. But what does the latest science say about the mind-altering effects of 21st century media? And what is the spiritual agenda in the entertainment and advertising industries?

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A&E Kicks Phil Robertson off Duck Dynasty for Comparing Homosexuality to Bestiality

December 19, 2013 Comments off
Soon we will all be looked down upon and punished by society  just because we choose to voice our opinions.  This is becoming a world of super sensitivity! GOD bless Phil!
By Susan Duclos
 
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that A&E has suspended the patriarch of the Duck Dynasty show, Phil Robertson, for his quoted comments from a GQ interview where he stated ““It seems like, to me, a vagina—as a man—would be more desirable than a man’s anus. That’s just me. I’m just thinking: There’s more there! She’s got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I’m saying? But hey, sin: It’s not logical, my man. It’s just not logical.”
The network issued the following statement to EW: “We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil Robertson’s comments in GQ, which are based on his own personal beliefs and are not reflected in the series Duck Dynasty. His personal views in no way reflect those of A+E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community. The network has placed Phil under hiatus from filming indefinitely.”
The Entertainment Weekly article has been confirmed by multiple other reports, including Daily News and Deadline.
 
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Global Press Freedom at Lowest Level in More Than Decade

May 3, 2011 Comments off

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Photo: Reuters
Journalists and activists participate in a rally calling for press freedom in central Ankara, Turkey, March 19, 2011 (file photo)

Freedom House, a U.S.-based group that monitors human rights around the world says the number of people with access to free and independent media has declined to its lowest level in more than a decade.  In its newly released annual survey, the group says several key countries saw significant declines last year and that only one-in-six people live in countries with a press designated as free.

In this year’s annual index of global media freedom of 196 countries and territories, Freedom House says it rated 68 as “free” and the remaining two thirds as “partly free” or “not free.”

Freedom House Senior Editor Karin Karlekar says this is roughly an even breakdown, but a closer look reveals a different picture. “If you look at the population statistics, they are much bleaker, only Read more…

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