So, it is your RELIGIOUS DISCERNMENT that I am defending Mitt Romney? Are you not able to read? I stated in my original post that I am not a Mitt Romney fan. I just will not condemn him for reading a series of books that are nothing to DISCERNING religious people but sci-fi entertainment. I have plenty of things to engage my dislike of Mitt Romney’s governance.
Those books are aimed at CHILDREN, who in most cases lack the religious discernment you speak of, so it’s up to their parents to do the discerning for them.
Ephesians 5:11 says, “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”
If we aren’t ever supposed to judge, I wonder what the Apostle Paul meant by that? And do you think Paul would consider the Twilight series to be “fruitful works?” Isn’t there a good chance he would say they are “unfruitful works of darkness?”
I have no idea if you are actually born again or not, but if you are a Southern Baptist, you have been taught to believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, authoritative Word of God. And your Bible is replete with commands to flee from darkness. Flee from wolves in sheep’s clothing. Flee from error. Paul says let those who teach “another gospel” be accursed ( meaning go to hell).
Based on your tone I suspect you are quite young. You exhibit the brash hubris of youth, not the winsome work of the Holy Spirit. MHGinTN has some wisdom. You would be wise to check your ego and pay attention with a loving spirit.
If you haven't recognized it yet, the Mormon candidates (there are now two rising before us, and both are slicker than owl poop) have a small army on the Internet working to squelch their rejection if based on their adherence to the Mormon religion, a Christianity lookalike but through spiritual discernment an obvious fraud.
Personally, I don't even care if you like Romney or Huntsman or vote for either ... I made that mistake in the primaries, believing Romney's lies about changing to pro-life, because my favorite (Hunter) was out by then and I didn't want McInsane to get the nomination because the media and leftists wanted that weak slug to run against their affirmative action candidate.
I take issue with your defending a media service to the fundamental evil that runs rife in our society. Because so few have spiritual discernemnt, the evil no lobger slinks about, it can display openly under the guise of 'just a harmless vampire theme'. Do you really think vampirism themes are harmless? Do you really want your kids exposed to such demonically inspired sludge? Do you really want to be so tolerant that you cannot choose whom you will serve because you don't want to be 'judgmental'?
And before you make the next level mistake, to equate opposition to these services to evil as crusading embarassingly, know this: God directs the men of the household to set the standards by which his family will live and thrive, and that man is commanded (it's not a suggestion, it is a command) to exercise discernment and be the ultimate servant of and to the household. On rare occasions that will result in standing with others openly against that which corrodes spirtual life. But in the vast majnority of cases, just working through the household influence is what we ought do daily. When you voice an opinion on an Internet site, you've stepped into the public forum.
I have a precious granddaughter, and if my son or daughter-in-law were allowing her to get into this 'Twilight' stuff I would speak to them in no uncertain terms about how it is antithetical to being led by God's Spirit in the walk of life. Tahnkfully, my son is blessed with excellent spiritual discernment, so there is no chance she will stray in that direction.
He admits to liking them.
Does that mean he is NOT 'discerning'; as you put it?