Good point. This stuff doesn't have to have a hold on you, but it will if you watch it. You can't believe that you can watch TV and go to movies, etc., but then avoid the effects. It's like believing that you can drink all day but you won't be an alchoholic.
Its still possible to step out of this sick culture of death, if parents are willing to make the necessary sacrifices. It starts with getting rid of that damnable TV set everyone places in the central areas of "worship" in the home.
Good suggestion. Moving the TV off to a corner of the house where it's available for special occasions can be a good start. Get it out of the living room or the family room where the family spends most of their time. As you say, in most homes it's set up like an altar in the focal point of the main living area.
Christians need to abandon this pop culture of death completely and build a parallel counter-culture society.
I agree. Maybe we need to look to some groups like the Orthodox Jews and the Amish. This doesn't mean that we need to adopt their religion, but they could have some lessons to teach us about how one goes about maintaining a religious culture in the midst of depravity. One way or another, Christians need to opt out entirely. And as you say, it starts with getting rid of the TV.
In our home, the TV still has something of a central position in the living room (along with the table for homeschooling and the PC), but we don't have cable, satellite, or broadcast. The TV is used exclusively for videos (Wind in the Willows, last night) and the occassional Playstation game. There are many ways to skin the pop culture cat.