[JenB]

'K. I get your position. I don't buy it though. By the same logic, we shouldn't read thrillers or mystery novels because they've got murder or theft in them.

[PetroniusMaximus]

***By the same logic, we shouldn't read thrillers or mystery novels because they've got murder or theft in them.***

Perhaps some of them really aren't appropriate reading for a Christian.

Remember...

"... whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."

[maryz]

By the same logic, we shouldn't read thrillers or mystery novels because they've got murder or theft in them.

There have been a lot of Christians who disapprove of reading any fiction or seeing any plays: they're made up, and that makes them lies!