Stuart Kellogg's (Centurion Program) Question of the Day
“Is the Christian church, and its members, too self absorbed---stressing self rather than reaching out to a hurting culture?”
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posted by Matt Friedeman at
3:38 PM
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Most assuredly the church has pointed inward towards itself. And if there is fault it is probably the fault of the pastors of this country. The people follow the leadership of their pulpits.
Sad.
The country is self-centered. The church has followed THAT lead. We are not transformed into the likeness of Christ, but the likeness of Madison Avenue.
It is difficult to contemplate anything Kellog asks seriously, however genuine he may be, considering the sensationalist tripe his news department on WAPT foists upon our community each and every day of the year. WAPT's nightly heaping of negativity upon an already beleagured Jackson doesn't strike me as a media outlet being directed by an enlightened leader guiding us to a higher ground. Report the news but spare us the agenda that only increases the hurt upon our downtrodden Jackson.
yes, they are and I think Stuart Kellogg does that with his programing on television. He programs less Christian programs on tv than he does secular and sexual programs. How is he really make a difference?
Stuart Kellogg clean up your area first!! I have called you repeatedly about cleaning up programming!
Yes, The earthly church is preaching "prosperity and comfort." When you combine these entitlement messages with psychology's "how do you feel?" message, the church is focused inward - working out their issues instead of getting out of their comfort boat to preach the Gospel to every national.
The Barna group has an interesting statistic stating that when believers make over a certain amount of money (I think it was 75,000), they stop believing that it's their job to tell others about their faith. Another comfort zone problem.
A favourite Quote by Charles Spurgeon
Every Christian is either a missionary or an impostor.
Kuchenga: I appreciate your feedback. I can assure you there is no agenda....though agree some of the news is disheartening. To ignore the issues---een the negative ones---helps no one. We do at times over-emphasize crime. In fact, the news director and I discussed these issues just a few days ago. Our goal is to add perspective. If you watched last night at 10, you saw an examples of the change. The story about what the city gov't is doing to clean up one W Jackson n'hood...and the story about a new business coming to S Jackson...are examples of a more balanced approach. We're also working to provide some possible solutions. IN fact, we're spending 10 minutes a day until the election giving viewers information about candidates and the upcoming election. We don't always get it right...and believe me, I must wrestle with the challenges of working in the secular media....but the goal is to help make a positive difference here. Thanks again for responding.
Anonymouses....if that's a word!
There is very little "Christian" programming available. What I've done is make a concerted effort to buy family friendly programs....it's why we air Regis and Kelly, Wheel of Fortune, etc during the day. No, they are not Christian, but they are wholesome. I would get a better rating with something sleezier, but choose not to. Now, those are shows we control.....we don't control what ABC sends down. That is troubling.....as I mentioned on the radio, I do have the opportunity to share my displeasure with the network folks. In fact, I can point to areas in news where a more balanced view of Christianity was presented because of my discussions with the President of ABC news. Is it better for a Christian to work in the secular media, and try to make a change or leave it because of the dirt? Not an easy question... Stuart Kellogg
Does anyone wonder if the fact that Mr. Kellogg runs an ABC affiliate in a smaller market hurt to some degree the influence he may have with ABC and/or parent company Disney?
I agree with what I've heard Matt comment and say we need Christians in secular media as well as Christian.
you know what, the big problem with t.v. programming is that people want to watch that junk to a great degree. say what you want, but if a person doesn't want to watch whats being played on t.v. the they won't. thing is men want to look at naked women, and women want to look at naked men. people watches cars blown up and people being shot for the same reason people reads books of the same sort - thats what they like. until we change our hearts nothing will ever change. like so many issues this is a matter of the heart. no matter how many christians gets involed in the media - until we change ourselves - the junk that hollywood throws out will be all that we want!
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