Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Media portrays us as trivial creations, and too many of us accept this as entertainment

"Evil that used to be localized and covered like a boil is now legalized and paraded like a banner. The most fundamental roots and bulwarks of civilization are questioned or attacked. Nations disavow their religious heritage. Marriage and family responsibilities are discarded as impediments to personal indulgence. The movies and magazines and television that shape our attitudes are filled with stories or images that portray the children of God as predatory beasts or, at best, as trivial creations pursuing little more than personal pleasure. And too many of us accept this as entertainment."

Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "Preparation for the Second Coming," Ensign, May 2004, p. 9
http://www.lds.org/ensign/2004/05/preparation-for-the-second-coming?lang=eng

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