Soapbox time 📦: As someone who teaches Sunday school but is also a huge nerd of "secular" media, I believe that the same Spirit of creation that brought the world into existence still exists in each of us today--whether you have a relationship with God or not--and that Spirit is what drives us as beings of creation from inventing the plane to just feeling excited about the latest movie that came out. It does make me sad that this idea of restricting secular media when raising or teaching kids just because it isn't "Christian" is what teachers and/or parents think will protect their kids (I think that is harbored very much by evil spirits of control and fear and can be seen in movements like Moms for America attacking literature and trying to ban books in schools and libraries as an example of spiritual influence). We live in a sinful world that was corrupted since Eden, and children are going to be exposed to all kinds of stuff, but it is important to have discussions with children and talk openly and unashamedly about things we may be concerned with whether it be violence, sexual content, "witchcraft"(whatever the heck that even is as Christians seem to slap that label on everything nowadays), etc. I believe Spirit of creation can be twisted and manipulated in the spirit world, but as long as we are making the teachings and instructions of Jesus and Paul (love your enemies, fruits of the spirit, how to protect your mind and spirit with the armor of God, how to use the Word as a weapon, our authority and identity in Christ, etc.) the focus of our values in the household and teaching kids how to live by these values while giving them a safe environment to grow and learn and developing a connection of love with them, you should not have to worry about the Holy Spirit guiding them in their lives. I am a strong believer that children as well as adults can learn from anything and almost everything whether it is Christian content or secular content. Lay your foundation on the Word, develop a close relationship with God and his Spirit, and talk WITH your kids about WHY your household has certain values instead of just telling them they can't watch something because it "isn't Christian." Phew! Okay, thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
This was released on a sing a long collection following the backlash for the bunny song: ua-cam.com/video/Ht1HqB6taog/v-deo.htmlsi=RP6E1AqYtHBSOF3G I lived through the controversy, and I remember our mom telling us not to sing it. I also remember every grownup being very upset over those exact lyrics. Imagine your own kids watching a Christian cartoon and then singing "I won't go to church".
Soapbox time 📦:
As someone who teaches Sunday school but is also a huge nerd of "secular" media, I believe that the same Spirit of creation that brought the world into existence still exists in each of us today--whether you have a relationship with God or not--and that Spirit is what drives us as beings of creation from inventing the plane to just feeling excited about the latest movie that came out.
It does make me sad that this idea of restricting secular media when raising or teaching kids just because it isn't "Christian" is what teachers and/or parents think will protect their kids (I think that is harbored very much by evil spirits of control and fear and can be seen in movements like Moms for America attacking literature and trying to ban books in schools and libraries as an example of spiritual influence). We live in a sinful world that was corrupted since Eden, and children are going to be exposed to all kinds of stuff, but it is important to have discussions with children and talk openly and unashamedly about things we may be concerned with whether it be violence, sexual content, "witchcraft"(whatever the heck that even is as Christians seem to slap that label on everything nowadays), etc.
I believe Spirit of creation can be twisted and manipulated in the spirit world, but as long as we are making the teachings and instructions of Jesus and Paul (love your enemies, fruits of the spirit, how to protect your mind and spirit with the armor of God, how to use the Word as a weapon, our authority and identity in Christ, etc.) the focus of our values in the household and teaching kids how to live by these values while giving them a safe environment to grow and learn and developing a connection of love with them, you should not have to worry about the Holy Spirit guiding them in their lives. I am a strong believer that children as well as adults can learn from anything and almost everything whether it is Christian content or secular content.
Lay your foundation on the Word, develop a close relationship with God and his Spirit, and talk WITH your kids about WHY your household has certain values instead of just telling them they can't watch something because it "isn't Christian." Phew! Okay, thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
This was released on a sing a long collection following the backlash for the bunny song: ua-cam.com/video/Ht1HqB6taog/v-deo.htmlsi=RP6E1AqYtHBSOF3G
I lived through the controversy, and I remember our mom telling us not to sing it. I also remember every grownup being very upset over those exact lyrics.
Imagine your own kids watching a Christian cartoon and then singing "I won't go to church".