tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999930258339428520.post2488848121767407932..comments2024-01-12T18:05:30.697-05:00Comments on Joanne Sher: Editor/Proofreader : Friday Fiction: "The Company We Keep"Joanne Sherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07656727089667265580noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999930258339428520.post-24972164296763622952010-02-20T13:03:15.653-05:002010-02-20T13:03:15.653-05:00Good food for thought, Joanne. As a non-Christian ...Good food for thought, Joanne. As a non-Christian growing up I read everything I could get my hands on. God has blessed me with reading and writing abilities, but what I choose to "feed on" these days are the things that help me grow well, not merely entertain or even educate me in head knowledge. I think Christian parents have a huge responsibility in raising their kids to have genuine faith, and need God's help to keep their kids from feeding on trash - whatever form it comes in. That said, clean entertainment in moderation, in my opinion, is a good thing, for both children and adults.Sherri Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02370897359440297281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999930258339428520.post-14285450603655743972010-02-20T00:06:12.743-05:002010-02-20T00:06:12.743-05:00Good "food for thought" Joanne. I agree...Good "food for thought" Joanne. I agree that books should be chosen carefully for children, or that ones with controversial subjects should be read and discussed with a parent. <br /><br />I do look at it differently for adults, however. In one of my college classes we were assigned to read a book that we would never choose to read on our own -one that we thought was contrary to our own beliefs. I didn't like the book any more than I thought I would, but I did enjoy the way it challenged my thinking and strengthened my faith.Sharlyn Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879828989850465268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999930258339428520.post-51216355981506626532010-02-19T19:17:55.082-05:002010-02-19T19:17:55.082-05:00I don't think everything has to be Christian-t...I don't think everything has to be Christian-themed. I just wonder about books - "classics" especially that introduce non-Christian themes to children and/or "baby Christians." I remember reading a Normal Mailer book in college, for example, that was assigned in a college class. I was NOT a Christian at the time, but the language ABSOLUTELY disturbed me. Now he is a Pulitzer winning writer, and I really don't know if all his books are like that, but I would be VERY wary of letting my kids read anything by him. <br /><br />Like I said, I'm not sure where I stand on this exactly. When it comes to young kids who are very influenced by what they read, I might draw a different line than I would with a solid Christian who is interested in a book of this nature.Joanne Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892365662470655717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999930258339428520.post-91324160860994993902010-02-19T18:12:41.471-05:002010-02-19T18:12:41.471-05:00Do you think that everything we read needs to be C...Do you think that everything we read needs to be Christian-themed or just adhere to Christian values? I read books that are not overtly Christian, (and really not Christian at all) yet I enjoy the story and there's nothing in them that is anti-Christian, or against the moral code that is in the Bible. I believe in "garbage in, garbage out" and that we need to order our thoughts to honor God (and can't do that if we're reading trashy novels!) but I don't think being a Christian means I can't enjoy a good story if the story never mentions God.Hanne Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902563955229182338noreply@blogger.com