Positive role models not wanted?

[Tony2255]

Is today’s generation anti positive role models? Two examples, Benedict XVI and Tim Tebow. It seems people weren’t satisfied that Pope Benedict was stepping down for health reasons. They seemed obsessed with finding some scandal to attach to his resignation.

It also appears that the media just can’t come to terms with the fact that Tim Tebow is virgin and Christian. Didn’t win a game? Prayers must not work. Went on a date, he must be sleeping around.

Shows with a positive message, like Leave it to Beaver or the Cosby’s, are replaced with the The Kardashians and Jersey Shore focused on sex and money. How would Lou Gehrig or Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton be treated today?

I think the increase in negativity is having a profound impact on how we interact with each other in today’s society. I believe we are less willing to help each other and more concerned with pointing out each others faults. I know I’ve found myself falling victim to this as of late. Thoughts.

 

[Will_B]

The devil will use any means possible to corrupt the Church… It seems he, the devil, is succeeding… However, I believe he will loose…

Keep praying.

Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.

 

[Tony2255]

The devil will use any means possible to corrupt the Church… It seems he, the devil, is succeeding… However, I believe he will loose…

Very true. I would say more of a brief run of good luck which will soon run out

 

[PatriceA]

Is today’s generation anti positive role models? Two examples, Benedict XVI and Tim Tebow. It seems people weren’t satisfied that Pope Benedict was stepping down for health reasons. They seemed obsessed with finding some scandal to attach to his resignation.

It also appears that the media just can’t come to terms with the fact that Tim Tebow is virgin and Christian. Didn’t win a game? Prayers must not work. Went on a date, he must be sleeping around.

Shows with a positive message, like Leave it to Beaver or the Cosby’s, are replaced with the The Kardashians and Jersey Shore focused on sex and money. How would Lou Gehrig or Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton be treated today?

I think the increase in negativity is having a profound impact on how we interact with each other in today’s society. I believe we are less willing to help each other and more concerned with pointing out each others faults. I know I’ve found myself falling victim to this as of late. Thoughts.

I would suggest spending less time worrying about what the media thinks and spend more time looking for positive role models within your real life relationships. There are plenty, plenty, plenty of real life people that go beyond the definitions of positive role models in everyday real life. But you will miss them if you look to the media to tell you who you should look up to. Pope Benedict IS one of my role models, I just don’t listen to mainstream media talkheads to tell me that.

There are positive tv shows on tv today. We watch gmc and Heartland quite a bit as a family and they have some great tv movies every month, brand new ones.

 

[wanabesaint]

First the Church is not corruptable, the Church is all Truth, based on Gods Covenant made that Calls All People to God…
people corrupt Themselves by denial of God, the Church… God is calling people to HIm, denial of God is merely Denial of the unchanging Church.

People need to reeducate themselves that turning from God is sin, as is attacking the Church is Attacking God, is a mortal sin, in the most simple sense to the fact they are by their actions teaching others to turn from God, through attacking the Church…

People need to recognize the sins of people as a free will, from attacking the Church/God to committing sin, all are sins that seperate not only themselves from God, but others that they teach by the actions to commit sin…

A huge ignorance of God exists today in people having abandoned the Truth of the Church in the failure of following people who came to attack the Church has taught many to attack the Church/God themselves… Failures have came to teach others to Judge God, to make themselves their own Gods and Judges. A huge mortal sin, but many now deem themselves to be worthy to Judge God in their own ignorance.
and to teach others to judge God, a great mortal sin… Jesus never taught this, Jesus taught obediance to His Father,
what do you teach? do you teach obedance to God, and Gods will? sacrific and charity to others?

 

[Tony2255]

I would suggest spending less time worrying about what the media thinks and spend more time looking for positive role models within your real life relationships. There are plenty, plenty, plenty of real life people that go beyond the definitions of positive role models in everyday real life. But you will miss them if you look to the media to tell you who you should look up to. Pope Benedict IS one of my role models, I just don’t listen to mainstream media talkheads to tell me that.

There are positive tv shows on tv today. We watch gmc and Heartland quite a bit as a family and they have some great tv movies every month, brand new ones.

I disagree. I believe we must pay attention to what the media is saying considering the affect it is having on our children and future generations. I’m wondering how many we are willing to lose before we decide to confront the issue and not take an “I’ll worry about myself” perspective. It’s impossible to avoid all forms of media.

 

[Tony2255]

Unfortunately many parents aren’t being that positive role model and these kids are running to a wide range of information sources for guidance. I think there is a problem with kids learning how to date by watching The Bachelor or fitting in means how little clothes you wear and how drunk you are. These are the role models a majority of our kids are flocking to and I for only see it getting worse until we as a community step up.

 

[wanabesaint]

we are all to recognize the greater of our sins is that we teach by example. if we sin and deny God, then we teach the same, a great mortal sin that is basicly unforgiveable, and is the path to Hell for ourselves, and those we lead on the wrong path…

we are all to pickup our cross, deny ourselves, and to lead others by our example to a life that seeks eternal life. or mission statement is to get our soul to heaven, and to take as many souls along as we can, no exception…

its good to study history that ludity, perversion, and corruption all sin are sought as a human desire of evil, the path to hell is wide and well traveled, and its profitable to those that seek wealth… the movie industry when innitiated saw that sin sellls, and makes profits.
and Christians were told to stay away from such, for evil and the wealth of is the path to hell. and those that saw the richs and wealth of sin now dominate and sells sin.

buying of sin is sin, so no way can we seek the rein of God and eternal life and condon the evils of today and have an expectation to eternal life…

Merely put, evil is Profits, if you buy it or not is that free will choice that God gives you…
The greatest export from the US to Russia is, ponography.
The trading of humans (sex slaves) is greater today than alol of world history.

suporting todays news that sells sin for profit is wrong…as suporting evil governments that wage wars of revenge and enslave people in debt.

 

[Tony2255]

I believe I may have been to vague in my OP.

Do you believe that a majority of today’s youth prefer role models that do not fall into the “positive” category?

 

[Allegra]

I disagree. I believe we must pay attention to what the media is saying considering the affect it is having on our children and future generations. I’m wondering how many we are willing to lose before we decide to confront the issue and not take an “I’ll worry about myself” perspective. It’s impossible to avoid all forms of media.

I agree. It’s good to be aware that such a mentality exists, because it isn’t just in the media. Many, many everyday people love to tear down “goodie-two-shoes” and “put them in their place.” Such people exist in our communities, our workplaces, our social circles, and even our churches and they can be very distructive, especially to young people. It is important to be aware of this mentality so we can identify it, keep away from it, and make sure it is not infiltrating our personal belief systems and that of our children.