Beyond Today TV hosts: Darris McNeely, Steve Myers and Gary Petty
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Beyond Today TV: Moving from ION Television to The Word Network

We are pleased to announce that the United Church of God is pursuing a better option for its television airtimes for Beyond Today.
The Desensitization of the Modern World through Technology
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The Desensitization of the Modern World through Technology

Do you find yourself unable to get through a day without your phone or other electronic devices?
The Bible, the Truth, and The History Channel
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The Bible, the Truth, and The History Channel

Celebrity Culture: The Distorted Mirror
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Celebrity Culture: The Distorted Mirror

Magazines, TV and the Internet are obsessed with celebrities and celebrity culture. How does society's fascination with celebrity culture affect you and your children? How can you counter its negative influence?
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Whatever Happened to the Family Meal?

Can eating together improve relationships in your family? With a little effort and planning our mealtimes...it just might.
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World News and Trends: Media trashes fidelity

What we see published about unfaithfulness today should alarm us. One magazine cover asked, "Is Anyone Faithful Anymore?" The drophead on the cover read, "The Death of Monogamy—and Why That's No Bad Thing." The title inside is "Yours, Unfaithfully."
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Time, Television and Treasure

What is the value of time? Like currency, perhaps the best measure is in how it is spent. What kind of benefit are you receiving from how you spend your time?
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Dethroning the Media Gods

Consider how the mass media conditions your mind—and what you can do about it.
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Moses Bumped By "Desparate Housewives"

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You Can Win the War Against the Family

Modern pop culture is robbing children of their innocence while undermining their character growth by addicting them to random violence, filthy language and explicit sex. In spite of this subtle brainwashing, you can still win the war being waged against...
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World News and Trends: TV and your child's brain

Young children who watch television at a very early age may risk later attention deficit problems, according to Dr. Dimitri Christakis (Associated Press report, April 5).
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World News and Trends: Cursing more prevalent on American TV

In a study of U.S. television programming between 1998 and 2002, cursing had risen 95 percent during the television family hour (from 8 to 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific Time) each evening. The very next hour, from 9 to 10...
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World News and Trends: Reality television hits new lows

Perhaps America's most bothersome Achilles' heel lies squarely in the area of its sore neglect of the values set down in the pages of the Bible.
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World News and Trends: TV viewing and violence

Watching as little as one hour of television a day can lead teenagers and young adults to engage in violence such as fistfights and other assaults later in life, according to researchers who conducted a study that tracked more than...
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How Can You Counter a Degenerating Culture?

As a reader of The Good News, you are probably disturbed by many of the values of the culture around you—and with good reason. How can we counter the degrading influence of much of popular culture?
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Is Your Family Manipulated by Mass Media?

Does your family properly use electronic mass media? Or do you let the media abuse you? Here are 10 principles to help you regain control and stamp out media abuse.
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Mass Media and Bible Prophecy

Several amazing biblical passages foretell the shaping of the world at the time of the end by a powerful web of global media.
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Michael Medved on Media and the Family

An interview with Michael Medved, author of "Hollywood vs. America"
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A Telling Profile of Media Professional

The entertainment establishment-writers, producers and stars of the movies, TV programs and music we consume-are overwhelmingly liberal in their political outlook.
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The Media's Alternative Gospel

The major media news organizations and outlets, says journalist William Proctor, have their own lists of rights and wrongs that they support or condemn through their editorials and reporting.