Culture-Wise Family

Flip on the television, head for the movie theater, listen to music or open a newspaper and you can't get away from it. We are bombarded with messages, some of them overt, some of them more subtle. Yet how often do we stop and think about what we are watching and listening to? How do you raise a family in a world supersaturated with media extolling toxic values that are not your own?

Co-authors Ted Baehr, a movie industry expert, and legendary musician Pat Boone know firsthand the persuasive power of the entertainment industry, and think it is time we began paying attention to our mass media consumption. Here, they draw from their extensive experience and interviews with experts to help readers understand the power of the media and its influence on families. They examine the ongoing threats to family values by those in the media who promote a humanistic worldview and offer perspectives as to why these insidious values are permeating the entertainment industry. We must make wise choices for ourselves and our families and protect our children from toxic messages.

But where do we start? It begins, say Baehr and Boone, by knowing what you believe and examining cultural messages in light of scriptural truth. Within this book, you'll find answers to questions like these:

• Who are the major players in the entertainment industry, and what messages are they sending?
  
• How can I become culturally and media literate?
  
• Why do I need to know what my worldview is, and how do I figure it out?
  
• How do I protect my family from toxic media messages?

Furthermore, their insights will enable you to:

• Discover why most families have become desensitized to the breakdown of values in the media.
  
• Learn to recognize relativism and misplaced tolerance, which have undermined common sense.
  
• Understand specific ways children have been affected by the mass media.
  
• Find out how to develop biblical discernment and wisdom.
  
• Welcome the "good news"—that society can be redeemed and transformed.
  
• Hear about progress that has been made in family values programming in Hollywood, and find hope for the future.

Learn to make wise choices about the mass media and entertainment you choose, and gain the information you need to help safeguard your family! The time to start fighting for your family's hearts and minds is now. The culture war can be won. It all begins with you!