It seems like our censorship laws are being stretched again. A few months ago we had pictures I would’t  show my 6 year old son and 4 year old daughter circulating in Malawi’s cyberspace (whatever happened to the perpetrators?), and now our Parliament has banned the popular Big Brother Africa show this time around.  Reason? It is deemed “immoral”. It seems Namibia’s president is also frowning on this show.

More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3128193.stm 

Here is the question: should Big Brother Africa have been banned? Why?

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I get a lot of questions regarding what is okay or not for Christians to do. You know, can I go to a party? What’s wrong with wearing minis or tight trousers or low necklines? Is it okay for me to watch the Big Brother Africa or other reality episodes and other movies? Is sex before marriage okay? What’s wrong with just kissing and on and on the questions come.

Recently I found the following guidelines helpful for me. Hopefully, they should put these questions in perspective. Although they are primarily designed for the husband and wife relationship, they can be applied to just about anything else that seems to be in the “grey zone”.

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I was a bit behind on this one. It was last week when I was told of the pictures that have been circulating (mostly through email) about a married man and a married woman who took pictures of their immoral escapades. However they pictures found their way into cyberspace is another story. Glad I haven’t received any and I am not looking forward to the experience. I must admit that it has given me a lot of food for thought and questions worth pondering. So here we go;

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Here is proof that movies do affect our lives. I have seen this time and time again. Just wondering what else has been shaping our thinking from the movie world. Questions to consider;

1. Do we stop our children from watching movies or

2. Do we teach them to discern what is good to watch?

3. How do we do it?

Next week I will post a video I took at a family fair in Lilongwe. It’s a challenging lesson on influence.

Your thoughts?

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