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“America seems to be pleasure-mad. We have to be amused morning, noon, and night. Television is making a tremendous change in America’s spiritual sensitivity. I have had pastor after pastor write me and tell me that he can see the difference in the spiritual life of his congregation since television came. People have to be amused, and we do not have time for thought, meditation, prayer, and Godly pursuits, as we used to.”

Billy Graham, The Hour of Decision.

The point

Television and constant amusement are eroding America's spiritual sensitivity and time for prayer.

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Adults
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Cautionary · Convicting
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under a minute · 73 words
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CharacterSpiritualitySpiritual LifeTelevisionMediaCultureWorldliness

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