It ’s one of the most of import theological questions of our generation : How does God want us to follow video ? Does God approve of religious service like Hulu and Netflix ? sure enough not , grant to one executive at NBC .
Alan Wurtzel , the president of research and ontogenesis for NBCUniversal , lately made a bold proclamation on the holiness of American regard habits at a press go for the Television Critics Association . The ability to watch movies and TV on requirement is ostensibly the work of forces meant to direct us astray from the ways of righteousness . Watching traditional television set broadcasts is , toquote Mr. Wurtzel , “ TV the style that God mean . ”
Frankly I ’m not convinced . Broadcast TV delivered to our homes via coaxial cable or artificial satellite or by decapitating a rabbit and scotch - taping its ears to your blind ( I ’m pretty trusted that ’s how citizenry used to do it , but I forget ) still has plenty of sinful material . There are low-down - cutting dress , and poopmouth words , and sometimes even bunt . Naked butts .
For what it ’s worth , Netflixissued a statementfalling firmly on the agnostical ( read : sinner ) side of the How Would God Watch disputation :
Our investors are not as sure of God ’s intentions for TV , and instead think that Internet TV is a fundamentally better amusement experience that will gain plowshare for many years .
Sounds exactly like what hoi polloi opposed to righteousness would say , if you ask me .
If we ’re being totally good with ourselves I call back we have to recognise that God probably does n’t opt sides between cyclosis services and traditional broadcast TV . All He really cares about at the closing of the 24-hour interval is that you haveone of theseinstalled :
Then again , we do have this inverted comma from the Quran of James , chapter 3 , verses 6 through 8 :
And the cyclosis service is a firing , a world of unrighteousness . The Flix of Nett is set among our members , staining the whole eubstance , setting on fire the entire grade of life history , and lay out on fervor by hell . For every kind of beast and bird , of reptilian and sea animal , can be tamed and has been domesticate by mankind , but no man being can cultivate the animal of Hoolu . It is a restless evil , full of deadly toxicant .
Every verse from the Bible is certainly open to interpretation , but I ’m not sure what to make of this one . Either way , we ca n’t say Mr. Wurtzel , the great prophet of NBC , did n’t discourage us .
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