MEDIA DISCERNMENT SHOWING IN YOUR HOME? The entertainment industry today is an influential world force. Yes, we all probably know that already, but let me illustrate just what I mean. When I am in my office, I am only about 45 miles north of the heart of the industry in Hollywood, Calif. Frequently I am called to speak around the world in far-away CHARISMA March 2011 places such as Poland, Ukraine, India, Japan or Laos. When I step on the plane, I find Hollywood movies and television programs playing during the flights. When I go into the jungle of the highlands of Thailand, Hollywood is still very close by?there are satellite dishes run by generators connected by exposed wires, which bring the entertainment into the flimsy grass huts of the people. The children in these villages try to dress like the Hollywood stars they idolize and try to mimic their lives?right down to the smoking, drinking and sexual promiscuity. Hollywood is not just a geographic place some 45 miles south of my office. a huge entertainment industry that reaches the world?for good or ill. Aided increasingly by foreign investments, it is the voice of the United States to people everywhere, especially the youth. As Jesus told the leading spokespeople of His day: goes into mouth does a i a a co I TO OTO I LY FOTO I I HOW TO HAVE MEDIA DISCERNMENT FOR YOUR FAMILY IN THE CLUTTERED WORLD OF JUNKY ENTERTAINMENT