When, if ever, should a disciple of Christ shun someone?

I’ve taken some heat on-line for not letting my kids watch TV. We watch a lot of movies, probably two or three new ones a week, but I get Cleanflicks and choose carefully what type of movies my kids watch. Interestingly, my kids don’t complain about it. You’d expect the complaints of “Mary gets to watch TV, why can’t I?” but frankly it never happens. The kids know the only TV I allow is BYU TV (and the occasional sports program), so they don’t ask. And you know what — my kids sure do read a lot and get nearly straight A’s in school, so I must be doing something right. It’s kind of fun to hear them tell their friends they shouldn’t be watching certain types of programs or movies.

Well, now we have a new study that shows that the amount of sex on TV has nearly doubled in seven years.

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The following is a transcript of a conversation I had yesterday with LDS writer-producer-director-editor-actor Richard Dutcher. Mr. Dutcher spoke very frankly about his excellent new film God’s Army 2: States of Grace, filmmaking, and the state of Mormon cinema. The transcript has been edited for clarity and brevity.

Some of your recent press has referred to you as the “Father of Mormon Cinema.” How does that title feel on you?

Well, I suppose that would have been true at one time, but the father may be leaving the family soon.

You mean you might be charting a new direction now?

Well, I may not really have much choice.

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This post is more blatantly self-serving than most. Please humor me. I love Christmas music. I love it year round, though this year I haven’t really been listening to it much. I must rectify this horrible oversight. Growing up, I was forbidden to listen to Christmas music anywhere besides quietly in my room until after Thanksgiving (American Thanksgiving, not Canadian Thanksgiving). As far as I was concerned, this was a tragic limitation of great music, and as soon as I moved out, I listened year round.

So now we come to my request: I need more Christmas music.

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