David wrote: "I just wanted to get back to this as I was busy before.
What do people consider "according to the Teachings" as far as TV and
movies are concerned? If it means that they generally follow Baha'i
morals then that would exclude a large percentage of material."
I couldn't agree more. There's less and less TV worth watching. The
standard is now plummeting at an increasing rate of acceleration. I
often think of a dear friend pioneering in Africa, who has been absent
from the United States for more than 30 years, and that she would be
absolutely astounded at the trash on TV now.
A few additional thoughts, on the ways different believers have come to
terms in their own way with today's entertainment. I am thinking of
Stan O'Jack, a wonderful soul. I remember some years ago that several
of us were discussing going out to movies, and he said, "I only go to
G-rated movies." Period.
I recall when my wife and I went to a movie with the Knight of
Baha'u'llah Ted Cardell, a wonderful soul. Ted had met the Guardian, and
opened more than one country in Africa 50 years ago. During the
intermission they showed previews of upcoming movies, and though some of
the movies were PG or R rated, the previews were all rated G for a
general audience. There was a scene, I don't remember exactly what it
was, it might have been a couple kissing. I looked to my left, and
there was Ted, covering his eyes. He took literally Baha'u'llah's
guidance "guard thy eyes" and he was a better man for it.
In Islam there are institutions whose function it is to make
pronouncements on all the questions that arise in life. Detailed
pronouncements. Some "scholars" are people who have memorized all of
these decisions from ayatollahs and others, and they go through their
daily life with these pronouncements as the strictures of their conduct.
But Baha'u'llah approaches things in a more mature way. We have the
essential guidance from the House, and in the writings of the Guardian.
And it is up to us to strive to bring the standards of Baha'u'llah
into daily life.
Brent
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