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Mark Driscoll is taking about Paul in Acts 17 and noting that he SAW that the city was full of idols. Where do we see idols today? More likely than on a plinth in the town square they are likely to be on TV, in magazines or the Internet. Marks says,
“[As you watch TV 'missiologically'] you start to see what is becoming popular and why. What you’ll find is that various parts of television reveal different gods. There’s a god of Sex, a god of Sports, a god of Fame and Glory and Power and Money and it’s neo-Paganism and you need to watch it like a missionary looking for the idols not just the entertainment.”
“Watch it with your kids. Teach your children to watch TV ‘missiologically’. Some of you say, “I don’t let my kids watch TV because then they’ll be corrupted”. No, they will be naïve. There’s a difference between naïveté and innocence. Naïveté is your kids don’t know. That means they’re gullible, they’ll get in trouble. Innocent means they understand but they don’t participate.”
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“I want them to see that TV shows are sermons. Movies are sermons and we need to exegete them as well because they are communicating a gospel of conversion to someone or something.”
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“Not to criticize other people in the world but to, like Proverbs does with the children, using the examples that are out there as illustrative teaching opportunities.”
Mark Driscoll, from 55:04, Main Session 4 – The Missional Church
This doesn’t mean Mark will let his kids watch anything, he goes on to explain some different examples (which are worth listening to – and very funny!).

