Culture

The world today is in a battle for its identity. Evil forces are creating a sick culture of hate. But they will not succeed. In order for His Word to prevail, we must make our own culture of hope and love stronger. Get ready to see how others have answered His Call.

Understanding the Dangers of YouTube: The Dark side of unlimited content

Following in the footsteps of Myspace on the list of the hottest websites for teens is YouTube, a free online video hosting community which allows you to upload, view, and share video clips with others.

But the unlimited content found on YouTube may come with a dark side.

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Mooks and Midriffs: How Marketers See Teens

Teenagers - they want to be cool. They are impressionable, and they have the cash. But have marketers gone too far in their attempts to reach the hearts – and wallets – of America’s youth? FRONTLINE correspondent Douglas Rushkoff confronts these questions in MERCHANTS OF COOL, a documentary produced in 2001, in which he explores the symbiotic relationship between the media and today's teens by examining the tactics, techniques, and cultural ramifications of these marketing moguls.

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Ron luce on myspace

With more than 100 million users, MySpace has become the most popular social network on the web..

Virtually everyone has heard of MySpace. With more than 100 million users, it has become the most popular social network on the web. But there are plenty of dangers that parents and adults must be aware of. What can be done to protect your young person from the peril of an online predator?

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The Axe effect: Sex Sells

Young men buy Axe to smell good and attract women.

Why has Axe become so popular? How has a product like male deodorant body spray become a type of culture icon? The answer is simple and lies in the method of their advertising campaign. The message of Axe advertising and marketing strategies is this: wear Axe, get the ladies.

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The Summer vacation of a lifetime

Dive into God this summer!

Wouldn’t it be amazing if over the summer you grew more in your relationship with God than you have all year? Imagine going back to school in the fall and knowing Jesus so much more than you did when you left only three months before.

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Parent's Television council article

Media outlets such as MTV and television programs like Fox’s The O.C., ABC’s Desperate Housewives and the WB network’s The Bedford Diaries promote an image of teenage life which glorifies shallow materialism, violence, foul language and promiscuous sex. But today, many real-life teens are defying the media’s stereotypes and fighting back.

CULTURE: SPECIAL TOPICS

Study Proves Impact of Media Sex

They finally proved what we have known all along. Recent studies show that the more explicit material teens see on television, the more likely they are to have premarital sex. Should we be worried? And what can we do to stop its influence?

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CULTURAL CHRISTIANITY AND THE COMING REVOLUTION

The rise of revolutionary Christians.

Being a Christian is more than calling yourself one. It means being committed to Christ and being one of His followers. This is the heart of the BattleCry Campaign. The cultural Christian may be involved with Christian things, but being fully committed to Christ is another story. Out of the millions of people in America who call themselves Christians, many of them are far from it and are really only cultural Christians. However, a group of remarkably different people is standing apart from the crowd.

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IN A CONFUSED CULTURE, TEENS CREATE THIER OWN RELIGION

Are teenagers abandoning the true Christian faith?

A great chasm exists between the reality of what it means to be a believer in Christ and what many of today's teenagers perceive. Are they, in fact, creating their own religion? Have they integrated the values of a morally degenerate culture into Christianity and, as a result, created something that is no longer Christian?

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