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 Bet you didn't know this weekend's most anticipated movie is "a cautionary tale about learning to pay attention to your own internal moral compass."
You probably thought "High School Musical 2" would be about songs, dancing and cute teens in cool clothes cutting loose without adult supervision (while still remaining good kids any parent would be proud to claim).
Or maybe, just maybe, you were also thinking "HSM2" could be another golden - no, platinum - opportunity for the Disney folks to start printing more money in outrageously big batches.
After all, the original "High School Musical" TV movie that debuted in January 2006 on Disney Channel stirred such rabid obsession among tweens (those 9-to-14-year-olds who aren't little kids but aren't quite "teenagers" either)
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that it spawned a marketing machine now estimated by analysts to have raked in anywhere from $500 million to $1 billion. Its reach has been immense: High School Musical Special Report |
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 Future of Marriage According to a new study, the latest troubles of young Hollywood aren't isolated to the Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohans of the world. In general, sociologists are finding that the hook-up culture and partying scene are helping to prolong the risky behavior of teenagers well into their 20s. When USA Today interviewed young adults about the trend, one girl summed it up, "There are no parents telling them, 'You can't do this.' It's pretty much a free-for-all." But this "free-for-all," as she put it, is costing society dearly. New data from the National Center for Health Statistics reports that 56% of all births among women aged 20-24 were to unwed mothers. Crime is higher--so is alcohol consumption, as more kids report binge drinking in their early 20s than any other period. Although some are blaming this period of "extended adolescence" on complicated neurological impulses, I think the answer is more readily apparent in our anti-marriage culture. Young adults are delaying marriage well into their late 20s--if they marry at all. Marriage provides |
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a unique stability in life. Studies show that it reduces crime and "anti-social behavior." It provides financial, physical, and emotional security unrivaled by other relationships. Until Americans embrace marriage anew for its inherent benefits to society, the stories of the next generation are bound to have too many unhappy endings. |
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At work, police officers rely on control -- of their own emotions and other people's behavior -- to do their job.At home, life isn't as black and white. Their questions aren't always answered. Their expectations may not be met. Their authority is sometimes disputed."Cops need two sets of behaviors," said Ellen Kirschman, a Redwood City, Calif., psychologist who treats police officers and their families. "They need street skills, and then they need a set of skills at home."But some officers carry home more than the impulse to control. Trained to keep their feelings in check, reluctant to ask for help, cops can become overwhelmed by the trauma and suffering they witness."I don't think they come in prepared for dead kids, dismembered bodies and hysterical family members," said Daniel Clark, the Washington State Patrol psychologist. Street violence sometimes is brought home |
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Family Concerns
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Battle is in Mind Did you know that we are in a war every day? We see the casualties everywhere—people falling from disease, divorce and tragedy. Looking around at all the suffering, we may think the battles in hospitals and divorce courts are being lost. But in reality, we’re losing the advanced and more important conflict—the battle in our minds.
Each day our minds are bombarded with a constant stream of nagging thoughts, suspicions, doubts and fears. While any one of these can cause defeat and devastation, we are often plagued by more than one…filling our daily lives with mental combat against an array of aggressors. Daily Battles of the Mind |
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Centers for Decency is apart of a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization which encourages, motivates, educates, and equips the family and community in morality and decency offering information, articles, and conference speakers thereby battling the pornography and obscenity. If you appreciate our focus and hard work, send any dollar amount for donations or creative gifts can be sent to Alleluia Ministries, 5161 San Felipe, Suite 320, Houston, Texas 77056 or call 713.266.2715. |
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