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Fast Times at Half-Time
By Steve Higginbotham
February 6, 2004
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I suppose by now, everyone has
either seen first hand or heard of the half time fiasco at this
year's Super Bowl. You have to wonder what Justin Timberlake
and Janet Jackson were thinking when they decided to expose her
breast before more than 140 million viewers, many of which were
children.
The action was so obscene and devoid
of character, that in the days following, I have not heard a
single commentator, editor, or celebrity defend the action. For
that, at least, we should be thankful.
However, I have a question. Had
there not been a "wardrobe malfunction," would there have been
an outcry? What about the dancers on stage who were immodestly
dressed in revealing and provocative clothing? What about the
male topless dancers in Speedos, and the female dancers in their
revealing outfits that would be better suited for the privacy of
one's own bedroom? What about the "bump and grind" dancing
itself? What about the lyrics of the song being sung, which
contained the lines, "I wanna rock your body," "that ### shaking
thing you do," and "better have you naked by the end of this
song?" Are these matters to be overlooked? Are they not just
as unacceptable and outrageous?
Friends, I'm glad everyone seems
upset about the "exposure" incident, we should be. But I'm
concerned that very little has been said about all the other
indecent and un-Christlike actions that led up to this climatic
event.
It's certainly time to be outraged
and put our foot down. But friends, don't draw your own lines
that determine when you will be outraged, but rather,
acknowledge the lines, all the lines, that God has already drawn
for us.
Copyright © 2004, South Green Street Church of Christ,
Glasgow, Kentucky
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