Video Violence Kids See Kids Do Studies Track the Negative Effects of Media Exposure NEW YORK

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Studies Track the Negative Effects of Media Exposure (Video Violence, Video Sex and more)....

NEW YORK, DEC. 10, 2005 - For the young and not-so-young who expect to receive new video games this Christmas, 'tis the season for a rising concern: problems of exposure to excessive violence in the media.

These concerns will likely be augmented by the new Xbox 360 video-game console, the New York Times reported Dec. 4. The new console has improved graphics and video capacity, allowing even more vivid depictions. The video-games business is now a $10 billion industry, the newspaper noted, with more being spent on consoles and games than on movies.

And the games themselves are becoming more violent. An annual report issued by the National Institute on Media and the Family noted that some video games now feature graphic scenes of cannibalism, the Associated Press reported Nov. 30.

"It's something we've never seen before," said institute president David Walsh. He warned that today's games are more extreme and more easily available to underage children than ever before.

A secret shopper survey carried out by the institute also found that 44% of child buyers were able to buy M-rated games with sexual and violent content intended only for those aged 17 and over.

Most studies done on violence and video games support the argument that there is a link between aggressive behavior in children and violent games, according to the American Psychological Association. An APA press release published Aug. 17 announced that it adopted a resolution recommending that violence be reduced in video games marketed to children and youth. The APA also encouraged parents and educators to help young people make more informed choices about which games to play.

The decision by the APA Council of Representatives was adopted at the recommendation of the association's special Committee on Violence in Video Games and Interactive Media of the Media Psychology Division. The committee reviewed the research indicating that exposure to violence in video games increases aggression in thoughts, behavior and feelings.

Intensive learning

The APA committee's study showed that the perpetrators of violence in the games go unpunished 73% of the time. "Showing violent acts without consequences teach youth that violence is an effective means of resolving conflict, whereas seeing pain and suffering as a consequence can inhibit aggressive behavior," said psychologist Elizabeth Carll, co-chair of the committee.

Violence in video games is more of a problem than in other forms of media, due to its interactive nature. "Playing video games involves practice, repetition and being rewarded for numerous acts of violence, which may intensify the learning," explained Carll.

Another committee member, Dorothy Singer, a senior research scientist at Yale University and co-director of the Yale Family Television Research and Consultation Center, said that children need to be taught how to view television critically. Such instruction would help youngsters to differentiate between fantasy and reality, and to identify less with aggressive characters, she said.

The APA's concerns were reinforced by a new study carried out by Michigan State University. Researchers monitored the brain activity of volunteers as they played violent games, according to an Oct. 16 report in the British newspaper Telegraph.

One of those involved in the study, René Weber, explained that there was a link between playing a first-person shooting game and brain activity that was considered characteristic of aggressive cognitions.

"Violent video games frequently have been criticized for enhancing aggressive reactions such as aggressive cognitions, aggressive affects or aggressive behavior," Weber noted. "On a neurobiological level we have shown the link exists."

Sex content

Another perennial concern regarding the media is its level of sexual content. Researchers at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation found that more than three-quarters of prime-time TV shows contain some sexual material, the Washington Times reported Nov. 10.

The study commented that, unlike violence, the impact of pervasive sexual messages on youths has not been studied in depth. One study, however, carried out in 2004 by RAND Corporation, found that high exposure to TV sex may hasten the start of sexual activity among teens. It also found that teens were just as affected by TV "sex talk" as by the actual depiction of sex scenes.

U.S. government authorities, meanwhile, seem to be taking a more relaxed view toward indecency in the media, the Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 16. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) levied a record $7.9 million in indecency-related fines last year. This led to programming changes by some TV and radio channels.

This year, however, the FCC has received, through September, more than 189,000 indecency complaints against radio and television programs, but so far it hasn't issued any fines.

The number of complaints is below last year's level, but the number of shows drawing complaints has soared. By June, more than 500 television and radio shows had drawn complaints, compared with the 314 shows that drew complaints for all of 2004.

More in less time

The sheer quantity of time spent by children and adolescents in media activity also raises worries. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation found that youths are using more than one media source at a time and packing 8 1/2 hours of media content into just under 6 1/2 hours each day, the Chicago Tribune reported March 10.

The 8 1/2 hours do not include exposure at school and are up an hour from five years ago, with the biggest increase coming from video games (now at 49 minutes a day) and computer use (slightly more than an hour).

The study also found that two-thirds of children's bedrooms have a television. Another 54% have a videocassette recorder or DVD players in their rooms, up from 36% five years ago. And 37% have cable or satellite television. Outside the bedroom, nearly two-thirds of the children surveyed said the television is usually on during meals.

Another study, carried out by researchers at Stanford and Johns Hopkins universities, found that children who watch a lot of television and have a set in their bedroom do significantly worse at school. The study, along with another carried out in New Zealand and one from the University of Washington in Seattle, were published in July in the journal Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.

A report on the studies, in the London-based Times on July 5, noted that all three found that excessive use of television impaired academic results. Thomas Robinson, of the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, said: "This study provides even more evidence that parents should take the television out of their child's room, or not put it there in the first place."

Concerns over the impact of media usage on children have led some unlikely figures to favor restraint, the Sunday Times reported Oct. 16. "Television is poison," said one mother, whose children are banned from watching it, apart from one video on Sundays. This rule was set by none other than pop star Madonna. Advice that parents might heed as they decide what to give their children this Christmas.

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There are unscrupulous people on the internet these days. Some of them are not who they claim to be and in order to disrupt honest spiritual pursuits, they are known to send out e-mail under someone else's name or the name of another church or jurisdiction with attachments. Anyone can do this, if they want. Some of them exist in Toledo, Ohio... Some in Texas... Others in Michigan, California and many other places... Some are "haters of truth" who follow (whether they are willing to admit it) those who have sway over less educated or ignorant people... as their are also those who do not even know what they are doing because they seek glory to satisfy their own vanity and selfish pride to take over a church or jurisdiction of another, or to wreck havoc over those whom they hate without considering the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ.

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In the not-to-distant future, we intend to post some of those telephone numbers which constantly show up as "harassing hang-up" callers. May be, you too have the same? If so, may be we can assist in interacting to go further in bringing them to justice...

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Those who do such unscrupulous things, HATE some of the news, quotes, and such as to inform the general public. Some of them pose as clergy, while a few are actually clergy from various "other" offshoot AMERICAN ORTHODOX CHURCH or other jurisdiction(s) of the same or similar name of which we are, in some instances, their former MOTHER CHURCH (as is the same named Toledo, Ohio based, an offshoot, who had once been a part of us and unknowingly to our unworthy selves, were once a part of the clergy but they did not obtain permission to leave the jurisdiction they were under, according to Canon, and thus obtained for themselves re-ordination and consecrations, several times... and then using a variety of church names, including our own after they were defrocked and excommunicated, having more than three (3) times being excommunicated by other legitimate apostles/bishops); having joined in and with "Independent" churches who have nothing to do with us or even true Orthodoxy.

They seek to go out of their way to character assassinate and disparage religious web sites who do not meet their own brand of standardization which is evidence of their being not "Orthodox" "Christian" or even "Catholic" no matter what their nomenclature corporate name may be. The Toldeo, Ohio based same name group under their so-called leader has been deposed, defrocked and excommunicated more than three different times by various bishops/apostles. He, and several others, have become just as bad as the modern day Ecumenists of the National Council of Churches, World Council of Churches, the World Council of Bishops and more. Their ultimate aim and goal is destruction to those from whom they had either originated from or gone through to obtain the same named "church" they claim to hold to by the state's civil law in which they reside alone. They are not a "Schema-monk" or even a true "monk" for they were deposed and excommunicated for violations of the Holy Rule they claim to subscribe to, giving and openly providing false misleading and inaccurate information about other more honorable clergy. These 'wolves in sheep's clothing attract other nefarious and questionable persons whose aims are similar: for fame, image, power and glory.

Remember, anything that is a HALF TRUTH is not truth but a lie! Many there are that you may know who fit those descriptions... pray for them. Pray that God will send his Spirit of Truth upon them and lead them to Salvation through tears of Repentance, conversion of their cold and calculating hearts toward seeking forgiveness from God and those whom they attempt to harm.

Those who receive e-mail from us, know who we are and from where we send mail. There are also many who know that they can send e-mail under another group or person's e-mail address, which has been happening. If you receive e-mail that purports itself to be from us, verify first by hitting your "reply" button and ask, "I received this e-mail but would like verification if it is from you."

If you are of another jurisdiction, you too could find that your parishioners, clergy and faithful might become subject to the same as we have recently found.

Let this be a warning to visitors so as to be safeguarded against unscrupulous e-mails which contain viruses, worms and unsavory material from person(s) organizations or institutions that are more self-serving than uplifting and informatively news worthy.

For ourselves, we have, as in the past, so once again, acquired the assistance of those who are able and capable of tracing e-mails back to their source and taking appropriate action in North America.

We have learned that the organization we subscribe to, whose members come from various legal and law enforcement backgrounds amongst other areas of society, are committed to the faith even though they may hold different theologies. Yet, in their monitoring of electronic communications of various persons or people, they do not always make haste to bring perpetrators to justice until after enough evidence has been gained in order to build a solid case. We do not always know what information they have gained, but we do know the organization, whom we've been asked not to name, has had a 97% success rate in bringing to justice and obtaining a conviction against individuals, people, and sometimes even religious organizations of a persona that gives the appearance of both secular and religious bearing but who abuse and misuse technology. The organization views those who abuse and misuse the internet and other technologies as nothing more than a form of "domestic terrorism" - - - - and, it would seem to appear that the courts are in agreement!

Those kinds of people, organizations, etc. who misuse and abuse communication technologies are no different than those who attempt to use coercive measures, and in some instance, even blackmail for the same idea is involved... to cause havoc and wreckage, to destroy the spirit and activity of those who struggle in the faith out of pain of heart for the Orthodox Church which is TRUTH. The degree that some have been known to go to, as seen by other jurisdictions, is to take advantage of questionably mentally challenged or those who have a lack of education and understanding to get them to make statements, even outright lies, in writing, in order to destroy. Such persons or groups are spiritual terrorists for unholy and un-Orthodox causes, aims and goals.

Yes, our Metropolitan Archbishop, +Joseph Thaddeus, SSJt., Ph.D. strongly defends the Seals of the Confessional for such leads to true Repentance in thought, word and deed whereby the penitent is required to make amends, where possible, to seek forgiveness of those harmed by his actions whether real or imagined, and to give his forgiveness to those who have harmed him before taking the Holy Body and Blood in the Eucharist, Jesus the Christ. The reality of this understanding is bound up in and with the findings for which cause he, himself, had been character assassinated by his detractors who claim the courts prevented him from breaking the Seals of the Confessional which is not the truth at all.... Click here to see what another bishop's findings are...

The workings of Holy Spirit will not be daunted by those who attempt to cause disruption! It is for these and other reasons that you are urged to read what true repentance and forgiveness means for real "Christians".

"It would be better to have ten (10) true repentant X-felons who ask for and give true forgiveness than it would be to have one (1) non-x-felon or common person whose self-righteousness exceeds even the Pharisees, Sadducees, the gossip mongers, slanderers and un-repentant; for the repentant x-felon understands the true meaning of the Church's purpose as being the spiritual hospital." (siq) +Joseph Thaddeus, OSB, SSJt., Ph.D., Metropolitan Archbishop, Archabbot, Primate

Yes... "Prejudice Makes Prisoners of the Hated and the Hater..." (1992-Fr. Alan Stanford)

One can ask, "What part of 'Prejudice' and 'hate' do you not understand? Are you a complacent person? In light of the saying, examine yourself! You may be surprised if you are honest with yourself for your soul may convict you before Jesus Christ convicts you in the times to come!

"When tested by some trial you should try to find out not why or through whom it came, but only how to endure it gratefully, without distress or rancor."

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"Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit." Psalms 32:1-2

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