tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12712729.post112809717922718328..comments2023-09-26T07:26:51.083-04:00Comments on Incongruent-Affect: When did Consequences Go Out of Style?!?my_merlin77http://www.blogger.com/profile/11438534986643172094noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12712729.post-1128172409083023522005-10-01T09:13:00.000-04:002005-10-01T09:13:00.000-04:00I think I agree with whole idea that TV and other ...I think I agree with whole idea that TV and other media have made things that shouldn't be ok, seem ok. It sounds like this show you're talking about is no exception. There is a way that most things going on can be "reported" in an appropriate, educational if not entertaining way. Reality TV never seems to do this regardless of the concept. I say never but there are exceptions, mostly in terms of the non immoral reality shows (biggest loser, extreme homemake over,....) <BR/><BR/>As far as the forgiveness comment. I believe in forgiveness, as you have mentioned discussing being a Christian. That is a part (probably second behind love) of being a Christian. Now, here is the point I think you are making and I whole-heartedly agree: forgiveness should never remove the need for consequences. If you are drunk and run over a kid crossing the street, guess what you need consequences; but do we forgive that person? I think as Christians we have to. Loving and forgiving everyone that's the hard part of being a Christian for me. Putting someone in jail for the rest of their lives; I got no problem with that either. Death penalty? I'm not sure.my_merlin77https://www.blogger.com/profile/11438534986643172094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12712729.post-1128108570480442722005-09-30T15:29:00.000-04:002005-09-30T15:29:00.000-04:00But that's not apples and apples. What hurt Palmei...But that's not apples and apples. What hurt Palmeiro is threefold. <BR/>1. He swore in front of Congress, even got defensive and upset, saying that he did not take steroids.<BR/>2. He flopped when he came back "clean" after taking one of the most easily identifiable steroids on the market.<BR/>3. He tried to blame a teammate which is a baseball no-no. <BR/><BR/>But our obsession with forgiveness extends far beyond celebrities. We want to blame everything on a sickness. Everyone has an excuse, and if they don't, we make one up for them. The only thing we don't readily forgive is abusing children, and may we never be forgiving in that area. <BR/>I see it as another area of political correctness gone amok.Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06619144571670222594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12712729.post-1128098792722660012005-09-30T12:46:00.000-04:002005-09-30T12:46:00.000-04:00I have watched this show and it seems to me that t...I have watched this show and it seems to me that this is fake reality. It looks real, but things are just a little too real to be true. Isn't it odd that just as he really starts to go off the rails, a camera is there to document it? I am not saying that this is scripted, but I think that perhaps Bonaduce is going over the top because he knows over the top makes for good TV. I will admit it is an interesting train wreck to watch.<BR/><BR/>As for the whole forgiveness and consequences thing, I have heard this saying many times, especially in the world of sports, America is the land of second chances. In some cases, like former crackhead pitcher Steve Howe, it is the land of seventh chances. I do agree that there needs to be more consequences for people’s actions, especially celebrities that seem to get away with murder, as some do. <BR/><BR/>However, everyone does not get so lucky as to be forgiven and embraced. Ask Rafael Palmeiro how things have been since his positive drug test. I know that is only one example in a thousand, but perhaps it is a step in the right direction.Piccuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960771943816968683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12712729.post-1128098660950590152005-09-30T12:44:00.000-04:002005-09-30T12:44:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Piccuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960771943816968683noreply@blogger.com