Games and Music, the New Book Burning

It seems that a Newport News, VA pastor finally got around to reading Fahrenheit 451 and has decided that it was a good idea. Despite several studies claiming the contrary, Rev. Richard Patrick is blaming violent video games and music for crimes that he say has affected 90% of his congregation in one way or another.

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The reality is that most parents are trying hard to do the right thing, but time and peer pressure make it very difficult. and

I spend a lot of time talking to them, and listening to them. However, they spend a lot more time talking to their friends and being on-line. What your kid does is entirely within your control. if "they spend a lot more time talking to their friends and being on-line," try being a parent and exercising some parental control.

Better yet, you could go on the road and try to teach others to avoid the mistake you made: having children without having the resources and maturity to take care of them and raise them properly.

I love my kids. In fact, I love them so much that I've chosen not to have them until I'm in a position to raise them in a way that they deserve, and that is beneficial to them and to society. If that means I die childless, then the world is better off than if I raised morons (and blamed it on everyone else).