INFLUENCE OF FILMS
PRESBYTERIAN CRITICISM “On the wliole we are safe In sa.vin» that the moving pictures continue to exercise a most pernicious and demoralising influence on our young people. When they are not openly immoral they are inane.’’ The Life and Work Committee of the Presbyterian Assembly had strong criticism to make of the films yesterday. “They exalt the problems of sex to a disproportionate plane, and; by their exhibitions of luxurious living they tend to make young people discontented with their hum-drum lot. The time i 3 more than ripe for the stiffening up of our censorship of films, for the authorities so far have certainly not erred on the side of. prudency. “We might also as a Church seek to counteract their evil influence by providing healthy antidotes in the formation of literary and debating societies and similar organisations. We believe also that it would pay most Churches handsomely to provide tennis courts for its young people, so that they can have their recreations under the shadow of the church.’’
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 519, 23 November 1928, Page 13
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173INFLUENCE OF FILMS Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 519, 23 November 1928, Page 13
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