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Millionaire killed daughter 'he thought was Satan'
2008
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Australian Bishops Urge Government to Ban Pornography, "One of the Most Evil Uses of the Internet"
LifeSiteNews (5/02/2008)
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Emotions Can Be Unconsciously And Subliminally Evoked
Medical News Today (4/29/2008)

Girls And Sexual Minorities Suffer Most From Sexual Harassment At School
Medical News Today (4/24/2008)
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Pope Tells Bishops they Must Deal with Sex Abuse Scandal by Addressing All of Sexual Morality
LifeSiteNews (4/17/2008)
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Heath Ledger Warned About 'Dangerous' Behavior 2 Years Ago
Fox News (4/14/2008)
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Actress: Racy sex scene with good friend 'awkward'
CNN (4/08/2008)
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There is a majority against vile video games, and it is moral
The Telegraph (3/30/2008)

Ex-Porn Star Leaves Sex Industry, Joins Church Staff
Christian Post (3/18/2008)
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Watching pornography - 50% Americans identify it as a sin
Ellison Research (3/11/2008)
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'I struggle with evil'
The Guardian (3/06/2008)
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HIV scandal in gay porn industry
BBC Newsnight (3/04/2008)
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British Board of Film Classification - Bill
UK Parliament (2/29/2008)
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Bid to censor violent films fails
BBC (2/29/2008)
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Internet Pornography Burrows Deeper Into Culture
Zenit (2/24/2008)
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Rachel Bilson Was Terrified By Sex Scene
Star Pulse (2/18/2008)
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Italian bishops condemned for urging actors to shun sex scenes
The Times (2/15/2008)
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Hard-Core Pornography Isn't Free Speech
Christian Post (1/31/2008)
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Celebrities who suffer in silence may be worse off
New York Daily News (1/24/2008)

The Telegraph (1/12/2008)
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Film fixation
The Telegraph (1/11/2008)
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Economists Say Movie Violence Might Temper the Real Thing
New York Times (1/7/2008)
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Public Policy Fails To Address The Effects Of Media Violence On Children
2007
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Study of Viewing Smoking in Movies and Initiation of Smoking by Children
Pediatrics (12/31/2007)
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Medical News Today (12/29/2007)
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The Influence of Subliminal Messages
Psychology Central (12/27/2007)
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Popular Culture Driving Teen Violence, Say Christians
The Christian Post (12/12/2007)
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Pass The Popcorn! Study Finds That Film Enjoyment Is Contagious
Medical News Today (12/05/2007)

For Clues on Teenage Sex, Experts Look to Hip-Hop
New York Times (11/06/2007)
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Violent Television Viewing During Preschool is Associated With Antisocial Behavior During School Age
Pediatrics (11/05/2007)

Star Wars 'is top film obsession'
BBC (5/05/2007)
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Sexualisation 'harms' young girls
BBC (2/20/2007)
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Sexualization of Girls is Linked to Mental Health Problems
American Psychological Association (2/19/2007)
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2006
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Violent video game effects linger in brain
Reuters (11/28/2006)

Comedy films 'good for the heart'
BBC (1/17/2006)

Violent games 'affect behaviour'
BBC (1/9/2006)
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2005

Violent images can blind
Yale Daily News (8/31/2005)
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Violent films fuel school bullying, says Puttnam
The Guardian (4/19/2005)
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Laughing is as good as a gym session
This is London (3/08/2005)
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2004
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Movies can raise or lower hormone levels
University of Michigan (7/20/2004)
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Television Watching

Study Assesses TV Viewing and Verbal Interactions Among Low-Income Parents And Infants

Medical News Today (5/06/2008)

Willingness To Seek Psychological Therapy Affected By Its TV Portrayal

Medical News Today (5/02/2008)

Media Messes with Men's Minds Too

Psychology Today (4/22/2008)

Baby sleep (and TV Viewing) 'link' to weight risk

BBC News (4/07/2008)

TV 'is important to blind people'

BBC (3/04/2008)

Unfavorable Media Portrayals Can Affect Racial Judgments

Medical News Today (2/23/2008)

Are we losing our children to television?

The Telegraph (1/17/2008)

Romanian Orthodox leader says television ‘poisons souls’

Catholic News Agency (8/17/2007)

Shows 'encourage teen drinking'

BBC (3/10/2007)

TV's not a black-and-white issue

Home Faith (3/01/2007)

God and TV

Good News (2/01/2007)

2005

Self improvement, the couch potato way

BBC (4/28/2005)

Happiness can be a Friends video

BBC (4/25/2005)

Resources

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Children and Families


2008
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Family fare perks up overseas box office
Reuters (4/08/2008)
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Family films like 'Enchanted' transcend trash-talking movies at box office
NY Daily News (3/14/2008)
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Does it offend you? Yeah!
The Guardian (1/19/2008)
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Disordered Eating Less Common for Teen Girls Who Reg'ly Eat Family Meals
Science Daily (1/10/2008)
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2007
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Childhood TV Viewing a Risk for Behavior Problems
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (10/01/2007)
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Childhood TV Linked to Behavioral Problems
Psychology Central (10/01/2007)
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Children 'recover' from TV harm
BBC (10/01/2007)
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Toddler TV-viewing should be curbed by age 5: study
Reuters (10/01/2007)
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Protect children from video games, films trivializing sex, exalting violence, pope says
Catholic Online (5/18/2007) (for full text, follow link in Literature page)
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Ration TV for children, MPs urged
BBC (4/23/2007)
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TV-less family dinners best for healthy eating
Reuters (4/11/2007)
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2002
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Children need more protection
Nancy Carlsson Paige (6/30/2002)
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