“Why All the TVs? The Death of Attention and Our Loss of Ability to Listen”

The inability to live without the constant distraction of a TV is prevalent. On many of my visits to members or potential members I have to specifically ask for the TV to be turn off. It is taken for granted as an essential white noise for some—destroying attention span and silent reflection upon the Word of God. The TV stands in a center place—very altar-like—literally and figuratively in many homes. —ed.