What does the #bible (📖) actually say about watching #anime (🎨) and #cartoons (🎨)? or #movies (🎨) in general. Believe it or not anime and cartoons generally might be ok to watch for #entertainment purposes under #Christianity.
one things for sure, #idolatry is one of the big #sins (🚫), mentioned in the #10commandments. Try not to make an #idol out of 🎨 and not look to them as above god (🌥️). (one way to know if you're not doing this (idolatry) is if you can spare maybe 5 minutes to silent prayer to #god 🌥️ or aloud if you'd prefer. Daily.
#Witchcraft and etc featured in #animes and #cartoons
A lot of 🎨 feature spells, magic, magic abilities, and 'special moves' among other super natural abilities.
Since it is presented in a fantasy art context, if you're just watching something like #SabrinatheTeenagewitch :
I'd ague that it's safe to watch as a Christian because you're not actually practicing any of it in real life just from watching a cartoon meant for entertainment and some life lessons delivered through the shows, additionally each cartoon and anime make up there own fictional world based spells such as the Sonic Spin dash. Can humans even do the Spindash at will?
One aspect of cartoons I would be wary of is content, but in a cartoony/ entertainment perspective, consuming fake witchcraft without the purpose or encouragement of actually going to the "doing" part of it, I believe is actually safe to watch and not a sin.
Swearing and 18+ content
Any #cartoons that may swear, present characters in 18+ nsfw situations, any thing that might bring unease from watching it. Think of #zombie jump scares in rated r movies and the gore presented in a lot of those types of movies.
In context, Scooby Doo I believe would be ok to watch for brief, with a non idolatry mindset. Does it feature some imaginary monsters and ghosts yes, but it's clearly fake, and these ghosts and monsters are litteral unmasked so even in Scooby Doo they aren't always presented as real spirits, and is for entertainment and quick laughs and is generally family friendly. However not always, modern cartoons a making adult versions of older kids shows and pushing the boundaries.
A 🎨 like Resident evil, might bring some unease to some and bring down some viewers spirits, or even prevent them from sleeping at night.
Five nights at Freddy's despite it's 'basic' jump scares isn't as uneasing as Gorey screens and arguably any frightening impact is minimal from a non gory jump scare because the scare only lasts at the moment and not beyond.
Psalm 101:3 states, "I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless". This highlights the importance of avoiding media that can lead to moral compromise or spiritual decline.
Remember the 📖 does not ban you from watching cartoons or doing anything other then being with God🌥️. Otherwise friends or marriage would be a 🚫. However the content in theses media, in the context of the 📖 , is very important to consider. Particularly gore and and 18+ content in media. Media can morph a persons mind and life choices decisions.
However if you're not married then having simple crushes on multiple characters on media I don't think would be a 🚫 because adultery seems to only apply after you're married if you're not then it doesn't seem to apply to you yet as a sin untill after the fact. Be honest with yourself.
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