Methods of Removal

[unixknight]

So lately I've been trying to make my home a more spiritual place, and one of the ways to do that was to carefully re-examine my DVD collection.

For the most part, my DVD collection doesn't contain material that would be objectionable, but I have chosen about a dozen or so that have scenes of brief nudity (some not so brief) and I've decided they have to go. I have 2 teenage sons and when I go to bed before they do, I don't want to be wondering what they're watching, or contributing to it.

We're not talking about a lot of intense stuff, some of the movies I'm talking about are The Terminator, Total Recall, Starship Troopers, Conan the Barbarian, etc. Action movies mostly from the 80s, an era when nudity was common in action films, however brief.

The next question is, how to dispose of them? Throwing them in a dumpster is the easiest way, but I've also considered giving them away or selling them on eBay, as we're in serious financial stress. I haven't made a final decision, so I was hoping to turn to you guys for some advice.

What would you do?

[hordak]

mail them to me

[RachelleDrew]

I can understand why you wouldn't want to contribute to another person's less-than-spiritual movie collection by selling your own movies, but in all honesty I would sell them if you are having money problems.

To me, it's a no-brainer. If you don't want them in your house then take them to a Capitol Records or a Game Stop and sell 'em. Or trade them in for more family-friendly films.

[connerific]

To me it's also a no-brainer, but i would go the other route and toss 'em out. We are always in financial distress and have done this before with our own movie collection. It was easy for me to just throw them away, not wanting to be a "wolf in sheep's clothing" so to speak. I would not consider you a bad person if you took the other route, however. I think you'll just have to decide on your own what you are comfortable with doing.

[Maureen]

Have a garage sale.

[unixknight]

Thanks or the responses so far.

Stuff like this is hard to call sometimes, and having the additional perspectives helps a lot.

I gotta tell ya though, giving up some of these is hard... I really like Conan... and the Excalibur movie has scenes in it that send a chill down my spine (Like the part where the knights are riding into battle again after Arthur is restored)... But I just really feel like I've been prompted to do it...

[candyprpl]

This is one of those subjects where there is no totally righteous way of doing it. Do whatever will make you feel that you are following the Lord's way.

When I joined the Church I had a coffeemaker (brand new and fairly expensive one) and some good coffee (not canned stuff). I also liked black tea and bought the good stuff. I had friends I could have given all this to, even my son. But for me, I needed to just throw it all in the dumpster. I did the right thing for me.

[rena_goldmoon]

I would throw it away. If you dont want to contribute to your own kids immorality why would you inadvertintly do it to someone else. Not trying to be rude but you asked for oppinions.

[unixknight]

Originally Posted by rena_goldmoon

I would throw it away. If you dont want to contribute to your own kids immorality why would you inadvertintly do it to someone else. Not trying to be rude but you asked for oppinions.

I didn't find that rude at all. Opinions are what I need

[Jbs2763]

I eBayed abotu 50 DVDs last year for the same reasons