The "necessity" of Television?

In our culture today there is "demand" that people have television. The reasons are many. They vary from things such as "to know what is going on in the world" to " keeping my kids entertained." (which I have a big problem with) Nevertheless in our great society, if you don't have a tv people look at you as though there were a tree growing out of your neck. Well, I suppose I will have to have the funny looks for the rest of my life. There has been talk in my house over the past year that maybe we should do away with our tv since we have a child and there is so much trash that fills the air waves. It is getting progressively worse everyday. The things that are being promoted as entertainment are pushing ideas of sexuality and degradation of Jesus Himself. This weekend God opened my eyes to filth of television. As I sat watching the local football game on Fox they ran an advertisement for upcoming shows that would air that evening after the games. There is an animated show known as "Family guy" and the promo for the show had Jesus walking on water in a fountain and performing f aux miracles in the attempt to be comedic. I find this very disturbing and not at all funny. The miracles that Christ performed were neither funny nor attempt at anything lighthearted. I would dare say the demoniac at Gerasenes would find this vain attempt at humor to be entertaining. Nor do I believe that the woman with the issue of blood would see it as anything but heretical. These are attempts by our society to show us what they believe of the eternal, all-powerful Christ. I shudder to think about how I will answer to God if I continue to allow such vulgarity into my home and my very own mind.
The level of sexuality on tv today has hit an all time high. It is rare when you can watch anything without seeing an advertisement with a half dressed woman in it or a commercial promoting treatment for male anatomy. These commercials are not on late night tv they are on all day on every channel. As I watched Monday night football last night there was an advertisement for a new movie coming out. The commercial itself was beyond belief in what it showed but then the name of the movie absolutely floored me and cause me to turn off my tv. It is called "Zack and Miri make a porno." Are you kidding me with this? Have we lost our minds to let this stuff into our house. How slow am I that I am just now having my directv service cut off? How long will we sit and let this filth into our lives without a second thought to Paul's words in Philippians 2:8 "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."
Just one final note. I have turned off my tv service not in an attempt to boycott the "industry." I know that these things will continue until Christ comes back. I have turned off my tv service because I see the need to focus my mind and the minds of family on the only thing truly admirable that exists, Jesus Christ. The real Christ that is eternal and has made Himself known to us through His Word. I am making a decision for the sake of my family because God has called me to be the leader in my home and to glorify Him in ALL that I do. Watching television distracts us from God and more often than not it degrades our Creator. I have turned off my tv service because I am too afraid of God not to.
DAW