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i'm kinda diggin' on this media violence fast. i must have signed up for a newsletter, or whatever, when i was researching the ucc campaign for inclusive congregations, and i was sent an email regarding the fast. anywhoo, they are pairing up with the Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the YWCA's "Week without Violence." it's part of an arm of the church that focuses on media and issues such as diversity.

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This is not about censorship," Guess said. "Instead, we want people to pause and consider how the saturation of violence on our TV screens also affects our spiritual lives, our relationships with others, how we see the world and how we promote peace as a religious value, starting with our remote controls."

Created in 1959, the United Church of Christ's "OC, Inc" has been a leader in advocating for the public interest in the media before the Federal Communications Commission and the federal courts. Both the UCC and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition are members of the Smart Television Alliance — a coalition of national non-profit groups committed to improving what children see on television.

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i don't know what i'll think about my own relationship with media violence (i tend to like a hellu violence so long that it isn't terribly realistic) after this fast, but i figure that i'll give it a week of meditation and see what i come up with.