DIV4/6: LEISURE TODAY AND IN A.T.S

LEISURE

Leisure is defined as the time of the disposal of an individual without being bond by normal work.

It is the time when one is relaxing and enjoying socially and materially.

TYPES OF LEISURE

There are two types of leisure

Active Leisure

This s a situation where an individual is involved in productive leisure activities. For example playing football or netball, weaving baskets, reading written literature, dancing, jogging, and singing.

Passive Leisure

This is the kind of leisure where an individual is involved in non – productive activities on his of her side like. drinking alcohol, watching football, sun bathing, watching drama and many others.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN CHOOSING THE TYPE OF LEISURE ACTIVITY

• One should choose an activity which is not harmful to his or her life and the community at large. For example choosing smocking as a leisure activity exposes the person to healthy risks like acquiring lung cancer and a nuisance to the community.
• A person should choose a leisure activity which is not addictive. For example drinking alcohol or smocking may ruin the life of the person and also cause poverty due to over spending.
• The activity chosen for leisure should not take too much of the family income to cause poverty. For example too much drinking of alcohol may lead to conflicts n the family especially if the man fails to fulfill other family obligations like buying food, clothing, paying school fees and many others
• The activity chosen for leisure by a person should be absolutely voluntary for the benefit of the society. For example taking time cleaning up the well or market areas.  This will help to fight diseases like cholera which can affect many people in the area.
• The activity chosen for leisure should not bring regrets to the person. For example many people after drinking suffer from hangover and accidents and body deformities leading to regrets to the individual.
• The leisure activity chosen should not result into diseases. For example smocking may lead to lung cancer sexual intercourse may lead to acquiring of STDS like AIDS.
• In choosing a leisure activity one should put in mind that it does not cause man’s evasion of God but instead brings him closer to God. For example one should take time in bible reading, prayers, church choir practice and many others
• The leisure activity chosen should not bring conflicts between parents, children and the general society. Instead the activity should foster togetherness and promote peace and stability. For example sharing a communal beer party, introduction or wedding parties plus graduation promotes togetherness.
• The activity chosen should not bring about abstinence/ abandonment of work or becoming lazy at work. Some leisure activities like drinking alcohol creates laziness or absenteeism at work.
• The type of leisure activity chosen should be in line with the state laws so as to avoid uncalled for negative consequences. For example gambling in form of playing cards may lead to imprisonment as it is against the state laws.
• The type of leisure chosen should be easily accessible to all members of the society irrespective of social and economic differences. . For example play grounds should be nearer to the school and open to all students to be used.
• The leisure activity chosen should not be costly in other words it should enable people of different economic status to benefit from it. For example attending one’s graduation party.
• The activity chosen should be the one that promotes one’s cultural values and identity. For example beer party celebrations, singing, dancing, introduction and wedding to promote cultural values.
• The type of leisure chosen by an individual or a group of people should be able to promote people’s individual talents which will benefit them and the community at large. For example one joining a church choir may help him or her to promote the talent o singing and this may benefit as he/she becomes a great musician like Judith Babirye and Julie Mutesasira.

THE IMPORTANCE/ ADVANTAGES/ PURPOSES OF LEISURE TODAY

• Leisure is a source of income to professional musicians like Robert Kelly, Wilson Bugembe, Jose Chameleon, Bebe Cool, Rihana and footballers like Christiano Ronaldo plus threatre actors like Abbey Mukiibi, Mariam Ndagire and many others this has helped them to be economically stable to their families.
• Leisure is important today for refreshment and relaxation of one’s mind and body thus promotion of one’s health.
• Leisure has been useful in that many people use it to render voluntary services to the needy. For instance during leisure time some people take needs like food, sugar, soap to the needy families like Sanyu Babies Home at Nalukolongo home of elderly.
• Leisure time today is important for promotion of cultural values like dancing ‘kadodi’ among the Bagishu and dancing ‘Nankasa’ among the Gandas plus story- telling, proverb, riddle and singing which are traditional.
• Today leisure has been important in a way that it promotes practical skill such as making pots, printing clothes, weaving baskets and mattress and many others. This helps to earn some income to the individuals and also is able to sustain their families.
• Leisure has promoted spiritual development especially for Christians who use it for bible reading, prayer, praise and worship and self -reflection.
• National unity has been promoted through observation of leisure. Important national days like independence day 9^th October, labour day 1^st May, women’s day 8^th Mach, Uganda martyrs day June have been observed in Uganda during our leisure time because those are not normal days for work.
• Today leisure is important for restoring lost energy during work hence commanding good health for the worker that promotes labour productivity.
• It helps to develop and strengthen relationship among people. For example it is during leisure time that people make visits or communications to their friends and relatives. For instance, these days’ people spend their leisure time on face book, watsup, messenger chatting with friends.
• Leisure is important for personal enjoyment today. For example people spend their leisure time listening to music, watching movies, reading magazines or bible and many others. Thus leading to mental relaxation.
• Leisure has been advantageous to people today in a way that some activities of leisure like drinking alcohol help individuals to forget problems in a short time. For example some people go to bars after the death of the loved one, broken relationship or a business loss. This briefly makes them forget their immediate problems.
• Leisure time has enabled people to acquire knowledge of different levels. For example after reading magazines, newspapers, novels and listening to radio or television programmes on politics helps some individuals expound on their political awareness.
• Leisure is important for development of individual talent. Many people have earned a living through promoting their talents like football playing, singing, swimming and many others
• Leisure helps us to reflect on our lives and achievement and failures and then make new plans for better future.
• Conducting towards in various places which is one of the leisure activities done has led to acquisition of knowledge and appreciation of nature . For example people make geographical tours to great lakes, hills, beaches, industries, national parks, wild life centres and many others
• Leisure has benefited some people through acquiring marriage partners. Some relations start on face book or watsup and the geographical tours.
• Beauty contests as a form of leisure activities promotes awareness and pride for one’s culture among the youth. This encourages preservation of African cultural values such as dressing feeding habits.
• Leisure time provides an opportunity to the workers to be with their family members. This usually occurs on Saturdays or Sundays when many people are away from duty.

OUTLINE HOW AS A CHRISTIAN YOU WOULD SPEND YOUR LEISURE TIME

As a Christian I would pass my leisure time in the following ways;

• Making handicraft. For example weaving baskets, carpets.
• Getting involved in voluntary activities, helping the needy as a Christian should do.
• Visiting friends, relatives, sharing food with them ideas and many others
• Visiting the sick, orphans, prisoners and other disadvantaged members of our community.
• Helping our parents. That is to say, doing domestic work. For example cleaning the compound, preparing the sitting room and many others
• Going to church on Sundays or Saturdays to fellowship with God and other Christians.
• Having short walks in the evening and in so doing admiring the beauty of God’s creation.
• I would entertain others Christians by organizing football teams, singing Christian songs or staging Christian concerts.
• Going to crusades and listening to the word of God.
• Going to preach the word of God to those who need it.
• Getting involved in counseling services to those in distress, emotionally depressed and many others
• Provide sex education to the young in the families, teaching them how it is good to be virtuous.
• I would organize other members of the society and get them involved in clubs. These could be taught some reading writing and through this I can assist in minimizing illiteracy which a danger to our society.
• I would also organize public seminars in which topics concerning morality, responsible citizenships, religion and society could be discussed.
• During leisure time, Christian literature or any other educative literature could be read. This would be related to life situations.

HOW LEISURE IS MISUSED TODAY

• Gambling
• Drug abuse like taking kuber, Viagra
• Smoking
• Parting
• Alcoholism
• Gossiping (1 Peter 4:15-16)
• Engaging in world games .g. wrestling
• Watching or acting pornography
• Remaining idle for along time

HOW DID THE AFRICANS ENJOY LEISURE TIME?

• People enjoyed active leisure through dances, festivals, songs hence they entertained each other.
• Through beer parties where they would sit and share.
• There were wrestling competitions between clans. People could be happy and release their emotions.
• Hunting was yet another activity in which Africans spent their leisure time.
• People would sit and impart education t their children. Morality was imparted to the youth in the evenings by elderly members.
• People could also sacrifice to ancestors and God. Hence, there was some religious connotation in such a type of celebration.
• Some others could develop their skills by making ropes, carpets, pots, baskets and many others
• During the night hours, children could be told a lot of their history, culture through folk stories, tales. This provided relaxation of minds.
• People could get involved in certain ceremonies such as initiation ceremonies, wedding parties. Their minds were switched to some other things.
• Women could use this time to beautify their bodies, softening their skins, which made them attractive.
• Men could also get involved in puzzles, composing poems, teaching proverbs and many others
• Leisure was for community building, it was intended to enhance joy and happiness and there was no specific time for leisure.

CHARACTERISTICS OF LEISURE IN AFRICAN TRADITIONAL SOCIETY

• It focused at building morals to people.
• It created enjoyment. For instance during the twin dance ceremonies among the Baganda (okwalula abalongo) these were wide spread ceremonies of dancing.
• Leisure was not time tabled.
• Leisure was educative and molded the morals of the young like poems.
• It targeted promoting talent for example athletics and playing xylophone (amadinda) and many others.
• Sex is played during leisure activities.
• Leisure enhanced spiritual development. For example among the Japadhola before drinking local brew called kongo, a little would be poured down for the ancestors and gods.
• Leisure was cost free.
• It was communally celebrated. For example introduction ceremonies and blood pacts.
• Children were restricted to take some leisure activities along with elders. For example among the Bakiga it was impossible for people to drink mulamba to the level of staggering.
• Leisure time was used for child naming which involved dances, feasting, and drinking for example among the Baganda it was a time of ‘Kwalula Balongo’.
• Leisure time was used for celebrating puberty rituals. For example circumcision among the Bagishu which lasted from June to December every even year.
• Marriage ceremonies were organized during leisure time.
• Last funeral rites were celebrated in leisure time especially among the Baganda.
• Leisure was used for fire side lessons for the youth (engero or proverbs)
• Leisure time could be at times used to get leisure. For example Bamba of Rwenzori Mountain went hunting.

WHY IS LEISURE TIME HIGHLY MISUSED TODAY?

• The existence of a permissive society. People feel are free to do whatever they wish no matter the consequences.
• The introduction of modern technology has accelerated the misuse of leisure. For example the coming of pornographic films and family planning measures like condoms.
• The existence of weak laws in addition to failure to implement. Those in existence for example prostitution is not allowed in Uganda but due to weak laws it has continued being practiced.
• Leisure has continued being misused because of loss of respect of cultural values. Many people today display or perform in nude dances (kimansulo) due to decline of cultural values.
• Leisure has been misused because of commercializing the industry. People are more interested in money making and therefore they do not mind engaging in immoral acts like prostitution.
• Leisure has been misused because people feel hope less after acquiring AIDs. Therefore some people just continue involving in adultery or sexual related issues not minding about their life because they know they half way dead and alive.
• The influence of drugs has increased misuse of leisure. Such drugs on the market like kuber, Viagra, cocaine being consumed by many youths in slum areas have rendered them into engaging in immoral acts during leisure time . For example rape, defilement and highway robbery.
• The high sense of irreligiousness among people today has increased misuse of leisure. Many people tend to go for fellowships in places like Nakivubo or Namboole claiming that have gone for prayers. However it has been found out that some of those people go there to corn girls evidenced by condoms that are found on the ground the following day.
• Idleness has also increased misuse of leisure. For instance many of the prostitutes whom the policemen grab along streets like Nile avenue in Kampala have ever been students in universities like Makerere but due to failure to get jobs have ended up into such business.
• The influence of western culture has increased misuse of leisure in Uganda today. Africans like Ugandans have been taken up in the style of the western forms of leisure and some of them are immoral. For example exposure in beauty contests which lead to exposure of some girls’ privacy to the congregation watching.
• Sometimes too much restrictions lead to misuse of leisure. It is said that in single schools for girls like Nabisunsa Girls’ SS they tend to practice habits like lesbianism because the school rules and regulations are too strict and do not give them chance to meet boys.
• Peers influence misuse of leisure today. Some young men and women influence friends to behave the way they do . For example smocking, taking alcohol during their leisure time.
• Lack of self control has increased misuse of leisure. Many youth go to the beach for fun end up misusing their leisure time through involving in acts of sex orgies or becoming drunkards.

ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE LEISURE INDUSTRY UPON THE UGANDAN SOCIETY

The leisure industry refers to any business enterprise that specializes in providing entertainment to the people and also manufacturing of gadgets and equipments that entertain people.

To a larger extent, the leisure industry has had the following positive impact to the Ugandan society;

• The leisure industry has accelerated infrastructural developments in Uganda. For example hotels, theaters, amusement centers like Wonder World at Kansanga.
• The leisure industry has provided a variety of choices of leisure. In this case Uganda has beyond 40 FM radio stations and more than 10 TVs.
• The leisure industry has promoted evangelism. Many people listen to evangelism on such radio stations like radio Maria, Impact, Alpha, Salt and Television stations like Top television, Kingdom television, channel 44 Miracle television and many others.
• It has provided employment opportunities like. radio or TV presenters, hotel attendants like Serena, Imperial, Equatorial hotels.
• The leisure industry has promoted many people’s talents in signing, dancing, and drama. Theater Labonita, Bat valley threatre are some of the various centres where such talents are exhibited.
• It has brought honour and fame upon some people and the country at large. For example those who engage in Miss Uganda, professional footballers like Ronaldo and dramatists. For example Aloysius Matovu Joy, Andrew Benon Kibuuka, Patrico Mujuuka, Maliachi and many others.
• It has helped the urban elites to keep fit and have healthy life by going to gyms.
• It has also increased on the revenue base of the country for instance when international football matches are organized between Uganda and other states like Kenya, the government is given some revenue by the organizers.
• It has promoted social interaction. For example when people go and watch music shows and other entertainments like kandolindoli they meet new friends.
• It helps people to know what is going on in the country or the world. For instance watching news on CNN or BBC, NTV, Bukedde and many others
• Any people have invested in the leisure industry and have implemented their income. For example Sudhir Rupaleria who owns Wonder World amusements center in Kansanga – Kampala district..
• The leisure industry has made some people tour places they would not have listed before. For instance musicians who move abroad to America, Britain, Sweden to perform for Ugandans there.

To a smaller extent, leisure industry has played the following negative to Ugandans;

• The leisure industry has promoted indecent dressing. For example red pepper and Bukedde newspaper occasionally show indecently dressed women like in bars or beaches.
• It has accelerated use of obscene language in the public as if it is normal for instance use of words like fuck you commonly used in high school movies.
• Many leisure forms arouse sexual feelings to both the actors and the watchers for instance the movie played.
• It is expensive for an average Ugandans to enjoy good leisure activities. For instance watching a show in theatre La Bonita may cost one 30,000 or 50,000 which may lead robbery in order to acquire money.
• Many leisure industry activities undermine the cultural values in preference for western culture. That is to say, many youth prefer listening to western music than local music ‘’kadongokamu’’..
• It has increased permissiveness in the society. For instance many students and other couples photoed at the beach like Lido are found in sexual relations.
• Many people have been addicted to substances promoted by the leisure industry today. For example taking marijuana.
• Over enjoyment of leisure has promoted values that are against religious teaching and this has resulted into paganism. For instance many funs of shadows Angels abandoned D.J Roger Mugisha when e chose to become a born again.
• It has led to increased level of crimes in Uganda like the pick pocketers who snatch phones like during shows at Lugogo or Namboole.
• The leisure industry has promoted violence among the young generation who watch movies like those of John Renbow.
• It has promoted sexual immorality like prostitution in places like Sax pub in Kampala or at clubs like Silk and Angenoir.
• Unwanted pregnancies have increased in society partly due to over enjoyment of the leisure industry.
• Many children have ended on streets because their mothers abandon them after being produced because they were impregnated accidentally by unknown men.

MODERN ATTITUDES TOWARDS LEISURE TIME SPENDING

• Today there is need for money so as to enjoy leisure thus leisure activities are commercialized.
• Self -choice of leisure activities is very common today due to permissiveness. Unlike In African traditional society where the elders selected and dictated the type of leisure activity the young ones had to enjoy. Today the youth choose personally the leisure activity to enjoy.
• Today most ways of spending leisure time are passive due to western influence. Many people spend their leisure time watching; others act plays, games or watching films.
• Today leisure activities are less social due to the fact that leisure is commercialized therefore there is reduced leisure solidarity or unity based on leisure.
• Today there are some people who have no community in which to enjoy leisure due to adopting European type of life that promotes selfishness. For instance those who stay in fenced homes they may have parties but neighbours may not attend.
• Today there are increased misuses of leisure whereby most people engage in leisure just to spend like going to the beach except a few leisure makers such as musicians and dramatists who make money out of leisure.
• Due to the need to get money and enjoy commercialized leisure, many evils have cropped up such as pick pocketing and prostitution.
• There is increased gap between the rich and poor because leisure activities are highly commercialized. This leads to the poor to remain miserable and frustrated when they see the rich enjoying leisure like in bars, discos, the beach and many others
• Today some ways of celebrating leisure time have been termed as permissive and are undermined. For example drumming while at parties like weddings. That is to say, loosing its traditional sense.
• There are increased cases of rural urban migration in order to enjoy better leisure activities in towns. For example going to the beach, volley ball.
• The leisure activities of today have classes between the educated and illiterate, rich and the poor hence creating disunity in the community.
• Unlike In African traditional society today most leisure activities the youth enjoy are related to sex misuse. The type of dressing girls put on as they go to enjoy leisure time promotes fornication, adultery, prostitution and rape and defilement.
• The leisure industry today has improved many people’s standards of living. Most rich people now they are musicians, actors or foot ballers.

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AFRICAN AND MODERN WAYS OF SPENDING LEISURE TIME

• Leisure is for educative purposes. In African traditional society, the parent and other elders imparted morals and ways of living in the society to the young ones through proverbs, riddles, stories just as today seminars, workshops and conferences are organized for the youth teaching them on matters like health.
• In both African traditional society and modern societies, leisure is used for relaxation or restoring energy for better health. These relaxations were and are always accompanied by entertainment in form of music.
• Just like In African traditional society, in the modern society leisure is used to establish and cement relationships. People visit friends and relatives to mend broken relationships among members of the society.
• Leisure time in both African traditional society and modern society is used for innovative thinking and discussions with progress or security. This is done through local council meetings.
• Leisure is important for spiritual development as noted in both African traditional society and today. Traditionally people used leisure time to visit ancestral places, offering sacrifices and the prayers to the ancestors to seek for their blessings just as the Christians go for religious or participating in bible studies and offer prayers to God.
• Both In African traditional society and modern society leisure is for courtship affairs. Today like In African traditional society people look for a would be future partner in marriage during their leisure time.
• In both African traditional society and modern society leisure is used for celebration and merry making especially related to marriage ceremonies birthday parties and circumcision parties.
• Like In African traditional society, today leisure is used for doing charitable works such as helping the poor, elderly and less privileged. This strengthens relationships among members of the communities.
• In the modern society, people spend their leisure celebrating beer parties like it was In African traditional society. People move to bars especially in evening and weekends to share the jokes and a drink with others as that In African traditional society moved in one’s home to share the beer.
• In both African traditional society and modern society, leisure is used for development of people’s talents. In African traditional society people spent their leisure time singing, dancing and doing handcraft as also today people spend leisure time doing the same in addition to playing football, which promotes economic and healthy standards.
• Both In African traditional society and modern society, leisure is utilized through solving conflicts. For instance during weekends like Sunday, meetings are conducted to solve grievances between village members like over land in boundaries.
• In both African traditional society and modern society, leisure is organized on the on the basis of age, sex and status. The rich celebrate different kinds of leisure from the poor.  For instance as the poor watch football match on the TV, the rich pay for the ticket and watch line matches.

Differences

• In African traditional society leisure activities were mainly active and creative like singing and dancing but today many leisure activities are passive and less learning like watching films.
• In African traditional society, leisure was guided by elders to limit the youth from sex deviations and alcoholism yet today, the youth have liberty to choose their leisure activities.
• Unlike In African traditional society, where leisure was free for everyone, including strangers who participated in beer parties, today leisure are so commercialized and not even all rich people attend some leisure activities.
• In African traditional society leisure time helped to bring people close to God though offering prayers and sacrifices unlike today due to too much work, some people have used their leisure time to evade by working even on the Sabbath.
• In African traditional society leisure time was less boring because almost everyone had a leisure activity to perform yet today leisure is boring because there are specialized leisure offers that are paid for like musicians and dramatists.
• In African traditional society, leisure was communally celebrated like the wedding but today most parties characterized by invitation cards, which limits the number of attendants.
• In African traditional society, leisure activities aimed at promoting cultural values and norms like languages dressing style, dancing unlike the modern leisure activities such as listening to radio, watching television.
• In African traditional society, there was spirit of hospitality during leisure celebrations that Is every member of the community as well as strangers were allowed to participate in leisure activities like beer celebration yet there is a lot of individualism today in celebration of leisure time because it is high commercialized.
• Whereas In African traditional society leisure activities cemented marriage and family relationships, today leisure activities have led to family breakdown because they are enjoyed individually causing suspicion. For instance a man drinking alcohol alone and coming back home late like midnight.
• The leisure activity In African traditional society were granted y elders and ensured health but today’s leisure activities pose a lot of threAfrican traditional society to human life . For example wrestling, disco, motor rallying an swimming (a big number of people died in Lido beach during X-mass periods) and new years day.
• In African traditional society, leisure was offered specific and limited time to pave way for work unlike today where some people do not work at all and spend their leisure time in leisure activities like gambling, drinking alcohol and many others
• The leisure activities In African traditional society emphasized solidarity, communal sharing and support to one another while the modern leisure activities encourage individualism due to commercialization of leisure and high costs of living in towns.

 IMPORTANCE OF BEER PARTY AS A LEISURE ACTIVITY IN AFRICAN TRADITIONAL SOCIETY

• A beer party was important for carrying out reconciliation among conflicting members of the community. This promoted social stability then after a dispute had been settled by elders.
• A beer party celebration marked a transition from childhood to adulthood. Always beer was persevered for old people therefore whenever one was allowed to participate in a beer party; it implied that he had grown up. That is to say, became an adult.
• Beer was pat of the custom of libations that were supposed to be offered to the deceased for thanking them for their blessings to the family. In most African ceremonies like bride wealth payment beer was poured down for the ancestors to take their share and bless the couple.
• Beer was vital for helping the aggrieved members of the community to forget troubles and mostly experiences (loss of their dear one). For example beer was always important on any burial place and celebration of the last funeral rites locally known as okwabya olumbe.
• Beer party celebrations were used for attaining marriage partners. In some societies like the Banyankole someone would give in his daughter to a friend to get married to him or to his son after getting excited with drinking alcohol.
• Beer was consumed in many African societies as a health drug. For instance complications like importance and constipation could be cured through mixing beer with other local herbs.
• Beer party celebrations provided entertainment to friends and relatives In African traditional society. As they took beer they ate, danced, sung and had roasted meat which made the occasion colourful.
• A beer party celebration provided an opportunity to attain unknown information from members of the society. As people ate and drunk freely, they ended up talking all their secrets and discussing other important matters concerning the wellbeing of their society.
• It promoted discussion among different categories of people on different challenges facing the society. Through taking the beer people would discuss political issues, social and economic matters and provided possible solutions.
• A beer party celebration was important because discipline would be imparted among community members. For example among the Luo and Lugbar if one spoke without permission from the chairman, his straw would be pulled out of the pot and sometimes chased away by the members.
• Beer party celebrations was encouraged in the African traditional society because it helped to reveal the character of individuals as after taking a drink people’s characters and behaviours would come out clearly .For example use of vulgar words, moving staggering.

ACCOUNT FOR THE CHRISTIAN DISAPPROVAL OF SECULAR WAYS OF SPENDING LEISURE

Secular ways of spending leisure time include activities like watching pornography, gambling, watching fiery animals, fighting, quarreling, drunkardness, watching and listening to worldly music, dance and drama, watching beauty contests, involving in sexual immorality and many others

Largely Christians disapprove the secular ways of spending leisure time because of the following ways;

• Some secular ways cause untold suffering to the society or individual being arrested. For example a brother being caught in gambling or drinking in a wrong place at a wrong time.
• People have lost skills and creativity due to involvement in passive leisure which is also un Christian. For example watching Nigerian movies and listening to worldly music.
• Christians disapprove leisure spending like gambling because it has increased levels of laziness, poverty and theft.
• Secular ways of spending leisure time like watching blue movies and reading sex magazines are disliked by Christians because they have destroyed the morals of the young. They are enticed into practicing fornication thus risking their lives into acquiring unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases like HIV/AIDS.
• The church opposes secular leisure activities because they increase cases of drug abuse like taking kuber, cocaine, Viagra, hence affecting people’s health like lung cancer.
• Secular leisure activities like wrestling drunkardness are disapproved by Christians because they have led to loss of traditional cultural values like unity, acts like wrestling instead encourage violence in a society.
• Secular leisure activities are disapproved by many Christians because they have widened the gap between the rich and the poor yet Christianity encourages the rich to help the poor.
• Young people have become rebellious both in homes and at schools due to spending most of the time enjoying secular leisure such as playing cards, watching movies and listening to secular music rather than doing what is required of them by their parents or by the school authorities.
• Christianity disapproves secular ways of spending leisure time like watching pornographic films because it pushes the youth into acts like rape, defilement, fornication or early marriages. This has led to increased cases of spreading AIDS and loss of lives through abortion.
• Spending leisure time through over drinking is disapproved by the Christians because it has forced man to evade God by not attending church services.
• Christianity disapproves secular ways of spending leisure time because it has led to dubious acts like stealing among people who look for money to go for entertainment like in beaches, disco halls.
• Secular leisure activities are disliked by Christians because they are addictive in nature which may force someone to work the influence of drugs like alcohol.
• The dangerous advertisement on radios, televisions and news papers basically for beer and cigarettes have made Christians to oppose them because they cause diseases.
• Christianity disapproves secular ways of spending leisure time because it has opened way even for the young ones to go for disco and take drugs like kuber, and marijuana which are harmful to their health.