Churches uniting in their battle against pornography

To be fair, while the anglo translation popularly used is "thou shalt not kill", the correct translation is "thou shalt not murder". On the other hand, sex is a problem in terms of how young people are taught what it is and what it means now. We are all adrift in images and notions of physical ecstasy, but there is little or no comprehension of the mental aspect of intimacy, the way a woman trembles at the caress of hand that belongs to a mind that has led her to feel like she is a bomb waiting to explode, if for no other reason the man next to her has set her mind in motion. Romantic notions and foreplay and all the acts of courting that creates a truly beautiful and lasting experience have been nearly completely lost on so many now. Time after time, in conversation after conversation, with women I have spoken to, especially those well younger than myself, I find that they long for sense of intrigue and excitement that is no longer there with the act of consummating a sexual experience. The church, for whatever their reasons, does have a high ground in terms of pointing out the worthlessness of this mind set and it\'s effects on people and the destruction it brings to society in terms of respect for male and female. Their is no longer a sense of specialty or uniqueness between two people more often than not and no attempt is even made to try anymore. What of relationships and the benefits fostering those have on people? No vested effort on either partners part means no ties that bind nor affections for their partners beyond the paltry act of behaving like every other animal on the planet, with the exception that their is not even procreation in mind.

Do not women, and men, desire this sense of magic in their lives? I could not imagine a relationship not filled with the angst of worry that my efforts were not good enough and that I should strive to be more to this person in every way possible, to impress them, to leave them nervous and worried at the thought that they might be losing the best thing that has ever happened along in their life. I know I might not be, no one is perfect, but try at least, try to be better than anyone else has ever been to them. Pornography is not just the avenue of defiance of the rules of no sex before marriage, it has a deadening effect upon the soul and the mind when it is so prevalent. I have no problem with it per say, I have watched plenty, but I know that my upbringing makes me want to be a fantasy not unlike those who portray the roles, and not just some extra like the men who are there simply to be prop for the women. Men need to make women excited about them, and there is one way, and one way only, to make a woman feel excited about anyone, and that is respect. A woman must respect a man before she can feel anything else for him. He needs to respect himself and his surroundings, and those who surround him. Once you have garnered a woman\'s respect, you can do many things with her. Respect is everything in this world, without it, mankind has nothing, thus if Jesus said that above all the commandments we should keep of God, "love one another" is the most important, and love is nothing more than respect, I think the church is not wholly wrong in wanting to limit the influences of pornography upon the world, for if there is little of something in that industry, it is respect. For those who watch, those who participate, and those who are affected by those who watch and participate. The more the raunch and disdainful acts become, and the scenes portrayed, the less we respect, thus love, ourselves and others.

As I said before, there is a place for everyone on this planet, I don\'t have agree with everyone, and I don\'t have to play like I am perfect either, I am not, but do not berate churches for wanting to restore a little self respect and love in the world. Greed, gluttony, etc, these things are harder to expose simply because they are degrees of common acts that can be easily hidden. Sex is supposed to be beautiful and fulfilling, not like so much newspaper that you get everyday and then ends up in some waste basket somewhere. Respect each other, and the sex you do have will be greater than any other imaginable.

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Ok, your point is taken, the RIGHT to have to ability to see pornography is not something I would oppose, in fact the opposite, but I do think it's a good thing that people discuss it. The church is right for saying something, because in polite company we don't talk about it. On the contrary, excess eating is a topic at many parties, be it the ridicule of others or the deprecation of one's self about ones own eating habits.

Go to a cocktail party, or any party, and eventually the economy will be brought up and impassioned debates about greed of companies, wealthy people, etc, will fill your ears for as long as you can stand it. I dare anyone in mixed company to try to bring up a debate about pornography at a party. A room will fall silent quickly, because it is the 1000 pound gorilla in the corner no one likes to talk about, if they even have it cross their mind at all. I'm not arguing against the right of people to have sex any way the want, I am simply arguing that there is a societal problem with the social issues that arise from an unbridled industry of porn that makes little attempt to demonstrate the fullness of the experience, rather than the mere superficial act and the contrived methods by which those acts are arrived at.

I am surprised that you have picked up on the food issue, because I for one AM disgusted at many of the food shows on television, not because of tasty recipes, but now they seek to make a more extreme "dining" experience by showing us the absurd, the disgusting, the excessive, you name the oddity you can imagine, and it's there. Again, if that is something that people seek, then so be it, but it all goes back to this overall issue of self respect and respecting others. The notion of watching fat bald men gorging themselves on fried scorpions is just as repulsive as watching women forced to vomit upon the shaft of a mans cock, or two women feeding each other their own excrement. This is no longer tastes, or experiences, THERE ARE LIMITS to what behavior is acceptable and what is not. I know you are not arguing in favor of two girls and a cup, but there does need to be a loud voice reminding us we need to check ourselves and respect ourselves, and others for that matter, or we are in for a sad and scary world. When nothing is sacred any more, forget the religious aspect, but just the moral sense of it, then what is to stop us from doing worse things, things we have yet to exact upon one another that we right now know as simply wrong?

The church unfortunately has been long in it's hypocrisy and it's selective interpretation of what to complain about, of this I agree, but we shouldn't dismiss the efforts of some to draw attention to a very real issue simply because they are not good at addressing other issues. It could be a circle of concerned old men of mothers knitting for all I care, the fact remains someone should remind us sometimes of what we have to gain, AND WHAT WE HAVE TO LOSE, as a world, if we let things go to far any where.

I AM fully in agreement with you in your last sentence though, and this goes back to respect. To love one another as I said before is to respect one another. They should be heard, but not dictating to everyone, and frankly that is the truth of Judea-Christian history. The concepts and the ideas espoused are inclusive, but not demanded, only you can seek Gods grace and get it, no one is going to shove it down your throat and ensure the kingdom of God to you, that is a decision each one of us makes based upon whether we believe and how we behave.

On a lighter note, I was actually shocked to see you respond so quickly, given the age of this topic on your site, and I'd like to thank you for actually paying attention to viewers and responding to something that is not just the latest passion of the blogger. You have real conviction it would appear in what you say and for that you can only be commended.