Oprah Show: Porn and Adultery Good for Your Marriage

Family Fragments ^ | 9/26/07 | Justin Hart

[LightedCandle]

cross-posted at Family Fragments.com

Oprah is a talented woman who has tackled innumerable topics but nothing like this has crossed her couches before. The show that aired Tuesday, September 25, 2007 was entitled: “237 Reasons to Have Sex” and featured numerous “experts” on intimacy and marriage.

First to the defense of aberrant behavior was Dr. Pepper Schwartz who took it upon herself to fly across the world experiencing one-night stands and writing a book about her adventures. Among other things Dr. Schwatz advocated to Oprah the notion of “friends with benefits” … read, casual sex:

"We get together, we have a great time," said Dr. Schwartz "We adore each other, we respect each other, we have great sex, and that's it. It stays in that little category and it doesn't get out of it."

Of course Oprah conducted a poll of her own audience bringing to light several choice examples of the slippery slope that families face in our culture. Take Winnie, for example, who says she saw a gorgeous home, and she told her husband of 44 years about it that night. "He hawed about it and I said, 'I'll give you the best sex tonight you have ever had. I don't care if it's all night,'" she says. "And so we did and I got the house the next day."

Next, Oprah talks to Janee who owns a small collection of pornography, or, eh, “erotica” – as she prefers to call it. "I think with respect to my mother's generation, her mother's generation, you know, exploring the adult entertainment industry was just unheard of. It probably wasn't even an option for them,"

Another expert, Dr. Saltz, chimes in advocating pornography to women for overcoming their concerns about the addiction that their spouses indulge. To her credit, Dr. Saltz notes: “The problem is, it can be a double-edged sword in that anything really pleasurable can become kind of addictive.”

Next, Oprah trots out the best of the breed Greg and Hollie, married with two children enjoying all the normal things that families do… and, oh yeah, practicing “open marriages”, read adultery. As Oprah recounts the story:

During a long car trip Gregg asked Hollie—who says she had never had sex with anyone besides Gregg—if she was curious about being with someone else. "And I said, 'Well, nothing's missing. I don't need it. I don't really think about it,'" Hollie says. "But sure, I mean, if you're curious, if you've only had one partner your whole life, I mean, sure, you'd wonder what it would be like with somebody else."

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Eventually Hollie started dating and eventually sleeping with one of their mutual friends. Gregg says he's flirted with other women but hasn't started an outside relationship of his own. "She just has more love in her life," Gregg says. "It doesn't take anything away from what the two of us have."

As we pointed out previously Oprah has aired numerous shows delving into the topic of pornography addiction. These included the sad tale of woman who killed her husband in self defense after he went on a porn-induced rage and a former gospel singer whose life was shattered by the addiction. Why Oprah, whose influence is unmistakable, would backtrack to advocate pornography and adultery is beyond us.

[MrEdd]

Umm...Because she’s a liberal?

[Mr. Jeeves]

Gregg says he's flirted with other women but hasn't started an outside relationship of his own. "She just has more love in her life," Gregg says. "It doesn't take anything away from what the two of us have."

Probably not - since the two of you seem to have nothing to begin with. An "open marriage" is an "over marriage" that continues for financial or social status reasons.

[TexasCajun]

Dr. Pepper — I prefer sex at 10-2-4

[NRA1995]

Why Oprah, whose influence is unmistakable, would backtrack to advocate pornography and adultery is beyond us.

To get a bigger audience from the AOL chatroom crowd?

[Suzy Quzy]

Typical Democrat.....no MORALITY.

[TexasCajun]

[darkwing104]

How long has Oprah been married?

[jdm]

GUILTY!!!!

Ooops. Wrong thread. Move on...

[Aquinasfan]

Why Oprah, whose influence is unmistakable, would backtrack to advocate pornography and adultery is beyond us.

She's an idiot? Hopelessly self-centered?

[Jaysun]

I’m sure Ponch Poncherello there has no problem farming out his wife, he’s fortunate to have found a taker. I’m not shocked that he hasn’t found any other ladies to fool around with yet - I’m sure there’s little time between redecorating the house, watching Lifetime, and plucking his brows.

[paudio]

I wonder if the Clintons would take this suggestion seriously...

[elfman2]

It’s an interesting subject as there seem to be as many levels between radically strict Islamic type marriage based on possession, jealousy and segregation on to totally “open” marriages. Each variation triggers moral questions regarding what’s good for the participants and the society they live in. What’s moral according to scripture, what’s consistent with our nature and what’s just culturally “fashionable”? Some of the opposition to even discussing this is just based on fear.

[Esther Ruth]

Psa 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

Pro 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Pro 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Pro 15:33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

Isa 11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

Isa 33:6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

[sauropod]

review

[Esther Ruth]

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. Jeremiah 17:9

All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned, every one to his own way. Isaiah 53:6

The wicked shall be turned into hell and all the nations that forget God Psalm 9:17

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1Cr 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

1Cr 6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

1Cr 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

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The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from ALL sin 1 John 1:7

The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord Romans 6:23

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Jhn 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Jhn 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Jhn 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Jhn 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Jhn 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

Jhn 3:21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Jhn 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

[highball]

the sad tale of woman who killed her husband in self defense after he went on a porn-induced rage

Wha-?

[Gay State Conservative]

Oprah endorses Osama Obama and then endorses just about every type of debauchery.It’s a logical progression,IMO.

[windcliff]

ping

[angcat]

Oprah is a pig and she deliberately degrades GOD.