“daughters exclaimed “gross” at a particularly provocative Cosmopolitan cover showing a nearly naked model. The pastor said he happened to glance at his teen-aged son and gross was not what his son was thinking.”
As a girl I can say that what the girls thought was gross was the male reaction cosmo intended to elicit
The pastor implies the boy’s reaction is humorous and harmless
It is not
Sex has a revered place and that is not in the mind of a pubescent boy on a supermarket checkout. If his mother or his sister dressed like that he would object.
As a girl I can say that what the girls thought was gross was the male reaction cosmo intended to elicit
The difference in response between the females and the young male is humorous. God made male and females in way that each responds to different stimuli. Stating this truth in a witty way does not diminish that basic truth.
The pastor involved did NOT respond to this situation as if it was a harmless issue for his son. This pastor is the author of numerous books on the family and child-rearing from a conservative Christian perspective. I can testify that this pastor and his wife raised their three children into outstanding Christian adults and parents. (Check your messages and I'll tell you who the pastor is.)