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To: cycle of discernment
I notice again and again, when the topic is brought home

What exactly is "the topic?" Pornography? You sound passionate about something but I'm not clear what that something is.

9 posted on 10/24/2010 7:13:07 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard; cycle of discernment
What exactly is "the topic?" Pornography? You sound passionate about something but I'm not clear what that something is.
I agree 100% on all points. I can't make heads or tails of this post.
Can you try again COD?

Having said that I'll extend my remarks to say this in what I believe to be the general gist of your query...
I can't govern the actions of another. I can speak out against them if they're egregious and beyond the pale like with Clinton, but that changes little in the culture in which we live today. Each individual has to make the determination to live a decent life. And it's not easy with the way things are today. I would imagine that it's always been hard to curb one's sexual appetites.

Keep in mind that I'm almost 50 and I grew up watching commercials of buxom women wearing Playtex bras and scanty underwear so "light porn" was already a norm in my life. The seeds were sown and I've personally had to work hard to curb my own sexual appetite. It would be less of a problem for men in general if prostitution was legal despite the Biblical ethos against such actions.

And even though I may not go out actively looking for sex since my divorce if a woman came up and told me straight out that she wanted to jump my bones it would be difficult to say no. It's crass, but it's true. However, with the advent of AIDS a one night stand, to me, is not worth dying over. (yes, yes...use a condom. I know.) If I would choose instead to gratify myself at home while watching a blue movie then that is no concern of anyone else either.

So, IMO, you can't make a blanket accusation against men on pornography and sexual desire. Despite our best attempts at being good men we're still flawed and will still seek out sexual pleasure at diverse times. Simply look at the Bible for an understanding of this. Consider Abraham's son, and widower, Judah. Despite his upbringing he still visited Tamar believing her to be a prostitute and consorted with the woman. Men are men. We occasionally fall from grace. Staying in that fallen state, both mentally and physically, is the real problem.
Just some thoughts to consider.

55 posted on 10/24/2010 8:38:28 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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