When you indiscriminately link things that are not linked in the Bible to make a point, it shows you are really not paying attention and don't care to learn. That's the nature of Pharisaism.
Those aren’t listed
Smoking is not, that's true. Drugs in this country, are outlawed by the state, which is the diaconos of God (Rom. 13), therefore objectionable based on that alone. Pornography is a sexual sin resulting in lust of the eyes (Matt. 5:28). See, they can be categorized correctly when you bother to open the Bible and not shoot from the hip.
Slavery is permitted. Are we wrong for not allowing that in moderation?
Biblical servitude is permitted. Chattel slavery is considered man-stealing and not allowed (Deut. 24:7).
Is it still your opinion that the claim, “What the priest does in moderation, the lay person does in excess,” was an accurate comment?
I’ve seen lay Catholics excuse in excess in themselves what that Catholic priest does in moderation.
The justification is that if the priest can do and God is going to let him into heaven, God can’t keep me out for the same thing. After all, he’s a priest and if he can do it a lot, I can do it more because I’m not a priest and don’t have to be held to as high a standard.
You were the one stating in post 1149...
“No. All we have to do is consider the ones explicitly mentioned. Anything that is not condemned is OK.
When you start listing things as forbidden that God has not said are forbidden, and apply that list to others, there is no stopping you. You have now crossed into the land of Pharisaism.”
and now you’re rationalizing prohibiting stuff based on principle and accusing ME of Pharisaism?
That’s rich.