tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076477675995110920.comments2023-08-10T03:04:52.889-05:00GeekklesiaCleireachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663623624406561851noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076477675995110920.post-59965068142866954122022-04-14T10:15:10.639-05:002022-04-14T10:15:10.639-05:00Sometimes I wonder if anything I write is ever mea...Sometimes I wonder if anything I write is ever meaningful to people. Thank you for letting me know you found something in it that spoke to you.Cleireachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663623624406561851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076477675995110920.post-37707771049207591452022-04-14T08:22:47.931-05:002022-04-14T08:22:47.931-05:00Loved reading this thank yyouLoved reading this thank yyouEllehttps://www.elledecker.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076477675995110920.post-73978533144737499812013-01-03T20:00:42.817-06:002013-01-03T20:00:42.817-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cleireachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663623624406561851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076477675995110920.post-59147185315707741582013-01-03T19:50:38.799-06:002013-01-03T19:50:38.799-06:00Sounds like a plan, Hank. Bless you in your rumpus...Sounds like a plan, Hank. Bless you in your rumpus action, your writing, your romancing, and most of all your worship. Brad Hueberthttp://www.bradhuebert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076477675995110920.post-12981685091056726462012-12-05T16:21:30.611-06:002012-12-05T16:21:30.611-06:00The thing is, it can be difficult to tell where po...The thing is, it can be difficult to tell where pornography comes from and under what conditions it was produced. Having dealt with my share of street people, abused people, drug addicts, prostitutes, strippers, and yes, some small slice of human trafficking, I tend to think that there's always someone with a gun or a needle waiting just off-camera. The mere possibility that a woman is being pressured or coerced into doing something against her will is a massive turn-off. Even if the majority of porn is "legit", even knowing that there's a small chance of exploitation makes me physically ill. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076477675995110920.post-16113261243679819142012-12-04T15:14:52.328-06:002012-12-04T15:14:52.328-06:00Yes, it was a broad stroke. It was mostly in the c...Yes, it was a broad stroke. It was mostly in the context of Mr. Miller's article that drove that. I am aware that an increasing number of women are consumers of porn, but my focus, for the purposes of this post, was Mr. Miller's situation. I am concerned that porn does skew our vision for sex, and that Christians have done a very poor job of promoting a view of sex that is not only healthy physically, but also socially, emotionally and spiritually.<br /><br />And you bring up a good point: if porn is outlawed then we may well find ourselves in a situation similar to Prohibition, wherein porn production and distribution goes underground and what (presumably, from my point of view, little) safeguards are now in place go completely out the window.<br /><br />As far as whose fault it is, or where to lay the blame, I honestly don't know. I understand only a little of the science of endorphins, but I have read that the pleasure in the sex act imprints on the brain and engages a drive to experience it again and again. The porn producers feed that by presenting images that glorify the act without consequences, so yeah its a mixed bag - where does one begin? For myself, I would say that it must begin with the individual. While I can speak out in general, I am only responsible for myself. But I can encourage others to at least talk about it more than we do.Cleireachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663623624406561851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076477675995110920.post-25575161424779504372012-12-04T13:54:44.240-06:002012-12-04T13:54:44.240-06:00"Objectification is essentially (at least her...<i>"Objectification is essentially (at least here) treating a person as an object, or as a tool to accomplish what at the end is a selfish goal. In this case, it is about a man using a woman in order for him to receive sexual pleasure, without regard for her thoughts or wishes in the matter: its all about the man and what he wants."</i><br /><br />I quibble with this passage. As, There is porn for women, there is porn produced by women, and the industry is reforming itself.<br /><br />Further, while the sex trade DOES drive human trafficking, I wonder what the statistics are domestically versus internationally. I'm not trying to white wash a very serious and real problem, I just think perhaps your own bias might encourage you to doomseer with a broader brush than might be called for.<br /><br />There is a certain amount of implied condemnation here that I think begs the question where do we draw the lines? How far down the rabbit hole do we go? Are the producers at fault? The audience?<br /><br />I know drawing parallels between prohibition and pornography puts me on shaky ground, but isn't it possible that this sort of public ridicule (both what you describe in the contents, and what you are doing here by proxy) is driving the sort of behavior that tends to put this industry on the outside or underground? Thus giving the criminal element more profit to be had?<br /><br />Just because something is legal, doesn't make it moral. or vice versa. Nor, does something being illegal necessarily make it immoral.<br /><br />For example, there are many rules that prevent me from sharing the food that is wasted in any given food business I have been in. Some of these are internal, some are governmental. But, it could be argued that I am immoral for following these rules.<br /><br />Food for thought.Doctor Checkmatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143754884881860130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076477675995110920.post-80482939198654122072012-09-28T08:03:28.618-05:002012-09-28T08:03:28.618-05:0074% !!
I'm kind of proud of myself for that.74% !!<br />I'm kind of proud of myself for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076477675995110920.post-75193874533938882712012-05-07T10:33:38.784-05:002012-05-07T10:33:38.784-05:00Thx for this great articel series..Thx for this great articel series..Deckheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687536092478245280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076477675995110920.post-22291945792121099622012-04-02T14:04:16.161-05:002012-04-02T14:04:16.161-05:00Awesome idea. I'm looking forward to seeing wh...Awesome idea. I'm looking forward to seeing where you go with this.Winston Crutchfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823935223632902177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1076477675995110920.post-10174503236863645302012-03-31T21:18:19.083-05:002012-03-31T21:18:19.083-05:00The DVD collection was my Christmas present 2 year...The DVD collection was my Christmas present 2 years ago. I love it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426619557448707365noreply@blogger.com