Oh darn you. The more you talk about the Calvierri girls, the more I want to dress up like one.
If you do, I WANT PICTURES!
I'm sure there are men who don't use pornography, the point is they don't exist in great enough numbers in order for science to study them. (I'd like to believe the same of my grandfathers, but I would be very surprised indeed if they had never in their lives partaken of a little porn!)
Personal beliefs are, as always, up to the person him or herself. I can understand why many christian religions would want to discourage their members from it. A lot of porn is just, to put it mildly: not nice. It doesn't depict loving relationships, and it doesn't respect the participants as people, using them instead as objects.
However, that is not all porn. It is possible for (some) christians to adhere to their personal spiritual beliefs, participate in a loving, committed marriage, and enjoy some good, wholesome porn!
And even if it weren't possible, not everyone is christian, as you've observed. The rest of us have a right to make decisions for ourselves. (I understand you're respecting that right, and I appreciate it! I'm just trying to make a wider point here.)
If the Salvation Army were just offering counseling for pornography addiction and information for christians on why pornography might be wrong in the eyes of their faith, I wouldn't have a problem. But they're talking of pornography as a "scourge" that must be eliminated, and I have a problem with that.
There's a few consignment shops in the area I've visited. I would try Goodwill, but there aren't any within 25 miles of me. Good luck in your dress hunt! Once again: PICTURES, PLEASE! (I'm going to be dreaming of that dress.)
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Date: 2010-10-16 03:36 am (UTC)If you do, I WANT PICTURES!
I'm sure there are men who don't use pornography, the point is they don't exist in great enough numbers in order for science to study them. (I'd like to believe the same of my grandfathers, but I would be very surprised indeed if they had never in their lives partaken of a little porn!)
Personal beliefs are, as always, up to the person him or herself. I can understand why many christian religions would want to discourage their members from it. A lot of porn is just, to put it mildly: not nice. It doesn't depict loving relationships, and it doesn't respect the participants as people, using them instead as objects.
However, that is not all porn. It is possible for (some) christians to adhere to their personal spiritual beliefs, participate in a loving, committed marriage, and enjoy some good, wholesome porn!
And even if it weren't possible, not everyone is christian, as you've observed. The rest of us have a right to make decisions for ourselves. (I understand you're respecting that right, and I appreciate it! I'm just trying to make a wider point here.)
If the Salvation Army were just offering counseling for pornography addiction and information for christians on why pornography might be wrong in the eyes of their faith, I wouldn't have a problem. But they're talking of pornography as a "scourge" that must be eliminated, and I have a problem with that.
There's a few consignment shops in the area I've visited. I would try Goodwill, but there aren't any within 25 miles of me. Good luck in your dress hunt! Once again: PICTURES, PLEASE! (I'm going to be dreaming of that dress.)