tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post7904754277121890897..comments2023-10-07T04:19:14.316-07:00Comments on A CHRISTIAN VOICE FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: "THE BIG NASTY"Jerry Manekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-53831173323663334622008-03-31T09:21:00.000-07:002008-03-31T09:21:00.000-07:00Hi Don Charles: So many people are hung up on sex,...Hi Don Charles: So many people are hung up on sex, and are conflicted by it, particularly if they are professing Christians. God gave us the gift of sex! And it's one of the best gifts He gave us on this earth, and it's a tragedy that people either misuse it (e.g. in the case of rape) or pervert it through listening to "Christian leaders" who are either avowedly celibate, or who are so sexually repressed themselves that they seek to inculcate that repression onto others; do so in the name of God, no less. There is no reason why porn can't be used to enhance love-making. However, when it treats people as mere objects, and divorces sex from love, it is counter-productive in many ways.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-45331939474972077412008-03-31T08:51:00.000-07:002008-03-31T08:51:00.000-07:00Yep! You got what I was trying to say, Jerry. Th...Yep! You got what I was trying to say, Jerry. There's a broader message, though. Demonizing sexual imagery hurts society as a whole. America is one of the most hung-up countries when it comes to sex. We exploit it mercilessly in our media, and yet we surround it with stigma and shame. America needs to have an adult conversation about what adults do behind closed doors. We need to strip away all the sensationalism and shame-filled baggage so we can deal effectively with issues like sexual violence, sexual racism, unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease. The kinds of films I spotlighted in "The Big Nasty" do not encourage that adult conversation. They discourage it.DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.com