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Recent content by Danbha

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    Is this a heresy?

    I think the problem comes when trying to fit the Infinite into the finite. It's beyond our human conception how this works. Time, as such, is irrelevant to God, who is the same yesterday, today and forever. Time is part of the creation, God exists both in and outside of creation. God also knows...
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    Why is pornography wrong?

    Firstly, I have no problem admitting to errors on my part. However, I still take issue with some of your unfounded assertions. You claim that the sex isn't real because there is no love involved. This is a very narrow definition of the word sex, and one not fitting with the "general consensus"...
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    Why is pornography wrong?

    Since when did the porn stars get to define things? Abraham Lincoln used to ask this question to people: "If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a dog have?" if the answered "Five." he would give them a scathing look and sharply reply, "Four! Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg!"...
  4. Danbha

    Why is pornography wrong?

    I'm going to disagree. They could always say that they were "rehearsing" and it still wouldn't make it right. You could say that porn actors are just independent contractors and that God doesn't condemn independent contractors. It's not that they are contractors that is the problem, it's what...
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    Why is pornography wrong?

    Whether I call what a dog leaves behind excrement or something far more vulgar (as Martin Luther was wont to do), doesn't change what it is that I'm describing. I think erotic is an apt description. God invented sex, I don't think He's offended with my use of the word.
  6. Danbha

    Why is pornography wrong?

    Never said it caused anyone to sin. Saying that it's not explicitly erotic is just untrue.
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    Why is pornography wrong?

    While the king was on his couch, my nard gave forth its fragrance. My beloved is to me a bag of myrrh that lies between my breasts. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. He brought me to the banqueting house, and his intention toward me was love. Sustain...
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    Why is pornography wrong?

    "I was not born yesterday. Of course there is written pornography. But pornography is not like the Bible in any way because the Bible does not make it it's mission and theme to be about sex immorality (with scenes that would digust and shame a person to sin). The Bible actually condemns sexual...
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    Why is pornography wrong?

    To those who say it is merely acting, ask yourself these questions as to the rightness or wrongness of pornography: "Would I be ok if my daughter, sister, mother, etc. were making porn for others to watch? Would I be ok if my wife/girlfriend had made porn and it was out there for all to see?"...
  10. Danbha

    Why is pornography wrong?

    I agree. The original OP question was to give a rational argument against porn. I tried to do so stating its innately destructive qualities in regards to desensitization and unrealistic expectations. That's the rational argument against it. That being said, the theological debate can go on...
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    Why is pornography wrong?

    That's a poor analogy. A better question would be if someone playing a role actually killed someone on film to make the scene more realistic, would it be just "acting?" There is real and simulated sex on film, and the difference between the two determine the rating it receives. The question...
  12. Danbha

    Why is pornography wrong?

    Original pornography was written, not filmed. There is still a lot of porn/erotica that is in written form. It's all about where it takes you in your imagination. Sin is in us, it is not put in us by porn, but proceeds from the heart. When one reads the stories in the Bible, whether it's Eve...
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    Why is pornography wrong?

    The Scriptures depict a lot of sexually explicit scenes, stories, descriptions (Song of Solomon etc.), both in the narrative and prophetic books of the Bible. AS far as stories of violence goes; there is more there than almost any TV show or movie you could see. Someone once said that if the...
  14. Danbha

    Where did the Church first go wrong?

    I don't think that your quote backs up what you are asserting. If you look at it, it says, "Do not leave...but wait" the "but" is directly related to "don't leave" not to the choosing of another apostle. Don't blame the Apostles for how their actions, and the scripture that records them, were...
  15. Danbha

    How Often Should you Pray?

    Every time someone tries to formulate it, it doesn't work. Set devotional times are a great practice, but that is hardly a limit on when and how much to pray. I look at it like my relationship with my wife or daughter. We have certain times where we talk every day that are pretty much fixed...