Comments on: ACLU Wants Prisoners to Have Porn

By: Blake

Blake — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:58:49 +0000

as long as it fits the mission and vision of FT.

As decided by…?

By: Todd

Todd — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:47:47 +0000

“I am replying to all the people who complain about this site having ‘too many’ sex posts.”

I’m not sure my stance is a complaint so much as an observation. You are right, Blake: many aspects of sex are hot topics in society. It’s very appropriate to talk about it … as long as it fits the mission and vision of FT.

By: Blake

Blake — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:44:56 +0000

I’m having trouble, however, connecting the dots between my two posts and your response.

I am replying to all the people who complain about this site having “too many” sex posts.

I don’t mean to single out anything you’ve said, but to convey that if sex is coming up as a topic a whole lot, maybe it is because clashes over sex topics = currently what’s going on in the real world and therefore it’s appropriate to talk about it.

By: DBP

DBP — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:53:26 +0000

Blake,
As you are quoting me, I think your post might be directed toward me. I’m having trouble, however, connecting the dots between my two posts and your response.

By: Blake

Blake — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:20:08 +0000

But I’m confident that soon enough there will be another sex-related topic to which the flurry of posting may resume. I have faith in you guys.

Every time I see my values assaulted, I say what I can to correct the misinformation.

Why do you suppose anyone should have to apologize for that? (Aside from the fact that it gets us off-topic, and the minute I am rebuked by anyone who actually has the authority to do so here, I will apologize quite sincerely for going off-topic).

By: DBP

DBP — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:06:03 +0000

David Nickol,
No harm, no foul. This is what happens when I follow Todd’s lead, I suppose. But I’m confident that soon enough there will be another sex-related topic to which the flurry of posting may resume. I have faith in you guys.

By: Gary Keith Chesterton

Gary Keith Chesterton — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:22:14 +0000

Jeremy,

Well then. Better forward that to the Vatican. They’ll want to change Church teaching to reflect the popular taste. After all, we all know that what a thing is depends on how we feel about it.

See you later.

By: Blake

Blake — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:10:25 +0000

If you believe homosexual sex is a sin, and you are Catholic, you are in the minority

I didn’t realize Catholics believed that what is or is not sinful was a straight majority vote.

But that’s irrelevant. We’re not talking about whether homosexuals having sex is or is not a sin. We’re talking about a different type of sin – covetousness.

The human dignity in question is not that of the homosexual, but rather that of the people he needs to use and how he uses them.

By: Dblade

Dblade — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:01:50 +0000

Jeremy, I’d argue that the poll shows rather that 56% of Catholics really don’t believe their religion. I bet if you polled the same sample on other popular sins, like premarital sex, abortion, or what have you, you get the same percent.

That kind of approach wont work. It makes being catholic meaningless.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:54:35 +0000

“Don’t Catholics believe in “human dignity”?”

If you believe homosexual sex is a sin, and you are Catholic, you are in the minority. 56% percent of Catholics do not believe sexual relations between two adults of the same gender constituted a sin. (source: http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2011/03/22/survey-catholics/)