Malibu2 said:
Silian Rail said:
Malibu2 said:
BAP Enthusiast said:
Malibu2 said:
Your assertion that promiscuity cannot be judge has not been proven. This is a logical fallacy that you were committing over and over again in this thread.
This is exactly what the left says all of the time constantly, everywhere. It's continuous on Social media and dating apps. Not only that, it's straight up glorified.
Wait, you read something on social media and all of a sudden that supposed to mean something as far as what the body politic of the left is supposed to think about sexual mores and morality? Do I have to respond to every dumbass on Twitter who says something stupid because they vote for candidates that I vote for?
Confession time. I once asked for prayers as a 16-year-old boy because I had lustful thoughts and was concerned for my immortal soul. That kind of sexual purity culture is toxic, and is rampant in evangelical Christianity. The idea that you should just go around sleeping with as many people as you want without any concern Is also toxic. If you if you want me to choose which one is more toxic I'll probably choose promiscuity is more harmful than believing that an interest in boobies is grounds for eternal torture.
You asked for prayers not to have lustful thoughts and you thought that was bad?
Yes, it is bad. We are biologically hardwired to notice women and be sexually interested. There's nothing shameful or evil about that, it's toxic guilt with the looming threat of eternal punishment for merely having the same biological urges that are shared by almost everyone on the planet. Making teenagers feel like there is something not just wrong with them, but actually evil that they must cast out is harmful.
And no, that doesn't mean I'm advocating for an all you can eat porn buffet, carte blanche to be an ogling creeper, or permission to sew wild oats. I just recognize human sexuality as perfectly normal and Christian attempts to shame it ipso facto are in fact toxic.
Looks like you received the same bad catechesis (or the evangelical equivalent) that so many did in the past 5 decades. Nothing wrong with appreciating the beauty of the opposite sex. It's a good desire. Use it well. Lust isn't being attracted to boobies. It's dwelling on the desire for those boobies you can't or shouldn't have and not even trying to shut it down. Unfortunately when the sexual revolution hit, it basically became "no one look at each other or your going to hell!!!!!"
I'm not saying this from a societal or economic standpoint because I don't know what that would look like, but from the standpoint of helping teenagers live moral lives, we'd be much better off teaching them that sex is awesome and the should do it as much as they can….. with one person that they've married. If you have a decent head on your shoulders and you've been properly trained on how to pick a quality spouse, you could pull that off at 18.
Humanae Vitae and theology of the body explain this. A lot more kids wouldn't struggle with Christian morality if they were taught well