The standards of what's acceptable in terms of public display of sexually related material or content differs greatly in America and the rest of the more democratic and advanced nations. Below is a photo of a newspaper/tabloid from England. The ironic thing is that the United States is certainly not a country made of puritans. Think about the Janet Jackson warddrobe malfunction on tv, which is just a sophisticated and sanitized way to say simply that her boobs showed on tv, and in England they have weekly photos of topless women. Something's wrong here!
It's just that somehow, through the influence of evangelical churches, talking about sex or looking at sexually explicit material is taboo in the United States (perhaps also in other countries in Asia for example, but ours is the so called most democratic). Somehow I find this to be slightly perverted since one would think that sex is perhaps one of our basest instincts, and from a more scientific viewpoint, absolutely essential for the preservation of our species.
This relates to another view that I don't agree with, and that is the need for clergy to remain celibate. I think that's tantamount to disobeying the word of God, since He did stress the importance of marriage, and after all, created an Adam AND Eve so that they could rule over the earth in happy matrimony. Allowing priests to marry also minimizes, note this does not eliminate, the chance of priests molesting children.
I think America really needs to stop lying to itself. Face up to the truths of what this nation has become and that will be for the better. Otherwise wishful thinking for the past only leads to stagnation and eventual downfall (think Roman Empire). The past, by any means has been the same---it's human nature, c'mon! When they refer to the Founding Fathers, there's almost certainly a deeper meaning...think, how many Franklins and Jeffersons we have out there!!
Pic from China Times.
It's just that somehow, through the influence of evangelical churches, talking about sex or looking at sexually explicit material is taboo in the United States (perhaps also in other countries in Asia for example, but ours is the so called most democratic). Somehow I find this to be slightly perverted since one would think that sex is perhaps one of our basest instincts, and from a more scientific viewpoint, absolutely essential for the preservation of our species.
This relates to another view that I don't agree with, and that is the need for clergy to remain celibate. I think that's tantamount to disobeying the word of God, since He did stress the importance of marriage, and after all, created an Adam AND Eve so that they could rule over the earth in happy matrimony. Allowing priests to marry also minimizes, note this does not eliminate, the chance of priests molesting children.
I think America really needs to stop lying to itself. Face up to the truths of what this nation has become and that will be for the better. Otherwise wishful thinking for the past only leads to stagnation and eventual downfall (think Roman Empire). The past, by any means has been the same---it's human nature, c'mon! When they refer to the Founding Fathers, there's almost certainly a deeper meaning...think, how many Franklins and Jeffersons we have out there!!
Pic from China Times.
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