tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375577402233230835.post193833424730140054..comments2023-09-26T11:59:42.928+00:00Comments on faithscape21: Is virginity the last taboo?Matt Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571988993998757606noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375577402233230835.post-41399349877214233672008-01-23T16:39:00.000+00:002008-01-23T16:39:00.000+00:00I both agree and disagree with S, in that I agree ...I both agree and disagree with S, in that I agree that the sexual problems that society encounters are definitely rooted in something deeper, and that in my experience people often end up experimenting beyond what they are comfortable with owing to a deep need to discover themselves and their identity, and to discover something which really makes them feel alive. <BR/><BR/>BUT, I have to say thatBeckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01028126845628881985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375577402233230835.post-41457387103192981462008-01-21T23:11:00.000+00:002008-01-21T23:11:00.000+00:00Thanks for unpacking your thoughts in a bit more d...Thanks for unpacking your thoughts in a bit more detail Spurious. I find myself pretty much in agreement. Your ideas are much more cogent without the bellicosity!Matt Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571988993998757606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375577402233230835.post-83163183711034243002008-01-20T23:26:00.000+00:002008-01-20T23:26:00.000+00:00I concede that my experience in what I would descr...I concede that my experience in what I would describe as a 'narrow fundamentalist' group is perhaps distorting my perspective on the wider Christian community, that's true. Is society hyper-sexualised? Not to the extent the author of that article would have us believe. Most people certainly would "bat an eyelid" if someone they knew was in an active open sexual relationship with more then one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375577402233230835.post-86915694146201817382008-01-20T20:39:00.000+00:002008-01-20T20:39:00.000+00:00S,Would you agree with the writer's opinion that o...S,<BR/><BR/>Would you agree with the writer's opinion that our society is 'hyper-sexualised'? I think it's this notion that is widespread in 'Christian circles', rather than your suggestion of 'open floodgates' which I'm quite sure would only be held by a minority of narrow fundamentalist groups. My hope would be that even those with a nominal understanding of Jesus' message would recognise that Matt Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571988993998757606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375577402233230835.post-18958912219380889902008-01-20T15:39:00.000+00:002008-01-20T15:39:00.000+00:00I can't help feeling a little sorry for those who ...I can't help feeling a little sorry for those who have chosen celibacy, though. There seems to be a popular misconception in Christian circles that once you've "opened the floodgates" to sexuality, you're somehow unable to regain any control and become a twig on a might stream of desires and impulses that you're suddenly unable to resist. It's a nonsense, but I guess it serves virgins well if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375577402233230835.post-74072125739798097922008-01-18T03:19:00.000+00:002008-01-18T03:19:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Harmonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183800086018687279noreply@blogger.com