I recently read an article by Brian Orme entitled “Tagline Truths”. He writes, “One of the most impacting issues in our day is the subject of sexuality. In a culture that thrives on sensuality, the Church can't afford to stay silent about sexuality—even though it's a messy subject matter to unravel. We may even get in a little trouble for discussing it, but the consequences are even greater if we fail to enter the conversation.
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The same type of rhetoric was used by Jessica Simpson's father, a former Baptist pastor. He said it was hard to talk to Christian music labels about signing Jessica because they thought she was too full-figured, a problem they didn't want to have to deal with in the Christian marketplace.
Maybe we should question the way we as members of the Church view the body.”
This is something that seems to happen a lot in western Christian culture. A guy looks lustfully at a girl and shifts the blame for HIS SIN to her. “It must have been the way she dressed”. Or how about this, “I saw someone who was supposed to be a Christian, and they were having a beer, so that tempted me, and I got sloppy drunk.”
When do accountability and personal responsibility come into play? When will we stop shifting blame and accept the responsibility for our actions and thoughts?
Here's the deal people. They're boobs. Half the population has them, deal with it. Boobs have the sexual power that you give them. Men, control your mind. Take responsibility for your own actions. Stop shifting liability. Don't blame one of God's most beautiful creations for your thought life.
Get it under control.
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Amen.
Finally, a sermon I can sit through with rapt attention.
Good blawg brudda.
nice. finally, someone who is not afraid to deal with the 4 letter word of American Christianity...
freakin responsibility!
work it dude.
You just gained 5 points...
Seriously. I worked with church youth (high school) for a while. More men are needed to stand up and speak the truth to men.
Maybe I'll write more about the subject on my blog.
I won't even get started on this one, let's just say that I agree so I don't have to write an essay to explain how much I agree.
And for the record, more than half of the population has boobs. Case in point: Scott The Bod.
GOOD POINT!!! I wasn't even considering the man boobs.
But then I've never been "caused to stumble" while gazing lovingly at a nice firm pair of man teets
Shock Therapy.
I've read this a few weeks ago and it really bothered me. The church is very hypocritical, it seems. If a girl has too good of a body, it's bad, if she doesn't have a good body, it's bad. I'm so happy I'm not a woman.
good point annmarie, Katie was talking to me as I was posting this and she said that she has definitely been made to feel guilty about having breasts, but she said it's ten times more sinful that you have nipples!! Katie said something like if she wasn't wearing an ultra padded bra and walked by the air conditioner vent, if her nipples perked up, people acted like it was a sign that she was deliberately trying to seduce men. It's interesting to me that Katie said that these types comments came from other women. These women were heaping guilt on another woman for a completely involuntary physical reaction. I dunno, I just thought that was interesting that Katie said that she was made to feel sinful for having nipples.
Breasts are great. Womens bodies are great in general. As a man, I find them attractive. It's tough not to admire a fine pair of breasts. Is it a sin to admire them? to find them attractive? to notice nipples? No. Thats why god made them, to attract us. Attraction is fine, temptation is fine. Sin is when you step beyond temptation into wrong actions or obsession.
Christians in general attack temptation and would love to remove it from society (especialy from our children). That doesn't make us any stronger or more in love with Christ. It wraps us in fear and eliminates freedom.
Oh man. This post made me laugh and cry. But there was more laughter than anything.
brilliant blogging
jimmy - you rock. that's all i have to say ;)
until christians deal with issues of beauty and desire, there will continue to be a shunning of women and shapely bodies. it is tragic that the church has followed the world in removing soul from sexuality.
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