Ok, have name changed for this post, for obvious reasons!
This subject has been bothering me for some time, ever since I read a Christian book about the subjects surrounding sex before marriage, sexuality, affairs, flirting, etc, and what the 'boundaries' were, so to speak, in terms of what is right or wrong, in the view of God / Christianity.
One of the subjects covered was masturbation, and if it's ok or not. The author said not (her reasoning being that if we masturbate, we aren't likely to be thinking 'pure' thoughts while doing it, and various others). She applied the same ideas for both men and women.
Now, I'm unclear as to whether this should be believed / worried about, as the author herself said that it doesn't specifically state in the Bible that masturbation isn't allowed, however that the thoughts we have when doing it aren't pure, and probably not pleasing to God.
Same goes for porn - I don't watch films or look at pictures (obviously the Church doesn't advocate the use of these!) - but I do occasionally read erotic literature and written stories - is that just as bad??
I've been brought up to believe that masturbation is healthy, normal and perfectly ok, but I've been trying to learn more about God, Jesus, etc, and would now consider myself a Christian. Is doing the above setting me outside of being a 'proper' Christian?
I would really like to hear the views of other Christians...
Thanks.
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Ok, step away now if offended by such topics - Masturbation, Porn and Christianity
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ChocIceCone · 19/06/2009 00:01
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