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[falafel]

While the Relief Society will have a brunch and discuss which character they liked best from "50 Shades of Grey."

That's about passion, not sex! Don't you recognize the difference?

[byu71]

The Stake YM Presidency will be substituting during the 3rd hour this week so the entire Melchizedek priesthood body can attend the Stake Presidency's presentation on the dangers of punography. I can hardly contain my excitement!!

Why, do they use pictures in the presentation?

[chrisrenrut]

Why, do they use pictures in the presentation?

Our stake president did a pornography presentation in priesthood a few weeks ago for ward conference. He called me the day before, since I am our de facto A/V specialist, to set up the TV, and download some videos to show from LDS.org. I could have really boosted priesthood attendance if I had emailed that info out to the quorums and left out "from LDS.org" part.

[edward777]

That's about passion, not sex! Don't you recognize the difference?

Please enlighten me.

[falafel]

Please enlighten me.

That's just the response my wife gives. She doesn't care for the over-the-top sexual descriptions in the book, that does nothing for her. Its the passion with which the dude pursues the chick that drives the story.

[Northwestcoug]

That's just the response my wife gives. She doesn't care for the over-the-top sexual descriptions in the book, that does nothing for her. Its the passioni with which the dude pursues the chick that drives the story.

In other words, porn for women

[BigFatMeanie]

Hey, I like intelligent women!
Even more if they're well-behaved.

I thought those two things were mutually exclusive?

[edward777]

That's just the response my wife gives. She doesn't care for the over-the-top sexual descriptions in the book, that does nothing for her. Its the passion with which the dude pursues the chick that drives the story.

This reminds me of what some women I know who enjoy porn will always point out. They say that if there is a storyline in a movie, even if it is hard-core, and as long as women are presented as equals or in charge, then it is erotica, not porn.

In a way I agree with them. However, the official LDS stance is that porn is evil and degrades women no matter what. Of course we know that no LDS women look at porn...nope, none of them. Well, yes they do. However, I asked one LDS woman who had admitted to me that she had occasionally looked at porn why the Church never seemed to say anything to the women. She shrugged her shoulders and said that since men held the priesthood they were held at a higher level of accountability than women.

Could that be it?

[HBCoug]

This reminds me of what some women I know who enjoy porn will always point out. They say that if there is a storyline in a movie, even if it is hard-core, and as long as women are presented as equals or in charge, then it is erotica, not porn.

In a way I agree with them. However, the official LDS stance is that porn is evil and degrades women no matter what. Of course we know that no LDS women look at porn...nope, none of them. Well, yes they do. However, I asked one LDS woman who had admitted to me that she had occasionally looked at porn why the Church never seemed to say anything to the women. She shrugged her shoulders and said that since men held the priesthood they were held at a higher level of accountability than women.

Could that be it?

Which is why Ordain Women and its sympathizers are a lot like a young child prematurely asking for the keys to her father's car! Women aren't ready for the priesthood and are blessed for not having it because the consequences are so much greater once you have it and abuse it. #soblessed

[clackamascoug]

Which is why Ordain Women and its sympathizers are a lot like a young child prematurely asking for the keys to her father's car! Women aren't ready for the priesthood and are blessed for not having it because the consequences are so much greater once you have it and abuse it. #soblessed

I would have gone with "loaded gun" instead of car keys.

[LVAllen]

I would have gone with "loaded gun" instead of car keys.

Eh, I think a major problem is that too many priesthood holders are shooting blanks these days. Too much time by themselves down on the range?

[old_gregg]

I would have gone with "loaded gun" instead of car keys.

that's because you're dumb

[Donuthole]

The Stake YM Presidency will be substituting during the 3rd hour this week so the entire Melchizedek priesthood body can attend the Stake Presidency's presentation on the dangers of punography. I can hardly contain my excitement!!

So this was a total letdown. They showed 5 consecutive clips from overcomingpornography.org and then the bishop spoke for 3 minutes at the end, urging anyone who has a pornography problem to talk to him. I applaud him in that it wasn't heavy-handed (well, some of the clips were laughably manipulative, but what can you expect) but it seemed odd to have a special meeting about something we've heard so many dozens of times before.

As for the videos, they were pretty funny. For example, the watch your step vid with its side by side comparisons of a dad who watched porn vs. same guy who didn't. Shockingly, the guy who didn't watch porn is a better father, pays attention to his kids, brings his wife flowers, and otherwise lives life in bright color, while the guy who watched porn is a crappy father, starts fights with his wife, and lives in a dingy haze.

My favorite clip was this really abstract one where a guy uses metaphors to describe his porography addiction and the recovery process. Meanwhile, the video showed a man acting out those metaphors literally. Super strange, and it didn't really make sense at several junctures.

[LVAllen]

So this was a total letdown. They showed 5 consecutive clips from overcomingpornography.org and then the bishop spoke for 3 minutes at the end, urging anyone who has a pornography problem to talk to him. I applaud him in that it wasn't heavy-handed (well, some of the clips were laughably manipulative, but what can you expect) but it seemed odd to have a special meeting about something we've heard so many dozens of times before.

As for the videos, they were pretty funny. For example, the watch your step vid with its side by side comparisons of a dad who watched porn vs. same guy who didn't. Shockingly, the guy who didn't watch porn is a better father, pays attention to his kids, brings his wife flowers, and otherwise lives life in bright color, while the guy who watched porn is a crappy father, starts fights with his wife, and lives in a dingy haze.

So, basically, "What is Real?" At least, I think that was the name of it. LDS church video from early 90s, with a cover showing a dad with his daughter in three possibilities - angelic, normal, and bad (but smokin' hot).

[Commando]

As for the videos, they were pretty funny. For example, the watch your step vid with its side by side comparisons of a dad who watched porn vs. same guy who didn't. Shockingly, the guy who didn't watch porn is a better father, pays attention to his kids, brings his wife flowers, and otherwise lives life in bright color, while the guy who watched porn is a crappy father, starts fights with his wife, and lives in a dingy haze.

My favorite clip was this really abstract one where a guy uses metaphors to describe his porography addiction and the recovery process. Meanwhile, the video showed a man acting out those metaphors literally. Super strange, and it didn't really make sense at several junctures.

Yeah they showed this video in my ward, too. Super disjointed at times, but I think I got the gist.