Posted on 02/13/2015 5:04:26 AM PST by Gamecock
I am a Christian and I don’t watch pornography. This latest porno from Hollyweird will be attended by every anti-Christian liberal this side of the moon. The “God is dead” crowd will turn it into a big hit. Anyone with a brain knows that degrading pornography has nothing to do with love.
It’s still creepy.
The Bible means what it says about Holiness and purity. I'm not sure this is really as shocking and ground breaking as everyone says. Man hasn't changed and the world is just following its prince. If God hadn't blessed us with a society based on Biblical moral values, we wouldn't know to be shocked.
So a Christian's faith allows him/her to see/hear whatever degredatios are out there to make moral decisions?
Don't think so. I don't need to go to a Beyoncé concert to know that it's garbage. I don't need to read Michael Moore's schlock to know that he's a Grade A commie. Why spend the time?
Besides, not all Christians have faith that's strong enough to withstand temptation. Many, yes. But there are many young Christians who can be caught in Satan's web easily.
You are encouraging people to see this movie?
No follower of Christ in their right mind would do so.
Do you claim to be a Christian? If not, of course you’re free to affirm any perversion you want. But if you are a Christian, you are wrong to encourage people to expose themselves to such perversion.
Is there *any* film that you’d recommend people not expose themselves to? Do you like porn? Do you like snuff films? Is there any threshold for you?
I'm more concerned about the sex and violence on TV, even at 8PM. I'm more concerned about about sex in movies that would otherwise be good films for a family to see together, that could just as easily be left out. I think the violence in just about everything in our culture is way out of hand.
But saying a person isn't a Christian if they see a movie that isn't in my taste? No, those are not my calls to make.
I wondered why this book, 50 Shades of Gray, was being talked about and was a best seller. I got it, read it, and it’s no different than any adult fiction book written for sexual excitement. It’s not going to make anyone a “sinner” if he/she reads it. It’s just a racy book like thousands of others available. This book was able to be put into “regular” reading fiction instead of trashy romance books and so it got a best seller rating from the general public. Plus, it’s no better written than romance books. It just “maybe” has more explicit sex scenes.
I wouldn’t pay money to see the movie. There is no way those sex scenes could be completely played out on a movie screen so it has to be watered down for the screen.
It’s just a book and the movie is just a movie. No big deal.
“I’m more concerned about the sex and violence on TV, even at 8PM”
Yes, there’s a lot of bad stuff on TV. AND ... this movie is bad. It can be BOTH-AND. It doesn’t have to be either-or.
We should be concerned about both the bad stuff on TV and the bad stuff at the theater. A lot of people are going to see this movie because of people like you, who refuse to take a public stand against such evil.
Oh, and I didn’t say you aren’t a Christian. Read my comment again. What I did is imply that you are a *bad* Christian if you are not discouraging people from spending money to see this movie. About as foolish and immature a follower of Christ as they come.
This is evil. If you don’t stand against it, you are in effect standing for it.
You wrote, “Another review from someone who hasn’t seen the movie.”
One doesn’t have to have “seen” something to have an opinion about it. I haven’t *seen* God, for example, but I have formed an opinion about Him, based in large part on the writings of those more informed than me.
While your faith is strong enough, why pollute your mind? You can probably swim in a sewer without getting sick, but why would you want to?
It's doing well in Tupelo.
‘Fifty Shades’ sets Tupelo sales records
Mississippi has sold nearly four times its average for pre-show tickets, with Tupelo being the first city to sell out showtimes in the state. More than three screenings for the film are currently sold out, according to Fandango’s website. Fandango reports “surprisingly high numbers” in states like Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas. It already has become the fastest selling R-rated film in history.In fact, the film has accounted for 60 percent of all Fandango ticket sales in the past week, especially in the South and Midwest.
Yup - that's the point I was trying to get across earlier. Don't know how some Christians justify indulging in the ways of pagans.
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