Repressed Sexuality
General Talk
Media in the US is pretty liberal.
Personally, I don't think there is a "repressed sexuality" here and in other western countries for that matter; in fact, I believe we have a rather free sexuality in the US. But I figure if you don't want to see something, don't look at it. However, I think that sex in advertizing is relegating something sacred to the rubbish bin.
Sex is wonderful gift of God. As a Lutheran, I have strong beliefs about sexuality. In fact, Martin Luther recognized the hypocrisy of Monks and forced celibacy, one of the reasons he began the movement that would later be associated with his name. In the East, Christian priests are free to marry, and there is no such man-mad rule as forced celibacy; this was an abuse of the Roman Church; all Luther wanted was to make the catholic Church start acting like catholics!
For me, things are different; I'm one of the "weird ones" who feel no desire or need for sex. Martin Luther always emphasized that some do have a genuine gift of chastity, but most do not (which is a good thing, otherwise some of us might never have been born!). Even Jesus Christ said that few can accept such a life: he did not intend to force his apostles and disciples to live a life of celibacy unless they had the gift of chastity.
I count chastity a gift. Others would say I am asexual or non-sexual. Whatever you want to call it, I know I am in the minority. But as Christian, I believe it to be a gift, and that sexuality does have some boundaries as written in Die Heilge Schrift, or Holy Scriptures. But those same sacred Scriptures also elevate sex and family life as something holy--equally or even more holy than celibacy--so long as it is in accord with the Word of God, Den Hellige Skrifter.
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