| It seems to me that "lust" is a concept developed by people -- mostly religious people and mostly men -- with an aversion to as well as a fear and misunderstanding of human sexual desire and attraction. This has manifested itself in a variety of ways, including, without limitation, the masturbation taboo.
This is something of a response to the following video by Mark Driscoll, pastor of the Mars Hill Church in Seattle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbxkQw-FEVw
Other links pertinent to what I discuss in the video --
Albert Mohler's piece on lust:
http://www.crosswalk.com/singles/1246404/
Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong's condemnation of James Dobson's not condemning masturbation as morally problematic:
http://socrates58.blogspot.com/2004/03/dr-james-dobson-sanctions-masturbation.html |
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