The perils of sex obsession

It's not the younger generation that's obsessed with sex. It's the church. And that's a turnoff to young people says Richard Morrison writing in The Times:

If the Church had appointed the well known City PR firm of Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer & Old Nick to handle its public image, it couldn’t have made a better job of bringing Christianity into disrepute than the clerics have managed by themselves. And all because they seem obsessed to the point of clinical neurosis about knowing (and making a huge fuss about) who’s doing what to whom in the bedroom. ... The tragedy for the Church is that it is missing a huge opportunity. There are millions of young people out there who are disaffected from mainstream politics but equally dissatisfied with the mindless consumerism and callous selfishness of modern life. You can see that from the numbers flocking to espouse green causes, or to work for charities this Christmas. With so many youngsters thinking deeply about what’s right and wrong for the world, this should be a golden age for Christianity — the most revolutionary of religions. But while the Church renders itself a laughing-stock over sex, it hasn’t got a hope of converting the young. At the moment some leading clerics come across as befrocked weirdos with one-track minds. And I’m not talking about their belief in God.
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Posted by John B. Chilton on December 9, 2009 12:32 PM | |
Comments (2)

It is certainly an older generation that's obsessed with sex. When I get together with Episcopalians of my own age, homosexuality is a non-issue; even if, as for me, one supports a Traditional understanding of marriage. We just don't see faithful gay Christians as something worth fighting over.

Anthony Dale Hunt

Posted by adhunt [TypeKey Profile Page] | December 9, 2009 1:08 PM

as for me, one supports a Traditional understanding of marriage. We just don't see faithful gay Christians as something worth fighting over.

Anthony,

I'm honestly curious as to what the above means. It seems to suggest a wide range from "I'd rather not choose a same-sex marriage for myself" *TO* "I'll do anything to stop SSM short of SLUGGING the two grooms (two brides) or their guests." Would you mind specifying this a bit further?

Thank you,
JC Fisher

Posted by tgflux [TypeKey Profile Page] | December 9, 2009 5:24 PM

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