CyberSex

Here in rural Florida a lot of people are freaked out over the Internet.

The prevailing opinion seems to be that it was invented for one reason only.

To more effectively distribute pornography.

Satan's latest tool.

These are probably the same people who objected to two-piece bathing suits, long hair (on men) and the Revised Standard Version of the Bible (when it was first published).

In case you aren't from around here, two piece bathing suits have pretty well caught on.

And these days even redneck truck drivers around here have long hair (not to mention bushy beards)...

...the same truck drivers who used to have bumper stickers suggesting interesting fates for "longhairs." (Longhairs were either hippies, pinkos, or fags; and most probably all three.)

And the Revised Standard Version of the Bible—which I'm told was denounced from some pulpits as being both work of Satan and a Communist plot—is now being quoted in the same pulpits...

...when it best supports the Rev's viewpoint.

And now it's the Internet.

As near as I can figure, most of these "I'm basically agin' it" types share at least one of three things in common.

According to 1999 statistics, there are 500,000 sites on the Internet devoted to religion...

...which means there are more sites devoted to God than to so-called pornography.

Whatever pornography is.

Personally, I consider starving children, families living on the street, torture, and the endless wars raging around the world to be obscene...

...and people making love to be a much more natural and a far less destructive act.

We see pictures of the first every night on TV (with the children present!).

But the latter is widely condemned...even outlawed.

Are we screwed up, or what?

The Smother's Brothers used to have a TV show.

Before they got into trouble with CBS.

I'm told that one night in a dramatic skit they wanted to show a couple making love.

"It's against our standards," said the censor.

"But we need a dramatic moment here."

"Sorry. You'll have to think of something more acceptable."

They thought for a while.

"Okay, we'll have the man stab the woman to death in a fit of jealous range."

The censor was happy. "That'll be acceptable."

Are we screwed up, or what?

The "V-chip" was invented in Canada. The primary purpose was to limit the amount of TV violence—primarily from United States TV programs.

Want to make a bet?

I'll bet that when it's put into service here, most of what's blocked will not be violence, but sex.

Here, violence is far more acceptable.

How 'bout them values?

Are we screwed up, or what?

To serve ancient tribal needs the early Jewish priestcraft forged a wall or occlusion between sex and spirituality. Although the original rationale disappeared centuries ago, the priestcraft maintained the wall for its own reasons. Over the years this manufactured schism has turned into a truism that has resulted in significant problems for individuals, societies, and religion. ...Before an individual's personality can become fully integrated and healthy this sex-spirituality occlusion must be dissolved. -Dr. Cherry Lee

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