The Civilized Church
Thursday, July 16th, 2009 Posted in God, Church & Stuff, Sexuality | No Comments »We talked about gays in church yesterday, so how about gays at Christian rock festivals today? Po-mo emergent guy and fellow Twin Citizen Tony Jones offers an interesting recap of a panel discussion held at the recent Cornerstone festival titled ...
Is PETA’s ‘State of the Union Undressed’ Porn?
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 Posted in Business & Marketing, Sexuality, Society | 2 Comments »Have you heard what the folks at PETA are up to? Being a parent and needing to think about responsible parent type things, I'm trying to figure out what they're thinking. I don't normally, or um, ever, link to porn, ...
Anne Lamott: Abortion a “Moral Necessity”
Monday, February 13th, 2006 Posted in Sexuality | 2 Comments »I like Anne Lamott. I really do. I even put up with her wacky universalism. But it's comments like these in a pro-abortion op-ed piece in the L.A. Times that I can't handle: It is a moral necessity that we not ...
Olympic Butts
Tuesday, August 17th, 2004 Posted in Sexuality | No Comments »I also think it's hilarious that the same day I was formulating my modesty rant, over on Yahoo! male lust was ruling the realm of most popular photos. According to Jason Kottke, 7 of the top 10 most popular pictures ...
Rant on Modesty
Tuesday, August 17th, 2004 Posted in Sexuality | 3 Comments »I said before that sometimes I feel like a contrarian, but with the statement I'll make today, perhaps it is more than that. Perhaps it is heresy. With so much popular opinion stacked against me, I feel there is little ...
Hooking Up: Teen Sexuality
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004 Posted in Sexuality | 3 Comments »The New York Times Magazine has a long (9 pages!) and in-depth article about hooking up, "Friends, Friends with Benefits, and the Benefits of the Local Mall". The author basically talked with a bunch of teens at Hooters (a "family" ...
Straight Pride?
Thursday, May 27th, 2004 Posted in Sexuality | 1 Comment »My friend Josh is having an interesting discussion over at his blog about straight pride. He basically proposed a straight pride symbol (the thing over there on the right) and it's sparked a conversation about sexuality, tolerance and movements. As ...
Thoughts on Gay Marriage
Tuesday, April 13th, 2004 Posted in Sexuality | 12 Comments »Pink has a rather provocative quote in the latest issue of the gay and lesbian magazine, The Advocate, about gay marriage: "If you're a celebrity and you want to marry your sweetheart for 55 hours, go right ahead. If you're J. ...
Randall Terry’s Son Comes Out
Tuesday, April 13th, 2004 Posted in Sexuality | 3 Comments »Interesting article in Out, a magazine about (what else?) coming out, about Jamiel Terry, son of Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, coming out about his homosexuality. The full article isn't online, but there's some interesting comments there. Talk about having a ...
Pete the Porno Puppet
Thursday, March 25th, 2004 Posted in Sexuality | 3 Comments »Those gutsy fellows at XXXchurch.com have filmed a public service announcement with porn director James DiGiorgio. The commercial features "Pete the Porno Puppet" encouraging parents to keep their kids away from pornography. It's an odd pairing, drawing flack from all sides, ...
