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Ethics and Religion Talk: Sex, Violence, and Hollywood, part 2
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 08-15-2022 under OPINION
Over the years, Hollywood has gotten more and more explicit in displaying nudity, sexual situations and violence. I am curious about how the clergy members on this panel choose which content they will view, especially on the various streaming...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Sex, Violence, and Hollywood, part 1
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 08-01-2022 under OPINION
Over the years, Hollywood has gotten more and more explicit in displaying nudity, sexual situations and violence. I am curious about how the clergy members on this panel choose which content they will view, especially on the various streaming...
Ethics and Religion Talk: More Senior Intimacy Questions
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 06-21-2021 under OPINION
Lately, I’ve been getting questions at least monthly, almost weekly, about unmarried seniors having sex. I don’t know if there are a whole lot of active seniors out there or if we’re being pranked by a someone or someones with a...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Help! My Husband Wants to Watch Me Have Sex With a Woman!
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 03-15-2021 under OPINION
“Christine” writes: “I am praying for help and answers to keep my marriage. My husband and I have only been married 7 months and he wants me to have sex with a woman and watch. I am more outgoing than he is but am not comfortable...
Ethics and Religion Talk - Is Sexual Fantasy the same as Adultery?, part 2
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 12-02-2019 under OPINION
Eric writes, “My wife and I have been married for over 30 years. We have a wonderful relationship. The challenge is that all this time I’ve made it a point to keep physically fit. But my wife really has let herself go. She’s quite...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Is Sexual Fantasy the same as Adultery?, part 1
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 11-18-2019 under OPINION
Eric K. writes, “My wife and I have been married for over 30 years. We have a wonderful relationship. The challenge is that all this time I’ve made it a point to keep physically fit. But my wife really has let herself go. She’s...
Ethics and Religion Talk: May a Consenting Married Couple Engage in "Swinging?"
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 12-31-2018 under OPINION
Ethics and Religion Talk answered a question about four years ago about swingers. This is a follow-up question: “I am a Christian who is getting re-married this week. My human nature wants so badly to find that swinging is ‘OK’...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Is sex in virtual reality cheating? Part 2
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 12-18-2017 under OPINION
Ty Silzer, a former pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America, responds: “For me, this is pretty simple ‘no,’ but let me share a few stories, and circle back to God and scripture. “I was watching a show sometime in the...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Is companionship enough without sex?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 11-06-2017 under OPINION
“I was married for 40 wonderful years. My husband died six and a half years ago. I met a Church of Christ Christian. He is a widower after 48 years of marriage. I am very religious and prayed about having sex and read the Bible. I...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Senior relationships
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 09-11-2017 under OPINION
But, we have a passionate side to our friendship. We don’t want to have sex. We just enjoy hugging and making out a little. Why is wrong if we love each other and have no intention to cross the line? I think it is unreasonable and unhealthy to...