Comments on: Turns Out that Utahns Aren’t Just Googling Porn http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2009/02/27/turns-out-that-utahns-arent-just-googling-porn/ A Community for Anyone Interested in Mormonism. Thu, 24 May 2012 00:02:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Hellmut http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2009/02/27/turns-out-that-utahns-arent-just-googling-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-69312 Hellmut Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:02:27 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=493#comment-69312 That's right, Christian. If you are concerned about the end of western civilization, you don't need liberals to tear it down. The efforts of FOX tv are sufficient. That’s right, Christian. If you are concerned about the end of western civilization, you don’t need liberals to tear it down.

The efforts of FOX tv are sufficient.

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]]> By: Christopher Smith http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2009/02/27/turns-out-that-utahns-arent-just-googling-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-69310 Christopher Smith Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:48:03 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=493#comment-69310 So we've now correlated conservative to divorce, teen marriage, and pornography. And they think that its <i>secularism</i> that's a threat to family values?? So we’ve now correlated conservative to divorce, teen marriage, and pornography. And they think that its secularism that’s a threat to family values??

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]]> By: Hellmut http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2009/02/27/turns-out-that-utahns-arent-just-googling-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-69304 Hellmut Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:25:01 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=493#comment-69304 The deflection hypothesis is interesting, Chanson. I wonder if Mormon marriage dynamics suffer from the same flaw as religious freedom problems: Eternal marriage is the best. Actually, it's perfect. Therefore when eternal marriage frays, somebody must have sinned. Suspect number one would be the sex obsessed husband. The deflection hypothesis is interesting, Chanson. I wonder if Mormon marriage dynamics suffer from the same flaw as religious freedom problems:

Eternal marriage is the best. Actually, it’s perfect. Therefore when eternal marriage frays, somebody must have sinned. Suspect number one would be the sex obsessed husband.

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]]> By: chanson http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2009/02/27/turns-out-that-utahns-arent-just-googling-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-69303 chanson Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:47:26 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=493#comment-69303 <blockquote>Though this obsession has also made porn the current “sin of choice,” the confession of which absolves all others.</blockquote> True, and as I discussed in <a href="http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2008/05/21/advice-from-the-armchair-marriage-counselor/" rel="nofollow">advice from the armchair marriage counselor</a>, this can often be counterproductive. If the "sin of choice" is the default first-choice explanation for any relationship problem, it can potentially deflect attention away from solving the real problem in cases where the root problem is actually something else.

Though this obsession has also made porn the current “sin of choice,” the confession of which absolves all others.

True, and as I discussed in advice from the armchair marriage counselor, this can often be counterproductive. If the “sin of choice” is the default first-choice explanation for any relationship problem, it can potentially deflect attention away from solving the real problem in cases where the root problem is actually something else.

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]]> By: Eugene http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2009/02/27/turns-out-that-utahns-arent-just-googling-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-69297 Eugene Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:42:52 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=493#comment-69297 Squeezing the balloon in one place makes it blow up elsewhere. From Edelman's analysis, though, we don't know how big the total balloon (rental + cable/satellite + periodical + live) is in Utah compared to elsewhere. I suspect online is preferred because it's easier to "hide." Morality should always be considered in the context of propriety. However, this does explain why Mormon church leaders are so obsessed with the subject. Though this obsession has also made porn the current "sin of choice," the confession of which absolves all others. Squeezing the balloon in one place makes it blow up elsewhere. From Edelman’s analysis, though, we don’t know how big the total balloon (rental + cable/satellite + periodical + live) is in Utah compared to elsewhere.

I suspect online is preferred because it’s easier to “hide.” Morality should always be considered in the context of propriety.

However, this does explain why Mormon church leaders are so obsessed with the subject. Though this obsession has also made porn the current “sin of choice,” the confession of which absolves all others.

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]]> By: Jonathan Blake http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2009/02/27/turns-out-that-utahns-arent-just-googling-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-69296 Jonathan Blake Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:43:25 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=493#comment-69296 More than anything, I think it's a sad statistic. More than anything, I think it’s a sad statistic.

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]]> By: chanson http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2009/02/27/turns-out-that-utahns-arent-just-googling-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-69295 chanson Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:51:28 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=493#comment-69295 <blockquote>It seems that my cousin was right all along: a little less denial would work wonders with respect to sexual morality.</blockquote> So true. In a sense, one might think these statistics are ironic, but really, they're not.

It seems that my cousin was right all along: a little less denial would work wonders with respect to sexual morality.

So true. In a sense, one might think these statistics are ironic, but really, they’re not.

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]]> By: Jonathan Blake http://latterdaymainstreet.com/2009/02/27/turns-out-that-utahns-arent-just-googling-porn/comment-page-1/#comment-69294 Jonathan Blake Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:35:33 +0000 http://latterdaymainstreet.com/?p=493#comment-69294 I don't know, subscriptions?! Maybe they just don't know where to get free porn. ;) I don’t know, subscriptions?! Maybe they just don’t know where to get free porn. ;)

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