I am a catholic boy is it considered a sin to look at pictures of naked women on the internet?
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Nope there was no internet when they wrote the Bible your clear....spank away.
776206
Yikes, scottythecomic!  Not to be rude, but you are one butt-ugly heterosexual woman.\n\nI'm not so sure that God would be thrilled about the "Sex Slaves" shirt either... but I'm no Pope.
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Somehow I doubt that you are a person who really cares what God thinks based upon this & other questions you have asked but no matter....\n\nHere's the 6th beatitude: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.\n\nBasically what its saying is that it lets us see the body according to God as a temple of the Holy Spirit.\n\nPurity requires modesty.  Modesty encourages patience & moderation in loving relationships; modesty is decency.\n\nSo how do you think God feels about pornography?  And do you think it really matters to Him who's in it?
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I saw this posted about Mainworry a few minutes ago, but I didn't see what the poster was referring to.\n\nBut, anyway, to answer your question...\n\nI wouldn't personally do it. If the person wants to put those pics there, they shouldn't make them public. That's my opinion.\n\nThe other side of the coin is that if I had a young child, that child would not be on the internet unsupervised, period - and for more reasons than that they might see someone naked.
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Nudity is not a sin, but any lustful thoughts that arise are a transgression.
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lust is a natural human feeling. however, it is condemned if you cross the boundaries of thoughts and enter into actions thats when trouble arises. there is danger in everything one does. you, me and the bible is not the one which decides what is right and what is wrong. you cannot limit the choices of a person for what you believe. maybe you might impose it on your family as long as they are dependant on you.. but once they are free and legal adults...they flout your rules, which is common, so its better to just leave things as they are... if u dont want to wear bikinis you might very well stop it. you dont have the right to ask others not to wear it.
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The bible says LITERALLY that lust is a sin.  Your reasoning is very good...  It is ok to appreciate someone for their body, but not to follow up on it.
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I don't feel that pornography is wrong. There is just a time and place for it. Some people tend to get addicted to it and I don't feel that that is right. I enjoy it from time to time with my husband. But we do not watch it 24/7. I feel it is wrong for children to see it. and I also cannot stand the sickos that tape children either. But for someone that is all alone or a couple that wants to spice up their sex life, it is completely normal.
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Nun's believe they are married to god. So sexual acts with a mortal would be cheating on god. I wouldn't want to cheat on an all-knowing, all-powerful being, would you?
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i have no idea what is considered a sin or not a sin\nbut in my opinion, if you believe in God, go ahead!\nyou dont have to worry about those mean looks\nyou're there to pray and worship\nthey have no right to judge you by your looks\nit's a matter of preference\ni dont think people who dress conservatively are all good!\nthey may have some bad vibes behind those clothes\ni mean it's just clothing for God sake\n\nps: i know it's annoying to have people staring at you, maybe you can make friends with them, let them know the "real nice" you behind your goth look =)\ngood luck\nand i accidentally deleted your message on 360, can you me another one? thx
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If you are concerned with how harsh some of the content can be, why not use the parental block on the computer.  You can block out anything that is too harsh, like violent porn or anything hardcore.  Obviously he's curious and it's perfectly normal for him to be, there is nothing wrong with him wanting to see a naked woman ect.\n\nThere is nothing wrong with a mother wanting to protect her child from potentially harmful influences.
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First of all , why should you 'handle '...temptation and lust? don't you know that is normal. There is no God that is going to punish you for anything you do with your body or with someone else in full consent. You obviously do not know anything about the early history of the Catholic church and the Nicene councils and the councils of Trent and others. It is there that they completely altered the teaching of Jesus. Did you know that he was not even considered any more than a prophet or a man till One of the early Councils had him elected to Deity by unanimous vote of all the bishops present?Did you know that there were already 30,000 errors in evidence in the Textus Receptus of the New Testament even centuries ago?,,, \n   Jesus was a great moral teacher, but surely his words have been modified often by the very 'Scribes' that he always warned about . I am sure that he masturbated himself and thought nothing of it more than a natural way to obtain relief.\n   Don't be so scared of going to hell girl and start enjoying your body. Get yourself a nice young guy and LET GO..THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE...
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I personally believe that it is a sin, and so it is always harmful.  There is such a thing as becoming addicted to mastu rbation and/or sex, after all.  The body is not a toy, but a holy temple, and should treated with respect.
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There is nothing wrong with painting pictures. Where people start getting into trouble is if they start praying to or before those pictures and expect the person in the picture to hear them. It would not be a sin to take a photo of a person, but it would be a sin to talk to the photo or pray to the photo expecting the person in the photo to hear them.\n\nThis is where a lot of Catholics get into trouble, they seem to think that making a representation of a saint will somehow make it easier for their prayer to be heard by that saint in Heaven, even though there's no such Scriptural support for it.\n\nHowever, making a representation of God's creation for decoration, IS indeed Scriptural.
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Porn is a sin against God (Lusting after a woman is just the same as having sex with her hence the sin of adultery or fornication)  and it also provokes un realistic expectations in the people watching it.  Example if their wife is not like the porn queen then a man is not satisfied with her.  It is also a form of prostitucion, in that women are selling pictures of themselves.  It is degrading to the women in that it isn't important who or what they are, the person just wants to see them naked.  People who do this eventually get to the point that the whole focus of their lives is sex and they are never satisfied with what they have.  It also carries with it the danger of demonic spirits that will ruin your life.  And at the end of your life here on earth you can look forward to eternity without God.  If we were governed by the Bible in our sex lives then AIDS would just disappear on its own.  God means for us to be happy and his rules lead to health and happiness in our lives.
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ofcourse. the body is a work of art and i don't think that's dirty. even if it was, what's wrong with it? It just goes to show you that puritans run this country.
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there is nothing wrong with being a nudist\nI am not a nudist so I guess I don't think it is a "good thing" for me but it is defiantly not "morally wrong"\nthere is no reason to be ashamed of your body\n\nstudent of usa don't perpetuate the american stereotype of being ignorant!\nnot every religion bans being nude!