Hi Jamie Warren

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I guess I could have been more clear in my statement. I assumed a understanding that it is never OK to explote others, especially children. Your choice in examples is a strawman aurguement that is beyond the realm I was suggesting. To view naked pictures of a child is a horrific abuse of the bounderies every person should have the choice to require, with full mental facalties having been developed. 

But I can use this example in a more to my point scenerio…

Say a child was sexually abused by a secondary family memeber, and you brought her or him to a psychiatrist to deal with that trauma. Would you want that Dr. to have read full depositions of what happened? Would you want them to have full knowledge of what happens to these kids so they can speak to the hurt and suffering that has taken place? Can you imagine a councilor having a ears in the finger moment or lacking the true understanding od what REALLY is happening to these poor kids?

Catch all phrases like "Cast all your cares on Jesus" and "Turn to God" always used to seem trite and way to ambiguous to me. 

Kinda like a picture I saw of a man and woman handing a bible to a earthquake victim in Haiti with the caption... "Thanks, these look delicious!"

I realize that  this is now a reverse strawman argument suggesting the only times to subject yourselves to unsavory subjects is during reasearch to help others. I am not even suggesting that. I am aurguing that full knowlege, and discloser are the most powerful, longlasting manors to base long lasting stable decisions. If you read a book like 50 Shades and it brings up something surprising for you....that's great! Unpack that and deal with it.....make some choices and be proactive about it. I would be greatful to have made some movement on a once dormant issue.

I realize scripure is pretty clear on this. But it is also pretty clear that I should stone my daughter if I find she has lost her virginity before she marries, and slavery is just fine so....