CTO Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/02/17/1203190653154.html A FLYER promising "the best sex you'll ever have" wouldn't normally lead straight to church, but that's the invitation 25,000 households around Eltham and Montmorency received last week. Last night Riverside Church launched a four-week series on sex, marriage, adultery and pornography. The flyer features two pairs of feet â?? belonging to Riverside pastor Andrew Newbold and his wife Megan â?? protruding from under the sheets. It says sex is supposed to be fun, so why does it feel like everyone else is having all the fun? It's not supposed to leave you feeling guilty, frustrated or empty. "Lots of people have asked, 'why would the church want to talk about sex in the first place?' That's a ridiculous question because everyone else is talking about it, and it's something God created," Mr Newbold says. "At Riverside we deal mostly with young adults, who have been more exposed to sexuality than any previous generation, but that doesn't mean they are handling it well. There's a lot of confusion out there." He rattles off statistics: people are having sex younger, with an average age of 15.8 years at first encounter, and relationships are getting shorter, at an average of three months. The largest consumers of internet pornography are children aged 12 to 17. In America, he says, 90% of eight to 16-year-olds have viewed online pornography, 80% of that hardcore. One in six Australian men has paid for sex, while 26% of women and 8% of men say they have been forced or frightened into unwanted sexual activity. So a teaching series on sex is needed, Mr Newbold says. Last night he talked about the link between human sexuality and God, next week deals with affairs and adultery â?? "how to affair-proof your marriage, because it doesn't begin when you book a hotel room," he says â?? week three is on sex and singles, and week four asks what's the big deal about pornography. Riverside Church, launched five years ago in Montmorency with a congregation of 16, now attracts about 350 people to its Sunday service. Previous teaching series have dealt with relationship baggage, identity and finances. The next, later in the year, is on secrets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 8% of men say they have been forced or frightened into unwanted sexual activity. I'm a statistic.......there's some bad girls out there... :grin: Fark I forgot the sermon yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 In America, he says, 90% of eight to 16-year-olds have viewed online pornography, 80% of that hardcore. One in six Australian men has paid for sex, while 26% of women and 8% of men say they have been forced or frightened into unwanted sexual activity. Eight ..way to young to get access.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorwolf Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 One in six Australian men has paid for sex, while the other five atmitted to being habitual liers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 It's a strange figure actually, most of my mates have paid at one time or another, some a lot more than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 One in six Australian men has paid for sex, while the other five atmitted to being habitual liers. On Thai360, six out of six Australian men have paid for sex. :smirk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 All from Melbourne.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 And, how many australians have been paid to have sex? :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Presumably all the prossies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 In America, he says, 90% of eight to 16-year-olds have viewed online pornography, 80% of that hardcore. One in six Australian men has paid for sex, while 26% of women and 8% of men say they have been forced or frightened into unwanted sexual activity. Eight ..way to young to get access.. Dunno. I'd rather my kids see sex than mindless violence. Sex is natural and good. Violence is universally bad. Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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