Pornography vs. Watching other sins

[teachccd]

Rationalizing is the issue here and that is the basis of most sin. We want to say why something is not as bad as something else all while knowing that neither are morally good. Porn objectifies the human person and negates the soul and killing ignores the sanctity of life and negates the body. Both are disordered and immoral and to make comparisons can never mitigate the culpabibity of one who derives pleasure from either. Just because most of society has become desensitized to watching murders on T.V. does not lessen the intensity of this disorder.

There is only one reason why someone would watch porn and that is for self gratification by observing people as objects. For this reason it may seem that it would be worse to view porn than murder. However, if one were to view (and many do) murder as entertainment then that is just as disordered. We have to look at each act and discern the morality of what is being portrayed. Is porn worse that murder? Maybe—Maybe not… teachccd

 

[Lost_Wanderer]

However, if one were to view (and many do) murder as entertainment then that is just as disordered.

That depends on what you define as murder and I highly doubt the ‘many’ you cite share your definition.

 

[Birdpreacher]

When have you ever seen anyone actually kill another person ?
(as to a dramatic portrayl of a killing)

 

[Vico]

Top picks for movies from the Vatican, war or social revolution settings:

**Napoleon *(Abel Gance, 1927)
***Grand Illusion (Jean Renoir, 1937)
Open City (Roberto Rossellini, 1945)
Ben-Hur (William Wyler, 1959)
**Gandhi *(Richard Attenborough, 1982)
***Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)

 

[Birdpreacher]

Top picks for movies from the Vatican, war or social revolution settings:

Napoleon *(Abel Gance, 1927)
*Grand Illusion (Jean Renoir, 1937)
Open City (Roberto Rossellini, 1945)
Ben-Hur (William Wyler, 1959)
Gandhi *(Richard Attenborough, 1982)
*Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993)

you forgot Ladyhawke

 

[teachccd]

That depends on what you define as murder and I highly doubt the ‘many’ you cite share your definition.

Taking a human life as murder is not my definition as it started with Cain and Abel. You can doubt as you wish but that just shows how society had numbed ourselves into thinking that watching killings in media is normal and acceptable. I do believe that many folks watch movies that contain killings as a form of entertainment no different than the public executions of centuries past. So I will have to disagree with you here. God bless… teachccd

 

[teachccd]

When have you ever seen anyone actually kill another person ?
(as to a dramatic portrayl of a killing)

Seriously?

 

[Lost_Wanderer]

Taking a human life as murder is not my definition as it started with Cain and Abel.

Yet the Old Testament writers had no qualms writing and rejoicing about the slaughter of Israel’s enemies. Apparently your definition has remained to be YOUR definition and not God’s.

I do believe that many folks watch movies that contain killings as a form of entertainment no different than the public executions of centuries past. So I will have to disagree with you here. God bless… teachccd

You are aware that the definition of execution is the punishment by death of the criminally unrepentant? At least, that was the heart of the death penalty.

The next thing you’re going to tell me is that you’d rather let people die violated by a criminally insane sociopath than take said sociopath’s life.

Seems to me that what you’re one of those who confuse violence with justice.

 

[Layman_F]

Didn’t OP basically ask why are “sex scenes” taboo to us as a society, but “killing scenes” considered ok? That’s what I got our of the original query. Violence can be just and right. ie. “just war doctrine”. Lust can not, right?

 

[teachccd]

Yet the Old Testament writers had no qualms writing and rejoicing about the slaughter of Israel’s enemies. Apparently your definition has remained to be YOUR definition and not God’s.

You are aware that the definition of execution is the punishment by death of the criminally unrepentant? At least, that was the heart of the death penalty.

The next thing you’re going to tell me is that you’d rather let people die violated by a criminally insane sociopath than take said sociopath’s life.

Seems to me that what you’re one of those who confuse violence with justice.

Seems to me that you are one of those who can’t understand my posts! Have a good day. I’m done here…God bless…teachccd

 

[divinefaith]

Some people find violent images cool but still don’t fantasize about murder.

 

[Birdpreacher]

Seriously?

seriously

 

[brokenplates1]

Just an honest question:
Why is watching two people have sex is worse than watching two people kill each other? (we’re talking about TV series or movies here)

My friend and I are huge movie buffs, and we once had a discussion about this.

When someone gets killed on a TV show or movie, the actors and the audience know that person is still alive.

For instance, I KNOW that Martin Sheen did not really hunt down and kill Marlon Brando with a machete at the end of Apocalypse Now, although it would be quite the Hollywood scandal.

In some cases, such as a Shakespearean tragedy, violence might be needed for the story. Not everything can involve holding hands and rainbows. In these cases, enjoying a story that happens to have violence is not a sin.

That’s also why I don’t particularly cringe if a child actor “kills” a character on screen. They know it’s pretend. But in the case of the comedy “Kick ***,” I cringed when an actress who couldn’t be older than 14 actually said a number of four-lettered swear words.

But with pornography, the two participants are usually actually engaging in sex or sex acts for the purpose in arousing your physical urges. Although most mainstream movies and TV shows don’t go to the same lengths as pornography when it comes to showing sex scenes, sometimes the scene is intended to do the same in the audience member.

Ever notice that whenever a Hollywood starlet announces she (because it is mostly a “she” in these cases) is about to perform a particularly racy scene for a movie, that becomes a huge selling point for the film?