Chicago Tribune Religion Blogger: Is Just a Little Bit of Porn Okay?

Published: August 7, 2007, 11:23 am

Tags: religion, sexuality, manya brachear, online media, blogs, chicago tribune, newsweek

Don't get me wrong. I like that mainstream media do take some efforts to report more religion and faith news items these days, including blogs like "The Seeker" at Chicago Tribune's home on the Web and the ongoing "On Faith" feature hosted by the Washington Post and Newsweek. But just as I ripped "On Faith" for asking if good works were preferable to being saved, I have to admit this August 6 discussion starter by the Trib's Manya Brachear is a little clumsy as well: Is church the right venue to talk about pornography? Is a small dose really that wrong? This from the same blogger who asked, "Does sex bring you closer to God?" I don't know what Bible she's reading, but her hymnal sounds like it was written by Nine Inch Nails.

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