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Self-Pornification | Counter Culture
https://christopherklofft.com/2014/10/07/self-pornification
The website of moral theologian Christopher Klofft. A few weeks back, I had wanted to comment on the celebrity hacking scandal. There are a lot of interesting elements to these unfortunate events, but when I finally found some time to write, I thought the moment had passed. That was before the newest issue of. Came out. In it, there is an interview with Jennifer Lawrence her first public statement since her pictures were among those hacked. To love another is to see the other as a person made in God’s im...
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New Year’s Resolutions for our Popular Culture | Counter Culture
https://christopherklofft.com/2014/12/30/new-years-resolutions-for-our-popular-c
The website of moral theologian Christopher Klofft. New Year’s Resolutions for our Popular Culture. Since everyone is getting ready to make New Year’s resolutions, I thought I would do the same. But I’m not going to make them for myself (actually I am but those are too boring to be fodder for this here illustrious blog). Rather, I’m going to make some suggestions for New Year’s resolutions for our popular culture, especially as it pertains to my particular interests as a sexual ethicist. Fifth resolution...
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October | 2014 | Counter Culture
https://christopherklofft.com/2014/10
The website of moral theologian Christopher Klofft. Archive for the month “October, 2014”. How to Get Away with Immorality. The showrunner, Pete Nowalk, has stated in an interview that one of his goals in writing the show’s sexually promiscuous homosexual character (Connor) is to destigmatize gay sex on TV. He goes on to say:. Portrayals of immorality on TV and films, not just gay sex. If visibility leads to acceptance, then the fact that I regularly witness countless acts of violence on TV and in movies...
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No, Zedd, you’re wrong | Counter Culture
https://christopherklofft.com/2014/08/08/no-zedd-youre-wrong
The website of moral theologian Christopher Klofft. No, Zedd, you’re wrong. Leading into the chorus, Hayley sings, I know that we were made to break/So what? I don’t mind. Here is an acceptance, not of our creation in God’s image, but rather of the inevitability of our failure, especially in relationships the specific area in which we are most God-like, as God Himself. Then we come to the chorus itself, repeated about a zillion times: Are you gonna stay the night? But there’s the rub: it is not, it.
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December | 2014 | Counter Culture
https://christopherklofft.com/2014/12
The website of moral theologian Christopher Klofft. Archive for the month “December, 2014”. New Year’s Resolutions for our Popular Culture. And, just like real resolutions, even if these would ever be considered by our culture, they will no doubt be forgotten around, oh, the end of the week. So here we go. The year 2014 brought us some high profile stories about sexual assault, an act that Vatican II’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World said “poisons humanity” (. Fifth resolution: As...
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Women’s Bodies – Valentine’s Day 2015 | Counter Culture
https://christopherklofft.com/2015/02/09/womens-bodies-valentines-day-2015/comment-page-1
The website of moral theologian Christopher Klofft. Women’s Bodies – Valentine’s Day 2015. Contributor Leslie Bennetts wrote a piece entitled Sex, Lies, and Fifty Shades. I’m not going to use this space to tell you why you shouldn’t waste your time seeing the movie. Fifty Shades of Grey. This weekend or that the success of the book has been a dramatic example of how badly we misunderstand intimate relationships. There are plenty of articles and blogs out there on that subject already. So she comes to her...
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Augustine, the 21st Century Student | Counter Culture
https://christopherklofft.com/2014/08/28/augustine-the-21st-century-student
The website of moral theologian Christopher Klofft. Augustine, the 21st Century Student. Today is the Feast of St. Augustine, patron saint of (among many other things) theologians. So I thought it would be worth briefly reflecting on the life of this great figure. In particular, I invite you to look at Augustine’s own description of his life and thought as presented in his great spiritual autobiography, the. Up until the actual account of his conversion experience in Book Eight (whoops! The students for ...
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February | 2015 | Counter Culture
https://christopherklofft.com/2015/02
The website of moral theologian Christopher Klofft. Archive for the month “February, 2015”. Women’s Bodies – Valentine’s Day 2015. Contributor Leslie Bennetts wrote a piece entitled Sex, Lies, and Fifty Shades. I’m not going to use this space to tell you why you shouldn’t waste your time seeing the movie. Fifty Shades of Grey. The final part of her article is a sobering anecdotal litany of bodily transgressions she and her friends have experienced that have never been reported as crimes. Her point: w...
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How to Get Away with Immorality | Counter Culture
https://christopherklofft.com/2014/10/31/how-to-get-away-with-immorality
The website of moral theologian Christopher Klofft. How to Get Away with Immorality. The showrunner, Pete Nowalk, has stated in an interview that one of his goals in writing the show’s sexually promiscuous homosexual character (Connor) is to destigmatize gay sex on TV. He goes on to say:. Portrayals of immorality on TV and films, not just gay sex. If visibility leads to acceptance, then the fact that I regularly witness countless acts of violence on TV and in movies leads to the conclusion that such acts...
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Self-Pornification | Counter Culture
https://christopherklofft.com/2014/10/07/self-pornification/comment-page-1
The website of moral theologian Christopher Klofft. A few weeks back, I had wanted to comment on the celebrity hacking scandal. There are a lot of interesting elements to these unfortunate events, but when I finally found some time to write, I thought the moment had passed. That was before the newest issue of. Came out. In it, there is an interview with Jennifer Lawrence her first public statement since her pictures were among those hacked. To love another is to see the other as a person made in God’s im...