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	:: "For me the real evil of masturbation would be that it takes an appetite which, in lawful use, leads the individual out of himself to complete (and correct) his own personality in that of another (and finally in children and even grandchildren) and turns it back; sends the man back into the prison of himself, there to keep a harem of imaginary brides. And this harem, once admitted, works against his ever getting out and really uniting with a real woman. For the harem is always accessible, always subservient, calls for no sacrifices or adjustments, and can be endowed with erotic and psychological attractions which no woman can rival. Among those shadowy brides he is always adored, always the perfect lover; no demand is made on his unselfishness, no mortification ever imposed on his vanity. In the end, they become merely the medium through which he increasingly adores himself. Do read Charles Williams’ ''Descent into Hell'' and study the character of Mr. Wentworth.		:: "For me the real evil of masturbation would be that it takes an appetite which, in lawful use, leads the individual out of himself to complete (and correct) his own personality in that of another (and finally in children and even grandchildren) and turns it back; sends the man back into the prison of himself, there to keep a harem of imaginary brides. And this harem, once admitted, works against his ever getting out and really uniting with a real woman. For the harem is always accessible, always subservient, calls for no sacrifices or adjustments, and can be endowed with erotic and psychological attractions which no woman can rival. Among those shadowy brides he is always adored, always the perfect lover; no demand is made on his unselfishness, no mortification ever imposed on his vanity. In the end, they become merely the medium through which he increasingly adores himself. Do read Charles Williams’ ''Descent into Hell'' and study the character of Mr. Wentworth.

	:: And it is not only the faculty of love which is thus sterilized, forced back on itself, but also the faculty of imagination. The true exercise of imagination in my view, is (a) to help us understand other people, (b) to respond to, and, some of us, to produce art. But it also has a bad use: to provide for us, in shadowy form, a substitute for virtues, successes, distinctions, etc. which ought to be sought outside in the real world ~~â€“~~ e.g., picturing all I’d do if I were rich instead of earning and saving. Masturbation involves this abuse of imagination in erotic matters (which is bad in itself) and thereby encourages a similar abuse of it in all spheres. After all, almost the main work of life is to come out of our selves, out of the little dark prison we are all born in. Masturbation is to be avoided as all things are to be avoided which retard this process. The danger is that of coming to love the prison."<ref>From a [http://loveundefiled.blogspot.com/2011/05/cs-lewis-on-masturbation.html letter to a Mr. Masson,] March 6, 1956, in the Wade Collection at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. ''Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis: Vol 3'' (Cambridge University Press, 2007), 758-59.</ref>		:: And it is not only the faculty of love which is thus sterilized, forced back on itself, but also the faculty of imagination. The true exercise of imagination in my view, is (a) to help us understand other people, (b) to respond to, and, some of us, to produce art. But it also has a bad use: to provide for us, in shadowy form, a substitute for virtues, successes, distinctions, etc. which ought to be sought outside in the real world - e.g., picturing all I’d do if I were rich instead of earning and saving. Masturbation involves this abuse of imagination in erotic matters (which is bad in itself) and thereby encourages a similar abuse of it in all spheres. After all, almost the main work of life is to come out of our selves, out of the little dark prison we are all born in. Masturbation is to be avoided as all things are to be avoided which retard this process. The danger is that of coming to love the prison."<ref>From a [http://loveundefiled.blogspot.com/2011/05/cs-lewis-on-masturbation.html letter to a Mr. Masson,] March 6, 1956, in the Wade Collection at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. ''Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis: Vol 3'' (Cambridge University Press, 2007), 758-59.</ref>

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	* The Trinity is the pattern for the whole of family life.		* The Trinity is the pattern for the whole of family life.
	* The family is the foundation of society.		* The family is the foundation of society.
	* "School of virtue--school of love."		* "School of virtue — school of love."
	:: Prudence		:: Prudence
	:: Justice		:: Justice
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	* Natural Family Planning.		* Natural Family Planning.
	* No in vitro fertilization.		* No in vitro fertilization.
	* No abortion at all--rules out sex selection, destruction of the handicapped.		* No abortion at all — rules out sex selection, destruction of the handicapped.
	* Adoption OK. We are all adopted children of God.		* Adoption OK. We are all adopted children of God.
	* One man, one woman, for life.		* One man, one woman, for life.
	** Children need both a father and a mother.		** Children need both a father and a mother.
	** Children need a stable home environment--good orderly discipline (G.O.D.).		** Children need a stable home environment — good orderly discipline (G.O.D.).
	** Children need to be taught how to restrain themselves.		** Children need to be taught how to restrain themselves.
	* Cultivate the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, goodness, modesty, and chastity.		* Cultivate the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, goodness, modesty, and chastity.
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	=== Pornography ===		=== Pornography ===
	We have a taste for equality and for independence. The struggle of the teen-age years to reach equality with our parents and to break away from them is one of the dominant themes in our culture. The fact that the awakening of sexual awareness and sexual appetite coincides with the time of gaining independence makes this a highly "photogenic" period in our lives--our culture is drenched with images of teenage sexuality tinged with adolescent rebellion. That is also a major theme of much of our popular music.		We have a taste for equality and for independence. The struggle of the teen-age years to reach equality with our parents and to break away from them is one of the dominant themes in our culture. The fact that the awakening of sexual awareness and sexual appetite coincides with the time of gaining independence makes this a highly "photogenic" period in our lives — our culture is drenched with images of teenage sexuality tinged with adolescent rebellion. That is also a major theme of much of our popular music.

	:;[http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lets_blow_the_whistle_on_internet_porn "Let's Blow the Whistle on Internet Porn."]		:;[http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lets_blow_the_whistle_on_internet_porn "Let's Blow the Whistle on Internet Porn."]
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	The portal idea: You'd be hard-pressed to find a temple of Venus to worship in, but the gateway to her temple is in your pocket, on your hip, in your briefcase, or sitting on your desk. Portal: portkeys. Entrances are everywhere. Leave Heaven, enter Hell. Leave Hell, enter Heaven. All the gods are making house calls. "House calls" is not a sufficiently strong expression. They are omnipresent through our technology. Every sin has its advocate online. The new idolatry and adoration of false gods takes place in our media, and especially in motion pictures, not just in theaters but dancing before our eyes on all of our electronic devices.		The portal idea: You'd be hard-pressed to find a temple of Venus to worship in, but the gateway to her temple is in your pocket, on your hip, in your briefcase, or sitting on your desk. Portal: portkeys. Entrances are everywhere. Leave Heaven, enter Hell. Leave Hell, enter Heaven. All the gods are making house calls. "House calls" is not a sufficiently strong expression. They are omnipresent through our technology. Every sin has its advocate online. The new idolatry and adoration of false gods takes place in our media, and especially in motion pictures, not just in theaters but dancing before our eyes on all of our electronic devices.

	Real sex makes two into one flesh. Real sex is a spiritual activity. We can't see or film the spiritual activity, only the physical dimension. Pornography does not show "real sex." It shows counterfeit sex--the giving of the sign of love without any love. It is an outward sign of self-giving that is contradicted by the inward reality of self-centeredness.		Real sex makes two into one flesh. Real sex is a spiritual activity. We can't see or film the spiritual activity, only the physical dimension. Pornography does not show "real sex." It shows counterfeit sex — the giving of the sign of love without any love. It is an outward sign of self-giving that is contradicted by the inward reality of self-centeredness.

	=== Masturbation ===		=== Masturbation ===

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	:; C. S. Lewis, ''The Four Loves''		:; C. S. Lewis, ''The Four Loves''

	:: We use a most unfortunate idiom when we say, of a lustful man prowling the streets, that he “wants a woman.~~â€~~ Strictly speaking, a woman is just what he does not want.		:: We use a most unfortunate idiom when we say, of a lustful man prowling the streets, that he “wants a woman.” Strictly speaking, a woman is just what he does not want.

	:: He wants a pleasure for which a woman happens to be the necessary piece of apparatus. How much he cares about the woman as such may be gauged by his attitude to her five minutes after fruition (one does not keep the carton after one has smoked the cigarettes).		:: He wants a pleasure for which a woman happens to be the necessary piece of apparatus. How much he cares about the woman as such may be gauged by his attitude to her five minutes after fruition (one does not keep the carton after one has smoked the cigarettes).

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	:; Fr. Dwight Longenecker, [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/standingonmyhead/2013/03/contraception-and-celibacy.html "Contraception and Celibacy."]		:; Fr. Dwight Longenecker, [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/standingonmyhead/2013/03/contraception-and-celibacy.html "Contraception and Celibacy."]

	:: If sex ~~isnâ€™t~~ about children, then ~~itâ€™s~~ not necessarily about marriage either.		:: If sex isn’t about children, then it’s not necessarily about marriage either.

	:; [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/if-you-want-justice-work-for-chastity "If You Want Justice, Work for Chastity."]		:; [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/if-you-want-justice-work-for-chastity "If You Want Justice, Work for Chastity."]
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	:; [http://loveundefiled.blogspot.com/2011/05/cs-lewis-on-masturbation.html C. S. Lewis.]		:; [http://loveundefiled.blogspot.com/2011/05/cs-lewis-on-masturbation.html C. S. Lewis.]

	:: "For me the real evil of masturbation would be that it takes an appetite which, in lawful use, leads the individual out of himself to complete (and correct) his own personality in that of another (and finally in children and even grandchildren) and turns it back; sends the man back into the prison of himself, there to keep a harem of imaginary brides. And this harem, once admitted, works against his ever getting out and really uniting with a real woman. For the harem is always accessible, always subservient, calls for no sacrifices or adjustments, and can be endowed with erotic and psychological attractions which no woman can rival. Among those shadowy brides he is always adored, always the perfect lover; no demand is made on his unselfishness, no mortification ever imposed on his vanity. In the end, they become merely the medium through which he increasingly adores himself. Do read Charles ~~Williamsâ€™~~ ''Descent into Hell'' and study the character of Mr. Wentworth.		:: "For me the real evil of masturbation would be that it takes an appetite which, in lawful use, leads the individual out of himself to complete (and correct) his own personality in that of another (and finally in children and even grandchildren) and turns it back; sends the man back into the prison of himself, there to keep a harem of imaginary brides. And this harem, once admitted, works against his ever getting out and really uniting with a real woman. For the harem is always accessible, always subservient, calls for no sacrifices or adjustments, and can be endowed with erotic and psychological attractions which no woman can rival. Among those shadowy brides he is always adored, always the perfect lover; no demand is made on his unselfishness, no mortification ever imposed on his vanity. In the end, they become merely the medium through which he increasingly adores himself. Do read Charles Williams’ ''Descent into Hell'' and study the character of Mr. Wentworth.

	:: And it is not only the faculty of love which is thus sterilized, forced back on itself, but also the faculty of imagination. The true exercise of imagination in my view, is (a) to help us understand other people, (b) to respond to, and, some of us, to produce art. But it also has a bad use: to provide for us, in shadowy form, a substitute for virtues, successes, distinctions, etc. which ought to be sought outside in the real world â€“ e.g., picturing all ~~Iâ€™d~~ do if I were rich instead of earning and saving. Masturbation involves this abuse of imagination in erotic matters (which is bad in itself) and thereby encourages a similar abuse of it in all spheres. After all, almost the main work of life is to come out of our selves, out of the little dark prison we are all born in. Masturbation is to be avoided as all things are to be avoided which retard this process. The danger is that of coming to love the prison."<ref>From a [http://loveundefiled.blogspot.com/2011/05/cs-lewis-on-masturbation.html letter to a Mr. Masson,] March 6, 1956, in the Wade Collection at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. ''Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis: Vol 3'' (Cambridge University Press, 2007), 758-59.</ref>		:: And it is not only the faculty of love which is thus sterilized, forced back on itself, but also the faculty of imagination. The true exercise of imagination in my view, is (a) to help us understand other people, (b) to respond to, and, some of us, to produce art. But it also has a bad use: to provide for us, in shadowy form, a substitute for virtues, successes, distinctions, etc. which ought to be sought outside in the real world â€“ e.g., picturing all I’d do if I were rich instead of earning and saving. Masturbation involves this abuse of imagination in erotic matters (which is bad in itself) and thereby encourages a similar abuse of it in all spheres. After all, almost the main work of life is to come out of our selves, out of the little dark prison we are all born in. Masturbation is to be avoided as all things are to be avoided which retard this process. The danger is that of coming to love the prison."<ref>From a [http://loveundefiled.blogspot.com/2011/05/cs-lewis-on-masturbation.html letter to a Mr. Masson,] March 6, 1956, in the Wade Collection at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. ''Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis: Vol 3'' (Cambridge University Press, 2007), 758-59.</ref>

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	=== Cultural Analysis ===		=== Cultural Analysis ===
	* [http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2013/07/10408/ "A Brief History of Sex Ed: How We Reached ~~Todayâ€™s~~ Madness."]		* [http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2013/07/10408/ "A Brief History of Sex Ed: How We Reached Today’s Madness."]
	* John Paul II, [http://www.ewtn.com/library/papaldoc/jp2tb26.htm "The Real Significance of Original Nakedness."]		* John Paul II, [http://www.ewtn.com/library/papaldoc/jp2tb26.htm "The Real Significance of Original Nakedness."]

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	:: We use a most unfortunate idiom when we say, of a lustful man prowling the streets, that he ~~â€œwants~~ a woman.â€ Strictly speaking, a woman is just what he does not want.		:: We use a most unfortunate idiom when we say, of a lustful man prowling the streets, that he “wants a woman.â€ Strictly speaking, a woman is just what he does not want.

	:: He wants a pleasure for which a woman happens to be the necessary piece of apparatus. How much he cares about the woman as such may be gauged by his attitude to her five minutes after fruition (one does not keep the carton after one has smoked the cigarettes).		:: He wants a pleasure for which a woman happens to be the necessary piece of apparatus. How much he cares about the woman as such may be gauged by his attitude to her five minutes after fruition (one does not keep the carton after one has smoked the cigarettes).

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	== Links ==		== Links ==
			* [https://www.catholic.com/video/overcoming-pornography-addiction Matt Fradd, "Overcoming Pornography Addiction."]
	* [http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/masturbation.htm "What's wrong with Masturbation? Masturbation in the Bible. Does Masturbation prevent Prostate Cancer? How to stop masturbating."]		* [http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/masturbation.htm "What's wrong with Masturbation? Masturbation in the Bible. Does Masturbation prevent Prostate Cancer? How to stop masturbating."]
	* [http://foryourmarriage.org/how-to-strengthen-your-marriage-after-porn-addiction/ "How to Strengthen Your Marriage after Porn Addiction."]		* [http://foryourmarriage.org/how-to-strengthen-your-marriage-after-porn-addiction/ "How to Strengthen Your Marriage after Porn Addiction."]

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	* [http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/masturbation.htm "What's wrong with Masturbation? Masturbation in the Bible. Does Masturbation prevent Prostate Cancer? How to stop masturbating."]		* [http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/masturbation.htm "What's wrong with Masturbation? Masturbation in the Bible. Does Masturbation prevent Prostate Cancer? How to stop masturbating."]
	* [http://cfalive.com/resources/book-previews/achieving-chastity/ ''Achieving Chastity in a Pornographic World.'']
	* [http://foryourmarriage.org/how-to-strengthen-your-marriage-after-porn-addiction/ "How to Strengthen Your Marriage after Porn Addiction."]		* [http://foryourmarriage.org/how-to-strengthen-your-marriage-after-porn-addiction/ "How to Strengthen Your Marriage after Porn Addiction."]
	* [http://forums.catholic.com/group.php?groupid=369 Impurity Addiction Support Group.]
	* [http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lets_blow_the_whistle_on_internet_porn "Let's Blow the Whistle on Internet Porn."]		* [http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lets_blow_the_whistle_on_internet_porn "Let's Blow the Whistle on Internet Porn."]
	* [http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/new_strategies_for_combatting_internet_porn "New Strategies for Combating Internet Porn."]		* [http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/new_strategies_for_combatting_internet_porn "New Strategies for Combating Internet Porn."]

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	* [http://www.catholic.com/blog/matt-fradd/c-s-lewis-on-lust-women-and-masturbation "C. S. Lewis on Lust, Women, and Masturbation."]		* [http://www.catholic.com/blog/matt-fradd/c-s-lewis-on-lust-women-and-masturbation "C. S. Lewis on Lust, Women, and Masturbation."]
	* [http://catholicinsight.com/the-virgin-who-loves-sex/ "The virgin who loves sex."]		* [http://catholicinsight.com/the-virgin-who-loves-sex/ "The virgin who loves sex."]
	* [~~http~~://mattfradd.com~~/60-book-giveaway~~/ Matt Fradd, ''Delivered: True Stories of Men and Women Who Turned from Porn to Purity.'']		* [https://mattfradd.com/ Matt Fradd, ''Delivered: True Stories of Men and Women Who Turned from Porn to Purity.'']
	=== For Wives ===		=== For Wives ===

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	* [http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/masturbation.htm "What's wrong with Masturbation? Masturbation in the Bible. Does Masturbation prevent Prostate Cancer? How to stop masturbating."]		* [http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/masturbation.htm "What's wrong with Masturbation? Masturbation in the Bible. Does Masturbation prevent Prostate Cancer? How to stop masturbating."]
	* [http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/lust_recovery/index.htm Lust Recovery.]
	* [http://cfalive.com/resources/book-previews/achieving-chastity/ ''Achieving Chastity in a Pornographic World.'']		* [http://cfalive.com/resources/book-previews/achieving-chastity/ ''Achieving Chastity in a Pornographic World.'']
	* [http://foryourmarriage.org/how-to-strengthen-your-marriage-after-porn-addiction/ "How to Strengthen Your Marriage after Porn Addiction."]		* [http://foryourmarriage.org/how-to-strengthen-your-marriage-after-porn-addiction/ "How to Strengthen Your Marriage after Porn Addiction."]
	* [http://www.saint-mike.org/csgsar/default.asp Catholic Support Group for Sexual Addiction Recovery.]
	* [http://forums.catholic.com/group.php?groupid=369 Impurity Addiction Support Group.]		* [http://forums.catholic.com/group.php?groupid=369 Impurity Addiction Support Group.]
	* [http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lets_blow_the_whistle_on_internet_porn "Let's Blow the Whistle on Internet Porn."]		* [http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/lets_blow_the_whistle_on_internet_porn "Let's Blow the Whistle on Internet Porn."]

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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	* [http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/masturbation.htm "What's wrong with Masturbation?, Masturbation in the Bible Does Masturbation prevent Prostate Cancer? How to stop masturbating."]		* [http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/masturbation.htm "What's wrong with Masturbation? Masturbation in the Bible. Does Masturbation prevent Prostate Cancer? How to stop masturbating."]
	* [http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/lust_recovery/index.htm Lust Recovery.]		* [http://www.davidmacd.com/catholic/lust_recovery/index.htm Lust Recovery.]
	* [http://cfalive.com/resources/book-previews/achieving-chastity/ ''Achieving Chastity in a Pornographic World.'']		* [http://cfalive.com/resources/book-previews/achieving-chastity/ ''Achieving Chastity in a Pornographic World.'']

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