cranky. ordered something for Matt and 15 minutes later realized he had it. not sure how to cancel the order . tried phone and email, but have no answer yet. bah.

Box office cashier just said, "His credit card says Jack but his ID says John is that OK?"

I need a judgment call.

My professor recently stated this in our discussion forum regarding pornography:

those who use such materials not only do moral harm to themselves but contribute to the continuation of a nefarious trade.

I really want to go off on her. Not, go off Empress Aimee swearing style, but I want to be stern, for loack of a better word, and let her know that she is being offensive and that as a professor, she needs to be careful of what she says.

How do I say?

Nevermind. I'm gonna say what I want. I read the rest of her posting and she has basically said that people who watch porn are going to Hell and don't respect other human beings as Children of God.

What materials is she talking about? All porn? How does she define porn?

She doesn't specify what kind of porn. She just says porn.

She also said this:

These who view or read such material run the risk of carrying over such attitudes and behavior into their own relationships and can come to lack reverence and respect for others as precious children of God and as brothers and sisters in the same human family. It also stated such a link between pornography and sadistic violence has particular implications for those suffering from certain forms of mental illness.

and does "moral harm" mean I am damaging my ability to distinguish right from wrong?

ugh. bad teaching. and porn is good.

"Children of God"? is this a theology class?

I like Vortex's answer.

Also she's citing a study that has been proved wrong many times over in the last 20 years. The only link between violence and porn lasts for mere minutes after the viewing of violent porn in a few test subjects (sorry I wish I could cite my sources.)