More sex please we're Christians: Texas pastor plans church rooftop bed-in

[xchrom]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/09/texas-pastor-church-rooftop-bedin


Ed Young, who will be answering questions about 'God's purpose for intimacy in marriage' during the stunt. Photograph: edyoungonline.com

An evangelical pastor and his wife will spend 24 hours in bed on the roof of his church in Texas this week in an effort to underline the importance of regular sex between married Christian couples.

Ed Young, who leads the Fellowship megachurch in Grapevine, near Dallas, will not be practising what he preaches during the event, which will be streamed live on his website.

Instead he and his wife, Lisa, will be "doing interviews, answering relationship questions and teaching about God's purpose for intimacy in marriage", he said.

Young's book Sexperiment poses a "seven-day sex challenge" for married couples. After having sex every day for a full week, he advises, couples will be able to "experience the power of marriage done God's way".


*** well, alrighty then!

[immoderate]

2. Fund raising is hard work.

--imm

[FreakinDJ]

3. What - claiming "End of Times" wasn't bringing in enough money

We already got internet porn

[Missy Vixen]

4. It seems to be going around

The pastor of Seattle's Mars Hill church, Mark Driscoll and his wife have also (what a coincidence!) published a book about sexuality in a Christian marriage. The Driscolls even went so far as to write a forward directing how the book should be read. After all, God forbid any of us get any ideas how their real-life marital relations are going. My money's on "badly".

I'm sure I'm just cynical, but could this be a money-grubbing ploy? Oh, the humanity!

[madokie]

5. He damn sure ain't speaking about old farts like me

Hell once a week and I feel like I've climbed mt everest, in one bound even

[RandySF]

6. I'm all for sex-positive messages.

I only wish he and other pastors would be willing to include same-sex marriages.

[Bruce Wayne]

7. Rooftops are for crimefighting, not sex.

This is remarkably irresponsible of him. Rooftop sex is NEVER "safe sex."

(Ironically, having sex in a safe is also not safe, since there's a good chance of getting hurt in case the Penguin uses dynamite to rob the safe that you happen to be having sex in.

[RandySF]

9. It's probably better than some of the places I've been.

[msongs]

8. stealing from John and Yoko lol nt