A "Good" Christian Life?
Life and Love: A Christian View of Sex
By Clyde M. Narramore
Zondervan Publishing House, 1961.
"The association of a good Christian pal
is always an effective deterrent to masturbation…" (page 151)
"…heavy petting becomes a real problem, for it…may lead to sinful
acts of immorality" (pages 40-41). Find wholesome answers to searing
questions like, "Is my appearance appropriate for a Christian?"
(self-evaluation, page 32) supported with right-wing statements
such as, "Homosexual practices are wrong." (page 159). If you
don't have a sex drive, this book is for you. Or if you do, this
book will kill it. After all, "…no one has as much fun as a Christian."
(page 37).
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Here are the questions from the cover
of the book:
- What does it take to rate on a date?
Rate? Like I'm not good enough for
you?
- How can I be sure I'm in love?
Hey, baby, this hunk of burning love
is all the proof yah need!
- What does the Bible say about sex?
There's sex in the Bible? I'm gonna
have to read that again!
- How can I be certain of happiness
in marriage?
Can 1 million divorces a year be
wrong?
- How does the body develop and function?
Wouldn't this be better handled in
Biology Class or Home Ec.?
- What can be done about special sex
problems?
What kind of problems are you talking
about? I have sex. No problem.
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Here's the back cover. I'm supposed
to trust these people for sex advice? That man looks
like he's had sex only once within the past decade and that
was for procreation only. I guess we're supposed to believe
that smile on her face is because she's happy she married
to the yokel and not because she just "boinked"
the milkman.
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That can't be a mirror...why is that
girl so taken with the portrait of the young woman on the
wall? Is she a Lesbian?
Let's investigate the text:
"…These are days of definite maturing
for the young lady. The time spent combing her hair, experimenting
with that new perfume, using new and dainty undergarments,
are all a part of reaching adulthood."
Okay, so the best way to have sex is
to comb my hair, buy expensive cologne and wear a corset.
How about some stiletto heals and a riding crop? I think
that would get me more sex than combing my hair would.
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This looks odd! I always shave in front
of a picture of my best friend, because I can't cast a reflection
of my own! ...unfortunate disease, you know. I have to drink
warm blood too, and I sometimes like to fly around at night...
Or is this suggesting what I think it
is?
Let us refer to the text:
"…Whiskers begin sprouting, and fellows
begin looking into mirrors, in search of excuses for shaving!…In
fact, the word puberty comes from the Latin verb pubescere,
which means "to become hairy." Every Christian fellow should
realize that this sudden surge of manliness is all in God's
design. A significant contribution to a fellow's pride during
these days is his incipient beard…"
Yep, every hair that grows on my chin
brings me closer to God.
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Oh, yes, the ubiquitous female anatomy
diagram. Like this is going to tell me how to perform the
"missionary" position. And where is the male anatomy?
Or is that too pornographic for a "Christian"
book?
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Do they have baby shops now where you
can buy them by the pound? I always thought they brought
your baby to your room. I know I don't want to have to look
at my baby through a window before I hold him.
What does the text have to say about
this picture?
"Babies have a way of notifying the
world of their presence."
That's an understatement.
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Okay, that's how the baby
is born, but how do I raise him?
Oh, I see now, our next book teaches
life's lessons from found objects...
"found objects"?
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Object Lessons
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