I don’t care about the book. I don’t care about the movie.

I do care about the conversations going around Facebook and other social media sites.

I don’t care if your Christian or not. I don’t care if you like the book or the movie, or not.

Here’s what it boils down to for me:

The crux of the controversy is whether or not Christian people should go see this movie. I’ve read interesting arguments for both sides, and the main consensus is, it’s ultimately harmless, and what happens in a bedroom between two consenting adults is their business.

Wait. Did you read that? It’s their business. Not mine, not yours. And certainly not a theater full of 200 or more strangers.

If your belief is, what happens in the bedroom stays in the bedroom, then

LET IT STAY IN THE BEDROOM!

Don’t promote YOUR sex life (fantasy, real, or something in between) on MY television screen, MY social media page, or IN PUBLIC.

You can’t have it both ways. You can’t say “it’s just between a man and woman” and air it in a movie theater. You can’t say pornography is a private issue, then blast commercials promoting it on a big screen.

I will not read this book. I will not see this movie. And it’s not because of my Christian beliefs. It’s because I believe sex is between a man and a woman and them only! It’s an act of intimacy, trust, vulnerability. It’s not coffee with friends, or shopping at the mall.

Don’t think for one minute I’m a prude. I just don’t agree with getting hot and bothered by watching something in a room full of strangers.

When do we draw the line between hypocrisy and human dignity? When do we say there are just some things that don’t need to be mainstream?

Especially on Valentine’s Day weekend. What a horrid message to send! Love is so much more than someone telling you what to do, or taking away your individuality.

Do what you want to do. But please keep your private life private. And if you agree with this, please don’t go see the movie.

Just some things I’ve been thinking about.

And Frankly, My Dear . . . that’s all she wrote!

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