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Sexual Restraint Proven to be Better
By
Linda Mintle
It’s always nice when studies support what we know is best for people to flourish. When it comes to sexuality, people are not flourishing despite what you see and hear from media. Sexual hurt and wounding are common in clinical practice. In part, this hurt is due to believing several myths that have become culturally…
Could a Halloween Costume Be Sending the Wrong Message?
By
Linda Mintle
Halloween is not my favorite holiday. I don’t like all the creepy costumes associated with darkness. But it is not just the creepy costumes that bother me. Too many of the costumes, regardless of how you feel about Halloween, send the wrong message to young girls. Have you looked at the offerings for young girls.…
Soft Porn: Reframed as Normal Thanks to Hollywood
By
Linda Mintle
The headline in USA Today asks if hypersexuality is the new normal in Hollywood. Miley Cyrus and the class of 2013 have decided to answer that question with a big YES. To make it big, you become raunchy and show all. We used to call this soft porn. Now being raunchy is touted as the…
Prime Time TV: The Gospel Hour(s) for Sexuality
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Linda Mintle
I was reviewing a large study on the sexual attitudes of singles and I was surprised by how much shift has occurred regarding sexuality. And then I wasn’t surprised when I began to think about how media preach their nightly brand of sexuality. In almost every case (I am struggling to find one story line…
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