Psyche, Science, and Society

Purity and the horny GI

January 7th, 2006

Terrified that lonely, sexually frustrated GIs in Iraq will turn to pornography and (gasp!) masturbation, the fundamentalist Christian New Life Ministries is kindly making available kits to promote purity:

“The kits — from New Life Ministries, which broadcasts on 150 stations nationwide — promote Bible-based abstinence: no pornography, adultery, nonmarital sex or masturbation.”

“’ Your goal is sexual purity,’ the text says. ‘You are sexually pure when no sexual gratification comes from anyone or anything but your wife.’”

“Each kit comes with an ‘Every Man’s Battle’ book and workbook for men or an ‘Every Woman’s Battle’ book and workbook for women, plus a Bible study guide and a daily devotional.”

These books are carefully designed to combat the dangers to the soul so prevalent in Iraqi bases:

“”Even while we were in Iraq, the pervasion of this problem was evident — soldiers had porno CDs they could play on their personal DVDs, and they had sexually suggestive magazines ‘graciously’ donated for the soldiers’ entertainment,” Brandt said. “The problem is an age-old one with the military: Soldiers are far away from home for a long time, sexual frustration sets in, and the visual stimuli become the easiest release.””

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