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In everything I do,
in everything I say and in everything I am or wish or intend to be,
it is my desire to exalt and magnify God.

Beauty and art certainly magnifies God. As nutty as this sounds, erotica and eroticism magnifies God. When done tastefully (and, yes, reverently), it celebrates the beauty of God's progressive self-revelation and His purpose and design for His creation. Women are supposed to be beautiful. The female form is, by design, a work of exquisite art. Shutting down this entire side of ourselves, of our humanity, in the name of the very God who created it, is utterly ridiculous. Simply admiring the female form is not evil. Appreciating a woman's beauty is not lusting after her. An appreciation for sensuality does require education, self control and self discipline, but art, in and of itself, is not sin.

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