Hi jsd,

Wow...what a fascinating discussion this has been. I'm sorry I couldn't be here for most of it but it's been great reading. I'm really going to put some more time into thinking about this whole subject of lust and masturbation because of this. I want to clear a few things up, though. I don't look at pornography anymore. I used to be into it really heavy and it had become an addiction for me. But I do watch movies with boys in them...the legal kind only...and, yes I am often attracted to them.

Also, I believe that lust IS a kind of level, if you will. It is an extremely high level of desire. I think that if you have a lower or controlable level of desire, wether sexual or whatever, then that is not lust. That is what I believe at this point.

Thank you for such a stimulating discussion, jsd.

With Love in Christ,
Chris