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	:"From [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=4203 4203;] harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry:--fornication."		:"From [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=4203 4203;] harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry: — fornication."
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	:"I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is '''unlawful''') and marries another commits adultery" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/19:9 (Matt 19:9).]		:"I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is '''unlawful''') and marries another commits adultery" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/19:9 (Matt 19:9).]
	:"It is widely reported that there is '''immorality''' among you, and '''immorality''' of a kind not found even among pagans--a man living with his father's wife" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/5:1 (1 Cor 5:1).]		:"It is widely reported that there is '''immorality''' among you, and '''immorality''' of a kind not found even among pagans — a man living with his father's wife" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/5:1 (1 Cor 5:1).]
	:"'Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,' but God will do away with both the one and the other. The body, however, is not for '''immorality''', but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/6:13 (1 Cor 6:13).]		:"'Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,' but God will do away with both the one and the other. The body, however, is not for '''immorality''', but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/6:13 (1 Cor 6:13).]
	:"I fear that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may have to mourn over many of those who sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, '''immorality''', and licentiousness they practiced" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/2cor/12:21 (2 Cor 12:21).]		:"I fear that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may have to mourn over many of those who sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, '''immorality''', and licentiousness they practiced" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/2cor/12:21 (2 Cor 12:21).]
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	:"From [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=4204 4204;] to act the harlot, i.e. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex), or (figuratively) practise idolatry:--commit (fornication)."		:"From [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=4204 4204;] to act the harlot, i.e. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex), or (figuratively) practise idolatry: — commit (fornication)."
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	:"Feminine of [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=4205 4205;] a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater:--harlot, whore."		:"Feminine of [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=4205 4205;] a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater: — harlot, whore."
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	:"From ''pernemi'' (to sell; akin to the base of [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=4097 4097]); a (male) prostitute (as venal), i.e. (by analogy) a debauchee (libertine):--fornicator, whoremonger."		:"From ''pernemi'' (to sell; akin to the base of [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=4097 4097]); a (male) prostitute (as venal), i.e. (by analogy) a debauchee (libertine): — fornicator, whoremonger."
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	:"A prolonged form of the feminine of [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=3432 3432;] an adulteress (literally or figuratively):--adulteress, adulterous, adultery.		:"A prolonged form of the feminine of [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=3432 3432;] an adulteress (literally or figuratively): — adulteress, adulterous, adultery.
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	:"From [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=3432 3432;] (middle voice) to commit adultery:--commit adultery."		:"From [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=3432 3432;] (middle voice) to commit adultery: — commit adultery."
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	:"From [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=3431 3431;] adultery:--adultery.		:"From [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=3431 3431;] adultery: — adultery.
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	:"From [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=3432 3432;] to commit adultery:--commit adultery."		:"From [http://www.eliyah.com/cgi-bin/strongs.cgi?file=greeklexicon&isindex=3432 3432;] to commit adultery: — commit adultery."
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	:"Perhaps a primary word; a (male) paramour; figuratively, apostate:--adulterer."		:"Perhaps a primary word; a (male) paramour; figuratively, apostate: — adulterer."
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	;moichoi		;moichoi
	:"The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, 'O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity--greedy, dishonest, '''adulterous'''--or even like this tax collector'" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/lk/18:11 (Luke 18:11).]		:"The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, 'O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity — greedy, dishonest, '''adulterous''' — or even like this tax collector'" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/lk/18:11 (Luke 18:11).]
	:"Do you not know that the unjust will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators nor idolaters nor '''adulterers''' nor boy prostitutes nor sodomites ..." [http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/6:9 (1 Cor 6:9).]		:"Do you not know that the unjust will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators nor idolaters nor '''adulterers''' nor boy prostitutes nor sodomites ..." [http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/6:9 (1 Cor 6:9).]
	:"'''Adulterers'''! Do you not know that to be a lover of the world means enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wants to be a lover of the world makes himself an enemy of God" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/jas/4:4 (Jam 4:4).]		:"'''Adulterers'''! Do you not know that to be a lover of the world means enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wants to be a lover of the world makes himself an enemy of God" [http://www.usccb.org/bible/jas/4:4 (Jam 4:4).]

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	:; [http://www.theologian.org.uk/pastoralia/premartialsex.html "The Issue of Pre-Marital Sex."]		:; [http://www.theologian.org.uk/pastoralia/premartialsex.html "The Issue of Pre-Marital Sex."]

	:: The word ~~â€œfornication”~~ has gone out of fashion and is not in common use to describe non-marital sex. However, it is an excellent translation for ''porneia'', which basically referred to any kind of sex outside of marriage, be it gay or straight, prostitution, incest, or bestiality. This has been contested (see the debate between B. Malina and J. Jensen in ''Nov.Test.'' 14 (1972) and 20 (1978)) but the overwhelming weight of scholarship and all the available evidence from the ancient world points firmly in this direction. ~~â€œFlee~~ sexual immorality (''porneia'') and pursue self-control” (cf. 1 Thess 4:1-8) was the straightforward message to Christians in a sex-crazed world.		:: The word “fornication” has gone out of fashion and is not in common use to describe non-marital sex. However, it is an excellent translation for ''porneia'', which basically referred to any kind of sex outside of marriage, be it gay or straight, prostitution, incest, or bestiality. This has been contested (see the debate between B. Malina and J. Jensen in ''Nov.Test.'' 14 (1972) and 20 (1978)) but the overwhelming weight of scholarship and all the available evidence from the ancient world points firmly in this direction. “Flee sexual immorality (''porneia'') and pursue self-control” (cf. 1 Thess 4:1-8) was the straightforward message to Christians in a sex-crazed world.

	== Sexual impurity ==		== Sexual impurity ==

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	:: The word ~~â€œfornicationâ€~~ has gone out of fashion and is not in common use to describe non-marital sex. However, it is an excellent translation for ''porneia'', which basically referred to any kind of sex outside of marriage, be it gay or straight, prostitution, incest, or bestiality. This has been contested (see the debate between B. Malina and J. Jensen in ''Nov.Test.'' 14 (1972) and 20 (1978)) but the overwhelming weight of scholarship and all the available evidence from the ancient world points firmly in this direction. â€œFlee sexual immorality (''porneia'') and pursue self-~~controlâ€~~ (cf. 1 Thess 4:1-8) was the straightforward message to Christians in a sex-crazed world.		:: The word â€œfornication” has gone out of fashion and is not in common use to describe non-marital sex. However, it is an excellent translation for ''porneia'', which basically referred to any kind of sex outside of marriage, be it gay or straight, prostitution, incest, or bestiality. This has been contested (see the debate between B. Malina and J. Jensen in ''Nov.Test.'' 14 (1972) and 20 (1978)) but the overwhelming weight of scholarship and all the available evidence from the ancient world points firmly in this direction. â€œFlee sexual immorality (''porneia'') and pursue self-control” (cf. 1 Thess 4:1-8) was the straightforward message to Christians in a sex-crazed world.

	== Sexual impurity ==		== Sexual impurity ==

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	The correct understanding of the "exception clause" is this:		The correct understanding of the "exception clause" is this:
	* "Except for the case of adultery (porneia)" should taken to mean "The marriage bond is unbreakable ''except'' when the marriage is unclean (porneic). In such cases, God has not acted to [[Divorce and remarriage\|bond the couple together]] and they must separate from each other."		* "Except for the case of adultery (porneia)" should taken to mean "The marriage bond is unbreakable ''except'' when the marriage is unclean (''porneic'')." In such cases, God has not acted to [[Divorce and remarriage\|bond the couple together]] and they must separate from each other.
	* A couple that has a sacramental bond cannot break that bond by committing adultery.		* A couple that has a sacramental bond cannot break that bond by committing adultery.
	* A couple that has a sacramental bond cannot break that bond by obtaining a [[Divorce\|civil divorce.]]		* A couple that has a sacramental bond cannot break that bond by obtaining a [[Divorce\|civil divorce.]]

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	;New American Bible [http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/5.htm#foot21 footnote to Mt 5:31-32]		;New American Bible [http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/5.htm#foot21 footnote to Mt 5:31-32]
	:"See [http://www.usccb.org/bible/dt/24:1 Deut 24:1-5.] The Old Testament commandment that a bill of divorce be given to the woman assumes the legitimacy of divorce itself. It is this that Jesus denies. (Unless the marriage is unlawful): this 'exceptive clause, as it is often called, occurs also in [http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/19:9 Matthew 19:9,] where the Greek is slightly different. There are other sayings of Jesus about divorce that prohibit it absolutely (see [http://www.usccb.org/bible/mk/10:11 Mark 10:11-12;] [http://www.usccb.org/bible/lk/16:18 Luke 16:18;] cf [http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/7:10 1 Cor 7:10,] [http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/7:11 11b,]) and most scholars agree that they represent the stand of Jesus. Matthew's 'exceptive clauses' are understood by some as a modification of the absolute prohibition. It seems, however, that the unlawfulness that Matthew gives as a reason why a marriage must be broken refers to a situation peculiar to his community: the violation of Mosaic law forbidding marriage between persons of certain blood and/or legal relationship [http://www.usccb.org/bible/lv/18:6 (Lev 18:6-18).] Marriages of that sort were regarded as incest (porneia), but some rabbis allowed Gentile converts to Judaism who had contracted such marriages to remain in them. Matthew's 'exceptive clause' is against such permissiveness for Gentile converts to Christianity; cf the similar prohibition of porneia in [http://www.usccb.org/bible/acts/15:20 Acts 15:20,] [http://www.usccb.org/bible/acts/15:29 29.] In this interpretation, the clause constitutes no exception to the absolute prohibition of divorce when the marriage is lawful."		:"See [http://www.usccb.org/bible/dt/24:1 Deut 24:1-5.] The Old Testament commandment that a bill of divorce be given to the woman assumes the legitimacy of divorce itself. It is this that Jesus denies. (Unless the marriage is unlawful): this 'exceptive clause, as it is often called, occurs also in [http://www.usccb.org/bible/mt/19:9 Matthew 19:9,] where the Greek is slightly different. There are other sayings of Jesus about divorce that prohibit it absolutely (see [http://www.usccb.org/bible/mk/10:11 Mark 10:11-12;] [http://www.usccb.org/bible/lk/16:18 Luke 16:18;] cf [http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/7:10 1 Cor 7:10,] [http://www.usccb.org/bible/1cor/7:11 11b,]) and most scholars agree that they represent the stand of Jesus. Matthew's 'exceptive clauses' are understood by some as a modification of the absolute prohibition. It seems, however, that the unlawfulness that Matthew gives as a reason why a marriage must be broken refers to a situation peculiar to his community: the violation of Mosaic law forbidding marriage between persons of certain blood and/or legal relationship [http://www.usccb.org/bible/lv/18:6 (Lev 18:6-18).] Marriages of that sort were regarded as incest (porneia), but some rabbis allowed Gentile converts to Judaism who had contracted such marriages to remain in them. Matthew's 'exceptive clause' is against such permissiveness for Gentile converts to Christianity; cf. the similar prohibition of porneia in [http://www.usccb.org/bible/acts/15:20 Acts 15:20,] [http://www.usccb.org/bible/acts/15:29 29.] In this interpretation, the clause constitutes no exception to the absolute prohibition of divorce when the marriage is lawful."

	I think the situation envisaged by Matthew is that of converts entering the Church. If their pre-existing marriage is lawful, then they are bound by their pre-existing marriage vows. If their pre-existing marriage is not lawful ''in the eyes of the Church,'' then that pre-existing marriage must be broken up.		I think the situation envisaged by Matthew is that of converts entering the Church. If their pre-existing marriage is lawful, then they are bound by their pre-existing marriage vows. If their pre-existing marriage is not lawful ''in the eyes of the Church,'' then that pre-existing marriage must be broken up.

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	The correct understanding of the "exception clause" is this:		The correct understanding of the "exception clause" is this:
	* "The marriage bond is unbreakable ''except'' when the marriage is unclean (porneic). In such cases, God has not acted to [[Divorce and remarriage\|bond the couple together]] and they must separate from each other."		* "Except for the case of adultery (porneia)" should taken to mean "The marriage bond is unbreakable ''except'' when the marriage is unclean (porneic). In such cases, God has not acted to [[Divorce and remarriage\|bond the couple together]] and they must separate from each other."
	* A couple that has a sacramental bond cannot break that bond by committing adultery.		* A couple that has a sacramental bond cannot break that bond by committing adultery.
	* A couple that has a sacramental bond cannot break that bond by obtaining a [[Divorce\|civil divorce.]]		* A couple that has a sacramental bond cannot break that bond by obtaining a [[Divorce\|civil divorce.]]
	* A [[Annulment\|declaration of nullity]] does not break a sacramental bond; it declares that God did create a sacramental bond between them because of some defect in their attempt to marry.		* A [[Annulment\|declaration of nullity]] does not break a sacramental bond; it declares that God did not create a sacramental bond between them because of some defect in their relationship that blocked (impeded) their attempt to marry each other.

	== Pornography ==		== Pornography ==

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	I think the situation envisaged by Matthew is that of converts entering the Church. If their pre-existing marriage is lawful, then they are bound by their pre-existing marriage vows. If their pre-existing marriage is not lawful ''in the eyes of the Church,'' then that pre-existing marriage must be broken up.		I think the situation envisaged by Matthew is that of converts entering the Church. If their pre-existing marriage is lawful, then they are bound by their pre-existing marriage vows. If their pre-existing marriage is not lawful ''in the eyes of the Church,'' then that pre-existing marriage must be broken up.

	Examples of unlawful unions (''porneia''):		Examples of unlawful unions (''porneia'') that cannot be treated as "marriages" and must be given up when a man converts to Christianity:
	* '''A polygamist with multiple wives.''' Polygamy may have been lawful in the convert's religion and culture, but it is not lawful in Christianity. The convert must separate from all but his first wife. Of course, as a matter of justice, he must still support his partners and the children whom he fathered with them.		* '''A polygamist with multiple wives.''' Polygamy may have been lawful in the convert's religion and culture, but it is not lawful in Christianity. The convert must separate from all but his first wife. Of course, as a matter of justice, he must still support his partners and the children whom he fathered with them.
	* '''A marriage to an underage girl.''' The consent necessary for the sacrament of marriage cannot be given by a minor. Even though some state may allow underage women to marry, the Church would not accept the civil marriage as a sacramental marriage. The convert would have to separate from his wife.		* '''A marriage to an underage girl.''' The consent necessary for the sacrament of marriage cannot be given by a minor. Even though some state may allow underage women to marry, the Church would not accept the civil marriage as a sacramental marriage. The convert would have to separate from his wife.

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	* A couple that has a sacramental bond cannot break that bond by obtaining a [[Divorce\|civil divorce.]]		* A couple that has a sacramental bond cannot break that bond by obtaining a [[Divorce\|civil divorce.]]
	* A [[Annulment\|declaration of nullity]] does not break a sacramental bond; it declares that God did create a sacramental bond between them because of some defect in their attempt to marry.		* A [[Annulment\|declaration of nullity]] does not break a sacramental bond; it declares that God did create a sacramental bond between them because of some defect in their attempt to marry.

			== Pornography ==

			It is an old joke that very few sins are original, but pornography should be counted among those few. The ability to depict sexual sins graphically was limited to the visual arts in the ancient world (painting, mosaics, statuary, drawings). There was scarcely any commerce in such depictions until the invention of the printing press and other modern means of publication, let alone the invention of the camera. That said, we do not need an [[No Verse in Scripture Game\|explicit verse from the Bible]] in order to recognize that pornography falls under Jesus' condemnation of the sin of lust [http://usccb.org/bible/matthew/5:28 (Mt 5:28):] "But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart."


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			The Greek word, ''porneia,'' means "unclean sexual activity." It is the root of the English word, "pornography."

			:; [http://www.theologian.org.uk/pastoralia/premartialsex.html "The Issue of Pre-Marital Sex."]

			:: The word â€œfornicationâ€ has gone out of fashion and is not in common use to describe non-marital sex. However, it is an excellent translation for ''porneia'', which basically referred to any kind of sex outside of marriage, be it gay or straight, prostitution, incest, or bestiality. This has been contested (see the debate between B. Malina and J. Jensen in ''Nov.Test.'' 14 (1972) and 20 (1978)) but the overwhelming weight of scholarship and all the available evidence from the ancient world points firmly in this direction. â€œFlee sexual immorality (''porneia'') and pursue self-controlâ€ (cf. 1 Thess 4:1-8) was the straightforward message to Christians in a sex-crazed world.

	== Sexual impurity ==		== Sexual impurity ==
	[http://www.htmlbible.com/sacrednamebiblecom/kjvstrongs/CONGRK420.htm HTML Bible / Sacred Name Bible concordance:]		[http://www.htmlbible.com/sacrednamebiblecom/kjvstrongs/CONGRK420.htm HTML Bible / Sacred Name Bible concordance:]

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	* A couple that has a sacramental bond cannot break that bond by committing adultery.		* A couple that has a sacramental bond cannot break that bond by committing adultery.
	* A couple that has a sacramental bond cannot break that bond by obtaining a [[Divorce\|civil divorce.]]		* A couple that has a sacramental bond cannot break that bond by obtaining a [[Divorce\|civil divorce.]]
	* A [[Annulment\|declaration of nullity]] does not break a sacramental bond; it declares that God did ~~not act~~ to ~~join the couple in an unbreakable union~~.		* A [[Annulment\|declaration of nullity]] does not break a sacramental bond; it declares that God did create a sacramental bond between them because of some defect in their attempt to marry.

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