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Is masturbation wrong? Let me address the issue mainly for men. I cannot imagine sexual orgasm in the loins without sexual image in the mind. I know there are nocturnal emissions, which I regard as innocent and helpful, but I doubt that they are ever orgasmic apart from a sexual dream that supplies the necessary image in the mind. Evidently God has constituted the connection between sexual orgasm and sexual thought in such a way that the force and pleasure of orgasm is dependent on the thought or images in our minds. Therefore in order to masturbate, it is necessary to get vivid and exciting thoughts or images into the mind. This can be done by pure imagination or by pictures or movies or stories or real persons. These images always involve women as sexual objects. I use the word “object” because in order for a women to be a true sexual “subject” in our imagination she must in reality be one with whom we are experiencing what we are imagining. This is not the case with masturbation. So I vote no on masturbation. There may be other reasons why it is wrong. For now I rest my vote on the inevitable sexual images which accompany masturbation and which turn women into sexual objects. The sexual thoughts that enable masturbation do not help any man to treat women with greater respect. Therefore masturbation produces real and legitimate guilt and stands in the way of obedience.

John Piper

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Bbq Duck And Wild Mushroom Quesadilla With Spicy Mango Sa

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy		Appetizers, Bar-b-q, Duck, Grilling, Tortillas	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Skinless duck legs
1	c	New Mexico-Style Barbecue
		Sauce see * Note 1
1/2	c	Chicken stock
1/2	c	Grilled, sliced Shiitake
		mushrooms caps
3		Six-inch flour tortillas
1/4	c	Grated Monterey Jack cheese
1/4	c	Grated white cheddar cheese
		Salt, to taste
		Freshly ground black pepper
		to taste
1/2	c	Spicy Mango Salsa, see *
		Note 2

INSTRUCTIONS

Note 1: See the "New Mexico-Style Barbecue Sauce" recipe which is
included in this collection. * Note 2: See the "Spicy Mango Salsa"
recipe which is included in this collection.  Put duck legs in a
casserole and brush on the New Mexico-Style  Barbecue Sauce. Pour stock
around legs. Cover and bake for 3 hours at  300 degrees, basting with
barbecue sauce every 30 minutes. Let cool,  and pick off duck meat
(meat should equal at least 1/2 cup. Prepare a  wood or charcoal fire
and let it burn down to embers. Place 2  tortillas on work surface.
Spread half the cheeses, duck meat, and  mushrooms on each and season
to taste with salt and pepper. Stack the  2 layers, cover with the
remaining tortilla, brush with 1 tablespoon  oil, and sprinkle evenly
with chile powder. May be prepared ahead up  to this point and
refrigerated. Grill for 3 minutes on each side, or  until the tortillas
are slightly crisp and the cheese has melted. Cut  into quarters and
serve hot, garnished with the Spicy Mango Salsa.  This recipe yields 4
first-course servings.  Recipe Source: GRILLIN' & CHILLIN' with Bobby
Flay and Jack McDavid  From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # GR-3637 )
Recipe by: Bobby Flay and Jack McDavid  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 110 Calories From Fat: 36 Total Fat: 4.1g Cholesterol: 7.2mg Sodium: 318.1mg Potassium: 76.6mg Carbohydrates: 13.5g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 1.6g Protein: 4.4g