Sex addict

My pastor from the church that I attend recently wrote a book about his path to finding Jesus.

In one very “scandalous” chapter, he details his sex addiction and how religion helped him get back on the “right” track.

As I tell one of my guy friends about my pastor’s struggles with internet porn, he looks at me quizzically and asks, “what’s a sex addiction?”

I explain to him that a sex addiction is when thinking about, or engaging in sex becomes such a habit that it interferes with everyday life.

“Well then, I have a sex addiction, too. So does every other guy,” he said.

According to him, he thinks about sex pretty much all day, every day. Cute girl: I have a hard-on. Not so cute girl: it won’t matter if the lights are off. How did she fit into those jeans?: boner. Check out those racks: major boner. Megan Fox: I would give my soul to the devil for a one-night stand with her. Miley Cyrus on the radio: it’s against the law, but I would so do her.

As I thought about what he said, I realized that he had a point. If we follow what conservative Christianity says about sex, we apparently are all addicts.

So as much as I always make an effort to love my neighbor as myself and believe in forgiveness and all that yada yada, if I have to give up getting laid to get to heaven, I’d rather be a sinner.