As Christians We Need to Talk About Nudity In Films...

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25 күн бұрын

Elizabeth Busby dives into the challenging topic of nudity and gratuitous sexual content in popular films. Elizabeth shares her heartfelt thoughts on how these scenes impact viewers and how to respond from a faith-based perspective. She also discusses the biological and psychological effects of such content and offers guidance on maintaining personal and relational integrity. If you have ever struggled with how to navigate explicit content in movies, this video is for you.
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@debragoodwin8487 23 күн бұрын

Hey...let's give a shout out to the actors/actresses that have said NO to doing these type of scenes! And stood strong in their conviction 👏 Neal McDonough comes to mind, but their are others

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

Shoutout to them! Let's keep all of these actors in our prayers.

@juliettu7 19 күн бұрын

I LOVE how much love you have for humans. The fact that you don’t want to name any names shows that you care about the dignity of every human regardless of the person’s choices. God bless you and the TOB Institute.

@tlawhon 23 күн бұрын

I stopped being into movies many years ago. Hollywood has become a stronghold of worldly sin, and more recently, a vehicle for the dismantling of all that is good in our culture. There are exceptions, but they are few and far between.

@SevereFamine 23 күн бұрын

True. I find myself going back into the 90s and earlier to find shows and movies to watch anymore.

@kimportelli2589 22 күн бұрын

Same here. Secular movies are not compatible with the committed Christian life, opposed to the mediocre one. Most of the relationships they portray are sinful. They show sex scenes, even the suggestion is bad for the imagination. Romantic comedies are nonsense, they make dating look like a game. There is no such thing in the Christian Life as dating: it is courting to be married. Best to disregard movies all together if you are a serious Christian and want to get to Heaven.

@annakareninacamara6580 21 күн бұрын

@@SevereFamine even for the plot/intelligence/creativity factor, I already chose almost only XX century movies, let alone the moral part.

@user-fq2ev3vb5i 17 күн бұрын

El desnudo en el cine es sensacional...y depende de la estética con la cual se muestre...y como todo depende con la inteligencia con la cual se mire...si quieres ponerle tinte morbo y vulgar, pues así se verá...fome hablar de estos temas como si fueramos adolescentes...😢

@tanyfonsecadeperez1272 23 күн бұрын

Thank you for talking about this. It is an elephant in the room! 👍

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

You're so welcome! Thank you for watching.

@Megan-je2lr 23 күн бұрын

Great video. This is part of the reason I stopped watching Bridgerton. The scenes are so explicit I don’t think they can be distinguished from pornography. It’s very unfortunate because it is a riveting show. I just can’t justify giving attention to a show scandalizing young minds the way it does in those scenes. God bless!

@SevereFamine 23 күн бұрын

I’m glad I was off put by Bridgerton before I got to any of those parts. It has become an industry staple in every show nowadays target at an “adult” audience. Like why do these perverts think we want this

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing your insight. God bless you, too!

@raba650 23 күн бұрын

It sucks that I find those scenes in good movies.

@JewelBlueIbanez 23 күн бұрын

My parish was going to have a screening of the movie! “Black Robe”, which is rated R, full of sex and nudity, and violates the Diocesan Safe Environment policy. I thought maybe the pastor didn’t know because it was a parishioner who was leading the screening, so I sent him an email with parental information of everything that the movie contained. He responded back to me that he was not getting involved in this and would not speak to me further about the matter. I was flabbergasted. I sent my original email to the pastor as well as his response to me to the Bishop and raised my concerns. I never received a response, but the screening was quietly canceled.

@cardboardcapeii4286 22 күн бұрын

That movie is alright. It shows the heroism of the Jesuits but kinda promotes religious indifferentism

@Bob-dq5py 23 күн бұрын

Reject Hollywood embrace Farming Simulator

@thehitomiboy7379 21 күн бұрын

Amen brother

@gabrielamariagiannuzzi3766 23 күн бұрын

Loved it. We need more of TOB!❤

@wackstack9684 23 күн бұрын

I am a huge fan of cinema and your video gave me answers for things that puzzled me for a long time. Keep up with the great work that you're doing, and do not be afraid of touching on those delicate themes. Many of us need answers or even to know what questions to ask, and this channel provide many of them. God bless you all

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for the affirmation @wackstack9684 !

23 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video, Elizabeth. This is something I’ve been wondering about for a while. I thought that since movies are art, it would be okay to show nudity because the human body is beautiful. But it makes sense that it isn’t worth it-especially because, due to our fallen nature, we view the body with a twisted lens and get aroused.

@airinkujo3207 19 күн бұрын

how about in animated form? the only way we get people to stop sexualizing everything is to bring them back to the fundamentals. we cannot make the same mistake protestants made and adopt a puritanical view, which pushed people onto the other extreme side. we can’t make immodesty go away so why don’t we provide support to help people to not give into lust.

14 күн бұрын

⁠@@airinkujo3207If nudity is depicted through animation, there is a natural veil because the artist can manipulate the designs to appear less realistic. It’s all about the artist’s choice. They can present the body in a way that arouses, or in a way that allows the audience to enter into the mystery of the body. I agree that we ought to avoid extreme Protestant prudishness. As for viewing the body without a sexualized lens, there is still hope. The catechism says that, despite our fallen nature, purity of heart is attainable. The ideal is to see the body with the original innocence Adam and Eve had when they first saw each other. It was never taught to them, however; they just naturally had it. So yes, I agree that we should proclaim the beauty of the body, while also employing individual introspection to correct our broken views.

@teresacaceresvillarroya3793 22 күн бұрын

I love this! So true! Thank you for speaking with honesty and conviction. This is eye-opening 👏🏻

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching! We're glad you can relate.

@ThanksHermione 23 күн бұрын

I recommend the podcast from Magdala Ministries, particularly the episode Why 'Men are Visual, Women Want Romance' is a False Dichotomy.

@cardboardcapeii4286 22 күн бұрын

I want both and I’m a man

@Crystal-nw1zn 23 күн бұрын

Awesome video ❤ Thank you 🙏 and God bless you ✝️🕊️

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

You're so welcome! God bless you too!

@DrScottBennion 22 күн бұрын

Thanks, Elizabeth! I appreciate you and your ministry. You no doubt know, there’s also spontaneous versus responsive desire that plays into this.

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@gracieklucinec3841 21 күн бұрын

This was a very articulate explanation. I think it is very important to speak about and you brought up points that I had not considered as well. Thank you!

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching! We're glad it was helpful!

@JustinColletti 23 күн бұрын

Is there a Catholic movie rating service? That would be very helpful. Turning that function over to the government/movie-making cartel was a very bad idea. Regulatory capture is a thing.

@silvestreperezg 18 күн бұрын

I don't really know, but on IMDb you can find the parental guidance section for almost every movie. Hope this helps!

@konichiwa373 17 күн бұрын

There’s multiple sites like parent previews that tell the content for movies like language and nudity.

@JustinColletti 17 күн бұрын

@@konichiwa373 I’m asking for a specifically Catholic one.

@anitaklara7428 23 күн бұрын

Great video! Thank you!❤🙏

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

You're so welcome! Thank you for watching.

@marijavrbanc2390 18 күн бұрын

Thank you for the video. I was also thinking about the fact that my younger brothers or cousins might cross the living room while I watch a movie or a series with explicit scenes. That would be very stressful for me because I don't want them to see wrong presentation of sexuality. Why would I watch something and be stressed because it might hurt me or my beloveds? I don't watch that content anymore because I don't know what would come in a movie.

@stephenmartin7907 23 күн бұрын

That was beautiful. Thank you. My wife and I try not to watch anything over PG13 in an attempt to guard our hearts and minds and our love for God and one another. I appreciate you talking about this.

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

We're so glad it blessed you! Please pray for us. We're praying for your marriage.

@theking1233456 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for talking about this!

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 19 күн бұрын

You're so welcome!

@williamrein8178 22 күн бұрын

Awesome video Elizabeth! Both this video and the modesty bikini video as well, very uplifting and also truth revealing. As a man striving for a Christ centered life, discerning marriages resources and these videos are crucial. Keep up the awesome work :)

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

We're so glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching, brother.

@DragonBahmur 23 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video 🙏🏻

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

You're so welcome!

@teresadezylva 14 күн бұрын

Seriously thank you so much 🙏 after getting deliverance and coming back to Christ I stopped watching movies and all. This also helps me articulate what was in my heart for not wanting too. It really goes deep into the soul

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 14 күн бұрын

Hello Teresa! Thank you for your comment and we're so glad you find the video helpful. Elizabeth is not saying that one shouldn't watch any movies at all but wants to bring the conversation about nudity in films to the surface.

@cf_1204 23 күн бұрын

IMDb is really good at explaining what is in the film and how much, so if there’s a film I want to see I check to see if there is nudity in it.

@ronaldtiangha 23 күн бұрын

Thanks, Elizabeth.

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

You're so welcome!

@HimekoIzayoi 23 күн бұрын

And this is why I stick to animated films.

@debragoodwin8487 23 күн бұрын

Great video! 👏 Thank you for making it. I'm sharing!

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing!

@danielwisell3836 22 күн бұрын

I actually cannot watch movies or shows with nudity anymore. I have started doing the Matt Fradd thing and researching it beforehand to prescreen

@marktapia8327 23 күн бұрын

Context CAN be critical in this discussion here. What about The Godfather undressing scene on the wedding night between the husband Michael and wife Apollonia? With that said though I do feel the spouses are the ONLY ones who are allowed to see EACH OTHER naked.

@GodSoLoved.Yeshua 23 күн бұрын

All glory to God, stopped watching new releases years ago.

@AndrewDolder 23 күн бұрын

Now what about nude photography (I mean like pregnant photoshoots or artistic photography)? Can the dignity of these people be maintained? Or does that compromise their dignity? Is there some nuance here?

@erric288 23 күн бұрын

There's definitely room for nuance here. It depends both on the intentions of the creator of the content, as well as the viewer. Nudity in the Sistine Chapel is not meant to elicit sexual arousal, and you are not supposed to use it that way either. The nudity in popular media is intended to arouse you and temp you to sin for profit.

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Feel free to reach out to Elizabeth directly on Instagram @discerningmarriage. She loves getting questions from viewers. These videos might also be helpful: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kK6GobB8vbrHp4k.htmlsi=6OzRsQIziKwZiEAH kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l6h2qc6Hvd2Ugok.htmlsi=-O62B1JDD0iqaREe kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZdjasaotru0enk.htmlsi=-SFMRROfMlAHrhjI

@_Gingerbred 23 күн бұрын

Loved this video but it got me thinking. I’m a revert and newer to modesty and love reading. My favorite genres are fantasy and mystery with a romance subplot but recently I find I’m encountering a lot more “smut” hidden in these genres and end up either skipping the sex scenes and possibly missing info for the main plot or just put the book down altogether. Genres that used to allude to characters having sex now have graphic descriptions and it’s so frustrating. Do you think this video applies the same to reading sex scenes?

@fr.andygutierrez5356 23 күн бұрын

I would say yes, absolutely. Reading a graphic sex scene can be just as arousing as seeing it on screen, so I’ve found that skimming over those passages is the best way to go. It’s the reader’s form of a “ceiling scene”. It’s really refreshing to find authors that are committed to not including those scenes in their stories, too!

@_Gingerbred 23 күн бұрын

@@fr.andygutierrez5356 thanks for the reply Father. If you have any suggestions on authors, I’d appreciate it!

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Feel free to reach out to Elizabeth directly on Instagram @discerningmarriage. She loves getting questions from viewers.

@HE-zd2mw 22 күн бұрын

Thanks for talking about this! Do you think it’s still ok to watch movies with nudity/pornographic scenes even if you skip over those parts? My husband thinks it’s fine to skip over when they come up but I’d rather not watch the movie at all since it’s still likely we see some of it as we are trying to fast forward and also I don’t want to support those types of movies or shows if they choose to have that in there.

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Feel free to reach out to Elizabeth directly on Instagram @discerningmarriage. She loves getting questions from viewers.

@carloscarpizo5845 23 күн бұрын

Thank you for the great video and your ministry. My very specific question is whether or not you have thoughts about the sex scene about making a sex scene in Love Actually (and I guess comedic sex scenes in general). Many of your thoughts and points in the video apply but I can't help but think sometimes there's a cost to making art*. I could be wrong. I rewatch that movie almost every holiday season and I want to know if I should just continue to avert my eyes or avoid watching it altogether (which would be unfortunate because it's a great movie). Thanks! *I guess the best way to frame it formally would be to say "it is not intrinsically evil to visually simulate sex involving full or nearly full nudity" because the scene is very graphic

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Feel free to reach out to Elizabeth directly on Instagram @discerningmarriage. She loves getting questions from viewers.

@BrizAU 23 күн бұрын

The first time TV permitted to show a male and female in bed was on the Flinstone's. Look at TV & film today.

@robertblake9892 20 күн бұрын

Back in 1966 I read an article in the Jehovah's Witnesses magazine The Watchtower which asked: "Do Bible Principles govern your choice of entertainment ?"

@cardboardcapeii4286 22 күн бұрын

Chat should I stop playing gta online?

@thunderstruck6647 23 күн бұрын

I understand the argument against sex scenes and I don't think watching them is a good thing. Honest question though is if there was non-sexual nudity in a movie. Ones off the top of my head would be Europa Europa, How Tasty Was My Little Frenchmen, or a totally non-violent, non-sexual, clean movie that takes place in a nudist camp/beach what would you think?

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Feel free to reach out to Elizabeth directly on Instagram @discerningmarriage. She loves getting questions from viewers.

@SevereFamine 23 күн бұрын

For myself, I have to turn any show off as soon as it dips into this stuff. I recently had to turn off the sopranos which I was hoping I would enjoy, (was recommended by many Catholics) and it’s just so awful and immoral I couldn’t get through it. It’s to the point where I am made uncomfortable at work because people will recommend shows and I basically have to ask people if what they are recommending me to watch is softcore porn, as I’m not into that. That’s a weird conversation to have to have in a work environment.

@SevereFamine 23 күн бұрын

This is maybe just what you end up with in a culture that has 100% normalized porn use in the adult population.

@cardboardcapeii4286 22 күн бұрын

Read the parents guide on IMDb. Those explain if there’s sexual content in tons of movies to see if the movie is right for you (without spoiling it)

@asra9897 16 күн бұрын

Not a Christian here, but this topic has been making me feel so uncomfortable too. Especially when I'm watching a movie with my boyfriend and some naked wiman pops up 😢

@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute 14 күн бұрын

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@catholicbiblestudies 21 күн бұрын

Many shows on Amazon, Netflix, etc. contain nudity/sexual things more frequently in their first few episodes or first season, it would appear as something of a hook to get more people (men) watching. Why would they do that? More viewers means more money. "For the love of money is the root of all evils; it is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced their hearts with many pangs." 1 Timothy 6:10

@ProfessorGeekMC 20 күн бұрын

This channel used to be an amazing source of information and theology. I don't even disagree completely, but I just can't take these videos seriously anymore. Go watch SNL church lady skits. At least those are funny.

@CezzyHaag 8 күн бұрын

Honestly, I think that it's very optimistic to think pushing sexual content in movies is just motivated by money. I do think that it is also largely motivated by people pushing an ideological agenda onto unsuspecting viewers.

@bsauce__23bandzz88 23 күн бұрын

🙏❤️

@huntsman528 23 күн бұрын

Evolutionary perspective? You think we come from apes?

@franciscorojas8294 23 күн бұрын

A very distant very very very close relative yes the science is clear on that I thought you guys believe in science always spouting off oh a human is born from conception like as soon as the guy ejacualtes that’s a human well science says we share an ancestor with apes so yes

@mikitymike 23 күн бұрын

Edgy

@AndrewDolder 23 күн бұрын

We know that Adam and Eve were the first to have human dignity. For our purposes, it is irrelevant how God brought them into existence, since the Bible is not a scientific resource. This is why the magisterium of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church does not make any scientific assertions but rather encourages all kinds of objective analysis.

@t-06 22 күн бұрын

No. We *are* apes.

@huntsman528 21 күн бұрын

@@t-06 lol, speak for yourself