Hi, I'm Patrick...

Someone posted this question on a FB group I'm in, so it got me thinking. Here are those thoughts:   Matthew 5:27-28, Jesus says that anyone who has lusted in his heart has committed adultery. While I can't say what someone thinks about when they masturbate, I can say that it's always with lustful thoughts towards another person. Genesis 38:9-10 is an example many people use when saying one shouldn't "waste their seed" but God didn't kill Onan for pulling out, per se, but because he didn't fulfill his familial duty to provide his dead brother an heir. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 is a reference to sexually immoral acts like anal sex, sex between 2 men or 2 women, sex with animals or any other unnatural act. It can easily be argued that masturbation is neither immoral nor unnatural. There is mention in Deuteronomy and Leviticus about a man emitting semen in his sleep (nocturnal emission/wet dream) and being unclean as a result but this is a natural process on...

…aka Mr. Pritchard–if for no other reason than it sounds cool. Nice to meet you 🙂 So, I suppose an introduction is in order. Honestly, I’m not 100% sure why I made the snap decision to start a blog but I feel like it has a lot to do with the fact that I enjoy posting the occasional rant on Facebook. The reason I chose to title it “Factual Opinions” is simply because every opinion I have is based on research and due diligence. My hope is that I find some like minded individuals who value those opinions and share some of their own along the way. You know, I also hope that some people who don’t agree with me read them too and share their own opinions because, let’s be honest, who doesn’t enjoy the occasional lively discussion and/or spirited debate. Either way, I truly just feel like someone, somewhere, will gain some insight from something I say. So, what will I be saying? Well, It will be mostly either one of two subjects I thoroughly enjoy discussing: politics or religion. Wh...