The recent debate, if you can call it that, between Live Action founder Lila Rose and popular rage-baiting YouTuber Pearl, went about as anyone might expect had they been previously vetted on any of Pearl’s content. The discussion, which lasted under 20 minutes before Rose decided to leave due to being repeatedly muted mid-sentence, was titled Is “Corn” the root of all evil? Much to the disappointment of maize enthusiasts, one can assume it intended to be an entertaining, if not informative, exploration of the Church’s teaching on pornography and sexual ethics.
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Why this debate on pornography collapsed before it began
The Lila Rose-Pearl clash highlights the common mistake of excusing “lesser sins” to avoid greater ones.
Daniel Turner
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