My family and I were driving to the movie theater recently and Game of Thrones came up in our conversation. Having never read the book or seen the HBO show, but figuring reviews and trailers gave me all I needed to know, I pontificated, â??Game of Thrones is popular only because itâ??s about sex and violence.â? To which my son Noah responded, â??Sex and violenceâ??sounds like your books, Dad.â?
The reason I write about sex and violence is that the Bibleâ??especially the Old Testament, where I spend most of my timeâ??talks about sex and violence. A lot. It includes stories of fornicators, adulterers, prostitutes, polygamists, ethnic cleansing, fratricide, infanticide, and other forms of cruel activity.
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