I don't know that I like it being on television like this either, but in a close church congregation I think it's important that we talk about things like this, too. I go to a southern baptist church and I am pretty sure that my pastor would think this is a great idea, too. I know that he thinks intimacy in marriage is wonderful and needed, not just physically but emotionally.

all for it, within the context of marriage - like he prescribes.  i think when i read about this somewhere else, there was mention of him challenging singles to NOT have sex for 30 days as well, although that was more of a side focus.

anyway, it's great.  god made sex for husbands and wives, so married people should be having lots of it!

I'd be flabbergasted, first of all.  I think I would need the pastor to explain the basis of this challenge.

I don't consider sex to be a taboo subject.  In fact, I don't consider anything to be a taboo subject among those in fellowship supporting each other.  The thing is, yes -- sex is important in a married relationship; God created us with that in mind... but the way it seems this challenge is, it seems to focus on the sex; which we shouldn't do. 

Above the sex is the emotional and soul-ful intimacy between a man and a woman; and above THAT, is the practice of Love between husband and wife, modeled after the Agape Love that God Loves us with.

This is dangerous ground -- it's possible to corrupt this easily; and we all know how good the enemy is at that.  I was a sex addict for a good portion of my life; the danger is real.

Seeing as how the secular world has no problem exploiting and distorting sex, I think it is refreshing that a pastor would encourage sex in a marriage relationship because that was the original idea for sex. If more pastors and families for that matter would talk about sex more openly I think it would greatly change the way sex is viewed. Most teens are mortified if their parents even remotely mention the word. I know it is an intimate and taboo subject but isn't it about time the church approached the subject? 

@letseewhatthiswilldo@xanga - who's leading them?

i think that is crossing a boundary that should be private..yikes..

For my part, I wouldn't need the encouragement (if I were still married.) 

Although the permission aspect is intriguing. 

Personally, I would hope that

1.  He is very careful not to talk about sex too freely, treating the subject a casual air. 

2.  He had truly built up a trusting relationship and rapport with his congregation beforehand. 

3.  That moreover he speaks about other issues pertaining to sexuality as well, and not emotional needs alone.  Such as:  The crucial necessity of holiness pertaining to our relationship with God as Christians. 

-Hmm...sex robots, sexbots, Bladerunner. 

Ok, ok I'll stop. 

I think it's much ado about nothing. Especially once I listened to the video.  So, maybe I wouldn't have done it, but it's done, it wasn't done in a "nasty" worldly manner, so - so what?   I think the bigger issue is that the news media keyed up on this.  If it had been a bar owner, a newspaper editor, a doctor, a crack head, or about anyone else, there'd be nothing mentioned about it anyplace, let alone on the television news, and no one would have asked "what do you think about this?"  Frankly, I have more trouble with Dr. Ruth and her ilk.  

Well the topic is so taboo in some circles that even preaching on a certain text in Solomon has traditionally been skipped over by pastors preaching on it.

I believe generally most have missed the reasoning behind this. It's more than a refocus or even focus on the emotional aspect of marriage. And its so far beyond and greater than sex. And no I'm not excluding both of those in any means. Simply, it's an attempt to get to the heart of the matter.

To answer questions of:
Why has God givin me this wife in marriage?
Why has God placed this man over me in marriage.
How are we living out that marriage?
Is what we are doing and how we're approaching it honoring to God?

Because what ever you do either eat or drink do it all unto the glory of God.

Now I'm not going to give a list of what to and what not to because the whole ordeal just starts all over again and becomes 10 Steps That Lead To Marital Bliss: acording to me. And that is a very legalistic and humanistic approach. The reason marriage exist, like everything else in the life of a believer, is to conform you to the image of Christ. I'm not excluding the romance and intimacy of it, [both of those, very important and have their place] But at the root, marriage 'more than anything else' is to conform you to the image of Christ. Sir, God gave you His daughter to teach you unconditional love. Lady, God gave you His son to teach you unconditional love. Marital bliss is a very humanistic thought. God has given you this to work death in you.

Good challenge - widely missunderstood.

Then again, most of the so called church goers in america are carnal wicked people so it doesn't suprise me that most have missed the mark.

Personal conviction

Some people need to tighten up
Some people need to loosen up
And some people just need to be left alone.

My boyfriend would be fully supportive of this challenge if I were to decide to embark on it! Hahaha. Very interesting video. I'd never heard of such a thing.