Immoral acts... surfing for porn?

[ed629]

So somehow I got volunteered into 'fixing' a church computer by a friend. Her computer had died, I was able to get it working again and recover files she had on the old hard-drive after a hard-drive failure. Her and her husband were so pleased that at her church, they are setting up a small office where people can come in and use a computer to look for jobs, type resumes, etc. So she 'volunteered' me to get a donated computer operating. So now that's it's working, would it be immoral to surf for porn on a church computer?

 

[tharpdevenport]

Not unless you thank him for the "bounty" you are abotu to receive. ;-)

 

[Kommander]

Well, you have to make sure the computer is working properly... surfing for porn is one way that can be done.

 

[Daneel]

I don't know... is there any specialty Christian porn (not including The Passion of the Christ, which is a different kind of porn altogether -- a non-good kind)? That might be acceptable.

And no, I don't think it counts if the participants simply repeat, "Oh God, Oh God" over and over again.

 

[Captain X]

There are those religious dildos.

Nah, I totally wouldn't, that would just be a really low form of IRL trolling.

 

[Data Holmes]

Interesting...




You really shouldn't...





But....




What the hell, go for it.

 

[ed629]

Well, you have to make sure the computer is working properly... surfing for porn is one way that can be done.

You do have a point, porn uses every latest and greatest multimedia tools... so it would be the best way to test and see if everything on it is setup properly.

 

[Wally]

I wouldn't. It's an office computer. Church or not, that's not what it is meant for. It's not like you can't search for porn with your own.

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

No it isn't immoral. It does raise some questions about your impulse control though.

 

[Amaris]

So somehow I got volunteered into 'fixing' a church computer by a friend. Her computer had died, I was able to get it working again and recover files she had on the old hard-drive after a hard-drive failure. Her and her husband were so pleased that at her church, they are setting up a small office where people can come in and use a computer to look for jobs, type resumes, etc. So she 'volunteered' me to get a donated computer operating. So now that's it's working, would it be immoral to surf for porn on a church computer?

These people are entrusting you to get a system working so they can use it for their organization. An organization that frowns upon pornography. It would be like covering a kosher hamburger in bacon grease before serving it to your Jewish patrons. It may not be immoral, but it's very unethical and shows a lack of respect for everyone involved.

J.

 

[RoJoHen]

Well, you have to make sure the computer is working properly... surfing for porn is one way that can be done.

It's also a good way to get your computer infected with shit you'd rather not have on it.

 

[CaptainHawk1]

So somehow I got volunteered into 'fixing' a church computer by a friend. Her computer had died, I was able to get it working again and recover files she had on the old hard-drive after a hard-drive failure. Her and her husband were so pleased that at her church, they are setting up a small office where people can come in and use a computer to look for jobs, type resumes, etc. So she 'volunteered' me to get a donated computer operating. So now that's it's working, would it be immoral to surf for porn on a church computer?

These people are entrusting you to get a system working so they can use it for their organization. An organization that frowns upon pornography. It would be like covering a kosher hamburger in bacon grease before serving it to your Jewish patrons. It may not be immoral, but it's very unethical and shows a lack of respect for everyone involved.

J.

That's the best response yet.

Though I am kind of curious as to why you feel the need to search for porn on anyone else's computer but your own. It sounds like you just want to stick it to them. Seems like really juvenile and passive aggressive behavior.

And no one can volunteer you to do anything. If you didn't want to do it, have the backbone to politely decline (which brings me back to the passive aggressive thing).

Taking it a step further, if whatever particular faith you subscribe considers it immoral, then yes it is immoral (and that goes for any immoral activity not just surfing for porn). I'm Catholic, so intent carries more weight in the sin department than the actual act itself.

In the words of the late George Carlin, if you woke up this morning and said "I'm going to go downtown today and commit a mortal sin," save yourself the cabfare because you just did (if you meant it).

If you don't subscribe to a particular faith that considers pornography immoral then I refer you back to Mr. Allen's original assessment. At its worst its unethical. At its best it's rude, immature, discourteous and completely disrespectful.

 

[TheLonelySquire]

So somehow I got volunteered into 'fixing' a church computer by a friend. Her computer had died, I was able to get it working again and recover files she had on the old hard-drive after a hard-drive failure. Her and her husband were so pleased that at her church, they are setting up a small office where people can come in and use a computer to look for jobs, type resumes, etc. So she 'volunteered' me to get a donated computer operating. So now that's it's working, would it be immoral to surf for porn on a church computer?

According to God it is. If you're not onboard why worry about it? If you are you already knew the answer to your question.

 

[TheLonelySquire]

Interesting...




You really shouldn't...





But....




What the hell, go for it.

"What the hell" being the key phrase here....

 

[Mooch]

It may not be immoral, but it's very unethical

Aren't "immoral" and "unethical" basically the same?

 

[trekkiedane]

/.../they are setting up a small office where people can come in and use a computer to look for jobs, type resumes, etc. /.../ would it be immoral to surf for porn on a church computer?

Depends, if someone is looking for a job in the pornography industry it would probably be ok…

 

[iguana_tonante]

So now that's it's working, would it be immoral to surf for porn on a church computer?

Not if it's kiddie porn.

Ok, ok, bad taste. But it has to be done.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

So now that's it's working, would it be immoral to surf for porn on a church computer?

According to God it is. If you're not onboard why worry about it? If you are you already knew the answer to your question.

"Thou shalt not searcheth for erotic icons on thy church's computation box" is in the Bible too? That book has EVERYTHING!

It's true that The Bible says that even lusting after a woman is committing adultery in your heart, however, I think I may have found a loophole.

The definition of adultery in The Bible was very strict yet still left some options open. Any time a woman had sex with someone other than her husband, that woman was an adulterer. However, a man could have sex with a woman who wasn't his wife and not be an adulterer provided the woman wasn't currently or formerly married to someone else. He would however be a fornicator for having sex outside of marriage.

But, if you simply lust after an unmarried woman, or are unmarried yourself, no adultery or fornication has been committed and you should be 100% down with The Lord.

So, in my interpretation of the good book, it says you should surf for porn of women who have never been married. Barely Legal porn seems like your best bet, Biblically speaking.

 

[AdAstra]

If you can't keep it in your pants while doing something for your church, you either have a porn addiction. Or the church is really nothing for you.

Either way, it's kinda wrong.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

So somehow I got volunteered into 'fixing' a church computer by a friend. Her computer had died, I was able to get it working again and recover files she had on the old hard-drive after a hard-drive failure. Her and her husband were so pleased that at her church, they are setting up a small office where people can come in and use a computer to look for jobs, type resumes, etc. So she 'volunteered' me to get a donated computer operating. So now that's it's working, would it be immoral to surf for porn on a church computer?

These people are entrusting you to get a system working so they can use it for their organization. An organization that frowns upon pornography. It would be like covering a kosher hamburger in bacon grease before serving it to your Jewish patrons. It may not be immoral, but it's very unethical and shows a lack of respect for everyone involved.

This.

It's also a good way to get your computer infected with shit you'd rather not have on it.

And this.