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Elite campuses are creating on- line journals that are sex related. The journals are geared for women with mildly erotic covers, but heavy print from students using their internet pseudonyms. Some of the magazines are called SWAY, H-BOMB, and BOINK. However, as a conundrum, the more talk included in the magazine, the less recorded sex on campus. Sex chats have replaced actual sex.

Why this may be important is that a student can always find a sex chat partner on line through the EROTIC on-line journal. There are deadly STD’s to avoid and less tension in having virtual sex. The other partners ability to relate and be personally attractive is diminished with the magazines interconnect between readers.

Much of sex is at least a part of sex is brain based and cognitive. Thus, the chat is superior to going out. Going out means hanging out with friends that may be of both sexes and is non-sexual. It is not the same as single sex groups looking for a hook up with the other sex. Sex is personal and private to the two sex partners on the internet. Saying good bye and breaking up is not as hard to do.

BOINK has 40,000 members. Further, one can build a vita on publications in the sex online journals. In other words, just as at one time readers of PLAYBOY claimed to be interested in the academic portions of the journal, publishing something new and relevant can attract a lot of readers. Hopefully, some of the articles are read.

Most of the online journals have women as their editors. That keeps it soft, very soft core.

If this premarital virtual sex is in violation of your religious beliefs, please refrain.  

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2008) 3/3

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PROSPERITY GOSPEL

Long ago, money may have played a role in one’s salvation to heaven. 7th century Catholics in certain quarters entertained the thought that making a lot of money meant an indication of one’s guarantee of heaven. By the time of Calvin, his position was that humans being totally evil needed a sign that they were saved. Roughly only about 1% would make it to paradise. The idea of reuniting with loved ones was taboo. However, money MAY have something to tell you if you were part of the predestined elect. However, his follower perhaps including Knox was that money was indeed an indicator of one’s journey ending in heaven was justified. However, it was not only the only sign of salvation.

In the USA, a PROSPERITY GOSPEL has re-emerged that indicates the more money that you give to the minister and his organization (televangelism) the more likely you are going to get back even more in this life and paradise is promised in the next. In 1900, E. W. Kenyon in a New England church refined the PROSPERITY GOSPEL. It also remerged in the 50’s and early 60’s in the WORD OF FAITH movement. Thus, some televangelists live like rock stars. Senator Chuck Grassley wants more transparency on what is happening to all the money that is going to these NON-PROFITS. He isn’t getting much help from the televangelists.

One caveat needs mentioning here the overwhelming majority of clergy make very modest incomes and attends both undergraduate and graduate training to get to their position. If you are in it for the money, try television and the strategies used by prominent

televangelists today. Profits are made on attracting a large group of large contributors.

By the way, 16% of Christians believe in the Prosperity Gospel.

TIME (2008) 3/3

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THE WORLD OF CREDIT CARDS WAS FILLED WITH MYSTERY. However, things are coming to light. In 1996, credit cards could only charge up to 12% Part of the Gring- rich revolution was the deregulation of bank activity. With this came new rules for

credit cards. If you pay off your credit card within the month of purchase, then a small charge is collected. If you let it ride, the bank can get back up to 30% on the amount owed. If you get near the limit (no one knows what that limit is) the 30% charge kicks in.

The worst is the credit card owner keeps paying the minimum and gets dramatically in the debt in a very short time. Some critics have called the interest rate charge usury.