<sod>Toward the middle of the 20th century, Protestant thelogians began revising previous teachings, and most today take pro-masturbation viewpoints. Some, however, view it as an act of self-indulgence and even a [[sin]] of the [[Flesh (theology)|flesh]], and believe that the practice is principally considered a sin because of its invitation to lust.<ref name="Jeff Miller , Th.M">{{cite web|url=http://bible.org/seriespage/masturbation-step-6| title=Masturbation| last=Miller| first=Jeff |year=2008| publisher=Bible.org}}</ref>  Those who view it within the range of allowable sexual behavior encourage it as a guard against [[adultery]], [[fornication|pre-marital sex]], or other forms of non-allowable sexual behavior, and as a method of balancing differing libidos between spouses.<ref name="Anne Wright">{{cite book |title=Grandma's Sex Handbook |last=Wright |first=Anne |year=2009 |publisher=Intimate Press |isbn=978-0-578-02075-4 |pages=123–146 }}</ref><eod>
<sod>Toward the middle of the 20th century, Protestant thelogians began revising previous teachings, and most today take pro-masturbation viewpoints. Some, however, view it as an act of self-indulgence and even a [[sin]] of the [[Flesh (theology)|flesh]], and believe that the practice is principally considered a sin because of its invitation to lust.<ref name="Jeff Miller , Th.M">{{cite web|url=http://bible.org/seriespage/masturbation-step-6| title=Masturbation| last=Miller| first=Jeff |year=2008| publisher=Bible.org}}</ref>  Those who view it within the range of allowable sexual behavior encourage it as a guard against [[adultery]], [[fornication|pre-marital sex]] and other forms of non-allowable sexual behavior, and as a method of balancing differing libidos between spouses.<ref name="Anne Wright">{{cite book |title=Grandma's Sex Handbook |last=Wright |first=Anne |year=2009 |publisher=Intimate Press |isbn=978-0-578-02075-4 |pages=123–146 }}</ref><eod>