Sigrid, I consider myself very spiritual. I'm not Christian at all so that's not my framework.

I will read R or X-rated if it's written well, but that's also my criteria for G. I'm OK with sexual content that's intrinsic to a story, but like smilinize, I'm not interested in the sex manual stuff -- actually because it's dull and didactic. I don't care to read explicit violence because I don't want my stomach churned. There's too much violence in the world as it is, and I don't need to read (or see it on TV or movies) in graphic detail.

I boycott material that is boring, preachy, politically correct, religiously empirical, saccharine, written poorly, written for someone with the IQ of a beercan, formulaic, didactic, simplistic, condescending, preachy, overblown, and poorly written. Also preachy-that-pretends-it-isn't-preachy, and poorly written.

Controversial? Bring it on! -- provided you know how to write.