I know that ST:TNG episode too!!! (...as I adjust my pocket-protector) Hell, Vachi... I even know where your user icon is from, very well. Inuyasha... Great show.
But yeah you make some good points there. I always wondered how God could be ok with Solomon having hundreds of wives, basically having sex with any woman he wants, yet WE lose God's favor if we masterbate. Double standard much?