Originally Posted By dshyates I find it shocking that anyone would put stock into a study that requires that red blooded American males truthfully acknowledge their homosexual tendencies.
Originally Posted By planodisney Can we differentiate between sexuality and promiscuity? I dont know any religious people afraid of sexuality, but promiscuity is what is considered a sin. You would have to be a brainless idiot to be ashamed of sexuality because you consider sleeping around wrong. They are totally seperate. Like the great Roger Staubach once said, when being compared to Joe namath; " I like sex just as much as he does. The only difference is that I do it with one woman."
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I have a problem with sex right now. The problem is right now I'm not getting any.
Originally Posted By Terminus >> I've always been taught that sex is natural, sex is good, not everybody does it, but everybody should. << Sex is natural, sex is fun... Sex is best when it's... one on one. (But not when the dude in the bathroom is an undercover policeman in a sting operation).
Originally Posted By ecdc >>They are totally seperate.<< Sure they are, but that's not just what a lot of religious people are afraid of. Actually, they aren't "afraid" necessarily of anything. What I said was that they were ashamed or guilty, because religion maligns sex in such an extreme way (depending on the faith). So in the case of Mormons, who topped the list, for the first twenty years of your life or so you are told nonstop that sex before marriage is evil. I don't just mean it's irresponsible or can lead to STDs or pregnancy or blah blah blah, I mean you are taught that it is evil and if you do it you will be in God's worst graces. That can't just magically go away when you say "I do." And you have to keep in mind, Mormons look to their leaders for guidance and rules on EVERYTHING. So young married couples are left confused or nervous - can they have oral sex (some Mormon leaders have said no). What about other activities? It's a bizarre culture where the leadership routinely invite themselves into your bedroom and you're left wondering what's okay and not okay. So at least in this case (and I suspect other conservative Christian religions) the attempt to morph sex into promiscuity is misguided at best.
Originally Posted By Labuda "I have a problem with sex right now. The problem is right now I'm not getting any." Amen to that! Of course, I also am only getting offers from drunk friends, so it's not a big shock I'm not getting any! LOL
Originally Posted By Labuda Oh, and btw, I just finished listening to the soundtrack to The Book of Mormon - good stuff!
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Of course, I also am only getting offers from drunk friends, so it's not a big shock I'm not getting any!<< I fail to see the problem....
Originally Posted By Terminus Maybe it's not so much of a sex problem, and more of a standards problem... =)
Originally Posted By Labuda "Maybe it's not so much of a sex problem, and more of a standards problem... =)" Yeah, I'll go with that... the issue being I have high standards that exclude drunk guys.
Originally Posted By planodisney Can someone please show me what religion maligns sex. I have been in many different churches and denominations and have never heard sex maligned. I have heard countless times that God created sex for a man and a woman in a marriage relationship to enjoy to the fullest. Sex outside of marriage is considered a sin, but sex itself is considered beautiful.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Not all sects. There ARE some that consider all non-proceative sex to be sinful, even among married straight couples. So if you're using birth control, or she's already pregnant or she's post-menopausal, or you're doing it for fun rather than trying to get pregnant... Big sin. The Shakers went so far as to label all sex sinful, and tried to increase their ranks through conversion only. Which explains why they died out. Great furniture, though.
Originally Posted By Mr X The Shakers. But beyond that hilarious example (interestingly, their faith went completely extinct lol), plenty of religions "malign" the pleasurable aspects of sex; insisting that it's for procreation only, and if you were to enjoy it simply for recreation you are being less than pious. Why else would the Catholic church (for example) insist that birth control, even within the confines of marriage, is a sin?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 "47 Labuda Tue 5/31/2011 2:35p Oh, and btw, I just finished listening to the soundtrack to The Book of Mormon - good stuff! " I just got back from seeing it! It was really good. Cast was perfect.
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