Sex & Religion

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  RHP User

  15 years ago

  Or so that's what my non catholic friends tell me.As far as sex and religion goes religion(Irish Catholic parents..is there anything worse??) was rammed down my throat and sex wasn't ever spoken about.Im not a practising Catholic..far from it so cant say I even remember laws/ rules about sex and religion, except that condoms and pregnancy stopping devices were a big no no. Maybe your friend went to an all girls school which was typically the norm back then and like me had NO idea how to even talk to a guy without sounding like a horny hyena and having 6 of her equally hyena type friends carrying on behind her.Whispers..I think her going a bit manic sexually as she got older had nothing to do with her religion and more about discovering her likes and dislikes wants and needs.

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  RHP User

  15 years ago

  Well, since I'm an apathetic agnostic, religious ritual has zero influence on my decisions pertaining to sex. there are always remnant idiosyncrasies though... like... I find that I tend to kneel a lot... and sometimes I sit on my legs and bow my head down.. over and over and over again.... and you know... I think I might need a new prayer mat.HugsStalky

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  RHP User

  15 years ago

  It has zero impact on me as well. I do not believe in the christian religion, one allmighty, powerful deity and (surprize, surprise) a religion that is patriachial.

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  RHP User

  15 years ago

  I was brought up by Catholic parents and we didn't much talk about sex. The impact catholicism has had on me is I am not as casual as I would like to be about casual sex, something I have endeavoured to change without a great deal of success. When I discovered paganism, I found that was incredibly liberating because it is based in appreciation of sensuality and sexuality and I think, as a lover, I relaxed a lot and allowed myself to be more experimental. As for kinkier sex, yes I have also been told us catholic girls are shockers. I know I have fairly liberal boundaries once I'm in a trusted sexual relationship. Frank Zappa even wrote songs about us.Gypsy pagan

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  RHP User

  15 years ago

  Religion ... Bahahahahaha Seriously Religion is hilarious How do so called educated people believe in GOD I mean come on really just think about these ridiculous items. Immaculate conception.. hahaha fuck off Resurrection of Jesus .. again don’t insult my intelligence Parting the Red Sea .. sounds like he was smoking his crack pipe Armageddon.. Look if it makes you feel good to go to church and pray ..Great do it but leave it at the door and don’t expect others to believe your beliefs. Personally I think its a complete wast of time and effort evolution makes a hell of a lot more sense than revaluation.

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  Mr_MrsJones

  15 years ago

  I tried to explain Catholic guilt to a friend recently. I just couldn't. I do know though that if indoctrinated correctly it will make you ashamed of normal bodily functions and features in a way that is not healthy and extremely hard to overcome. The other effect that it has is to make teenagers fall over themselves to go out and do all the things they were told NOT to. Fortunately there are understanding people in the world who are more than willing to give you a helping hand to overcome these limitations and we are all able to join the ranks of 'normal' people who are proud of their bodies and fuck whoever they want, whenever they have the opportunity to.

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  RHP User

  15 years ago

  Just a liitle story for you: . About 10 years ago, I was looking after a woman who had just had a baby. In her Asian culture, they could not have sex for 40 days following birth, yet in Australia sex was resumed as soon as both people were comfortable to do so (ok....the dad is always ready, it's really up to mum ;P). She asked me when can her husband have sex with her and I replied whenever she felt comfortable to do so (mindful of stitches and bleeding) which could be in a weeks time, 3 weeks time, 6 weeks etc....it's individual. . They had been to the Antental classes where they were told what the go was for having sex after birth. Her husband had apparently been hassaling her for sex and she pleaded with me to tell her husband 'no sex for 40 days'. . The look on her face was enough for me to say to him "the doctor said, no sex until the bleeding stops completely at 6 weeks." It wasn't the truth but the look on her face told me I had done the right thing. And I am postive he had 6 weeks to the day marked in red on the calender!!

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  RHP User

  15 years ago

  I just noticed that I phrased my original comments in the negative and should have added whether religion and sex go together in a positive way - such as tantric, wiccan or paganism - just to name some. but I guess what some would see as restrictive (such catholics not using contraception) might be viewed as a sexual enhancement by others, although I couldn't see how myself.

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  RHP User

  15 years ago

  I was chatting online to a subbie from the middle east. His kink was to masturbate and cum over a certain holy book but had he been caught doing this he would have been jailed and probably executed. He used to go to his place of worship and join in but instead of saying the name of the god in question he would substitute it with the whispered name of his Mistress. In the end I broke off contact because I didn't want him to get into trouble.

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  RHP User

  15 years ago

  I was raised in a christian home.... (not Catholic) and my experience was that sex was never an open subject... I changed that with my children.... anything and everything was discussed........ usually at the dinner table - I wanted to give my kids a more open and balanced view of sex and bodily functions..... I do believe that religion has a lot to answer for in the respect that sexuality and sexual expression was considered bad or sinful..... FFS...... which has then passed on the mindset that there is something taboo about sex?? Regardless of my upbringing I have sexual boundaries that may or may not be based on the way I was raised..... I am comfortable with my sexuality and commitment to my relationship. I hope that my children will have the same openness with their own kids.... Some sexual fetishes can sometimes stem from a suppressed understanding or explanation of sexuality !!??

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  RHP User

  15 years ago

  Yes I'm sure the almighty is up there with his Laptop entering all the relevant data about everyone's miss-doings. . What is God? . Dog, backwards. . If anyone gets the chance, read a book called "A reluctant messiah". It's a short novel, and it's bloody excellent. It's about jesus coming back in around the 1920's - 1930's and he's a pilot who takes people on joy-flights in an old Bi-plane. The whole world finds out who he is, but he won't believe them....even though people queue for a flight for 10 miles or more, the whole world just about crashes to a standstill coz he's back... Ends with an awesome twist, it's gods son alright, and he knows who he is but won't be convinced he's amazing coz he's lost at what to do or why he's back.... till he finds he does not need a plane to fly....

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  RHP User

  15 years ago

  I was also raised as a catholic, 2 out of 3 of our kids are baptized catholic and attend catholic school so when it came to us choosing this lifestyle for ourselves i did hold some hesitation purely on religious grounds.In the end i got over it because i came to the conclusion that we weren't being unfaithful to each other if we were both there or if we each knew about it, we aren't hurting anyone else and if we are to believe both the Christian (hubby's religion) and the Catholic faith we are both doomed anyway and committing adultery because we have both been divorced and remarried so, as the old saying goes in for a penny in for a pound!!I do agree that religion is very judgmental and at times restricting when it comes to sex and if we 'did it by the book' it would be plain old missionary for reproduction purposes only Yikes, where is the fun in that???Funny enough though we have been amazed by the number of 'religious' people on here, so it cant be too inhibiting lolPerhaps it is time for religion to move with the times a little and lighten up, i don't know but i do know that it is because of family and religion that we keep our 'free time activities' to our selves and don't make it public knowledge we do envy those that we know that can be open and free about swinging but we know that with our family's religious beliefs we would be outcast for sure if they knew and that is one thing that puzzles me about religion, it seems the rules are more important than love and family (correct me if i am wrong)Anyway enough from me, just my point of view,Mrs GC

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  RHP User

  15 years ago

  Perhaps it is time for religion to move with the times a little and lighten up, i don't know but i do know that it is because of family and religion that we keep our 'free time activities' to our selves and don't make it public knowledge we do envy those that we know that can be open and free about swinging but we know that with our family's religious beliefs we would be outcast for sure if they knew and that is one thing that puzzles me about religion, it seems the rules are more important than love and family (correct me if i am wrong)Anyway enough from me, just my point of view,Mrs GC Hey Mrs GC, I agree that religious rules and restrictions can over run the love of family and acceptance of friends etc..... basically its like - do what i do and its all "a ok" - do anything different and you threaten my standards of existance and justification of my religious opinion!! all so SUPERFICIAL I think....... Religion has definately ruined way to many marriages - and warped way to many minds !!

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