tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553815707336774090.post8270953435916353837..comments2023-09-01T07:29:17.454-04:00Comments on [un]Common Sense: The TGIF Sex Blog [Sex and Culture]Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09579585545543464648noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553815707336774090.post-34627305627192924192010-01-24T12:37:10.000-05:002010-01-24T12:37:10.000-05:00"It's also interesting to note that only ..."It's also interesting to note that only among Judaic-Christian societies do we find the concept that there is something inherently wrong with sexual pleasure, which it often sees as degrading, corrupting and tainted."<br /><br />Good point. It's also interesting to note that socieites that deny Eros are often the most violent. Christiiona insitutions have waged an anti-sex agenda for thousands of years. I think it's mostly because sex is a powerful vehicle for self-realization and what would happen to the Church if people actually took responsibility for their oiwn spiritual evolution?Eddie Daedalusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553815707336774090.post-42468170393187298772010-01-24T05:54:18.000-05:002010-01-24T05:54:18.000-05:00It's also interesting to note that only among ...It's also interesting to note that only among Judaic-Christian societies do we find the concept that there is something inherently wrong with sexual pleasure, which it often sees as degrading, corrupting and tainted.<br /><br />Western religions have spent millenia inflicting shame, guilt, repression and punishment upon human sexuality - especially upon women's sexuality.<br /><br />For example, the historic witch hunts... in which thousands of women were tortured and burned... church writings reeked of revulsion to female sexuality. <br /><br />I find Shiva followers who pray over models of his erect penis a <i><b>much </b></i>healthier form of worship. <br /><br />In fact, I have a little battery operated model on my bedside table Altar to Hedonistic Pleasure. *grin*Your name here...noreply@blogger.com