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eyesopened -> RE: Christianity and BDSM (12/30/2007 1:58:09 PM)
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ORIGINAL: CuriousLord
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ORIGINAL: eyesopened
Could you please show me where, in Christian doctrine, that pre-marital sex is discussed and is part and parcel of the belief system? While there are plenty of individuals who identify with Christian, there is nothing about sex specifically mentioned in the Nicene Creed, which is a declaration of faith. Jesus himself was not willing to judge or punish the adulteress so why would anyone who claims to be Christian have a greater power of judgement than Christ is beyond me.
Ah, two things.
First, while I can't cite a Bible passage, there's more to a religion than a simple book. Christianity has been passed two for two thousand years.. so there's the tradiation and oral parts, too. To only regard a single collection of works is to be ignorant to the larger idealogy. Anyhow, premartial sex is likely in the Old Testiment, as it was part of Jewish law. Hell, the laws against premartial sex that were part of the orginial faith are probably why Mary had to claim divine impregnation (so she and Joseph wouldn't be punished for premartial intercourse). In a sense, the religion started because of the premarital sex law!
To add on to this first part, about not limitting the religion.. the Nicene Creed is only a summation of points of the religion, not the entire religion by any means. It just hits the major points.
Secondly, that story about the adultreress is NOT saying that adultry is okay (and has nothing to do with premartial sex). It's saying that it's God who will be offended and have the right to judge, not mortals (to include Jesus). In other words, to apply it to premartial sex, Jesus is saying that us humans shouldn't do the judging, that that's God's job.. he's not saying that it isn't going to be judged!
(Yes, while I am an athiest now, I've also been knighted in the Catholic Church and studied religion formally for four years. While I consider it to be an utter waste of time that could've been spent studying other things, it can be entertaining to discuss. :P)
Four years of religious study and you didn't even have a clue about the divine and miraculous birth of Buddah. Very obvious you didn't study with enthusiasm. To which Order were you knighted? Of course, you weren't there so you don't know.... It must be a challenge to wake up every day knowing there is nothing left to learn.
My point was simply what i said, that too many people feel they are better equipped to pass judgement and declare damnation than the gods they believe in. Good to see that capacity isn't limited to believers.
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