which religion advocates free sex?
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If you're looking for a religion based on that criteria then I doubt religion is for you.  But personally, I don't believe in religion at all... just the truth that GOD is ALL
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Religions are not obsessed with sex.  They are only trying to preserve the sanctity of it.  Society has exploited sex and made it into something that is not precious.  God created sex so it's not that sex is evil.  Sex is made for two individuals, male and female in the boundaries of marriage which is ordained and blessed by God.  In the days of the bible your questions would not even be thought of because in those days certain things were held sacred.  Now days innocence is taboo.
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The abstinance until marriage stance taught to children is religious...the banning of gay marriages/rights is religous.  So yes, the government does fund religious practices.
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Yes.\n\nJudeo-Christian tradition has taught for thousands of years:\n1. Single people should be celibate.\n2. Married people should be faithful to each other (adultery is wrong).\n\nThe Catholic Church recognizes the power of sex when it teaches, "Sexuality affects all aspects of the human person in the unity of his body and soul."\n\nChastity means the successful integration of sexuality within the person. A chaste person's body and spirit lives in unity and opposes any behavior that would impair that unity.\n\nMasturbation is contrary to the human dignity of the person and anyone about whom the person has lustful thoughts, and the dignity of human sexuality.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Marriage is a religious "Christian" institution. Gays should be allowed to join in legal "unions" that have all the same benefits of marriage. But to call it marriage is like a buddhist claiming he wants to have a Bar Mitzvah.
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Christians will tell you that he is beyond description and muslims will tell you that nothing is like God and Jews will tell you that he doesn`t have sex so he doesn`t need genere.Athesist will make fun of you for askign a question about something that doesn`t exists, and other religions will name all the males and females they worship.\nGod is love, but he doesn`t have a genere..hmm.so platonic..I will tell you its one heck of a good question dude:)
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The only way a man can legally have sex (by Biblical standards) is to do it in the institution of marriage. All other sexual encounters outside of marriage is sin. Promiscuous sex is not condoned by God. We have many in this country that are living together, having sex, families, etc. without being married. The Bible clearly defines this activity as an abomination. Sorry, I didn't write the rulebook, but you asked. I am 60 years old, and I have been married to the same woman for 35 years, and have never had sex with anyone else. God's rules work if you let them. I am proud of marriage, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Thank you for asking - it allowed me to respond!!
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Do you mean having sex with yourself? the bible says nothing about that, curiously enough.
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That is a question that I have pondered myself and a very good one might I add. God created sex, and sexual organs or feelings. It's good, clean and healthy. But the church I think view it differently in the aspect of "holier than thou" or than the world when its really not the issue. Sex is derogatory in the world in most cases such as rape, adultery etc. Therefore the church feels the need to be set apart because "religious people" don't do those things...Well that is not the case, I feel the same way that even kids in the church need to know about rape, adultery, and etc. Huh even some pastor's that I know of committed adultery in the church.
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maybe you mean polygamy?\nif so it is anything but free.\nthe church requires that anyone\nwho wishes to engage in a\npolygamous marriage (more than one\nspouse) is required to prove financial\nability to do so.\n\nbelow are some sites to check out.\ni hope this helped
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Uhh...I think it is not a matter of religion but of a moral standpoint.  I do not believe there is anything anywhere that says "You cannot have sex untill you are married."  Like I said...maybe it was a moral issue in the 1900's.  You know what....I think you are on to something.  If people would wait until they got married to have sex there would be less spread of disease, abortion and teen pregnancy.  Plus...if you get AIDS could you imagine yourself saying that "The sex was WAY worth it!"  lol  Is it really so bad?  Half the time I think it is more fun on my own anyway.  hahahaha
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Yes.  Roman Catholic, so i have always been taught to not have premarital sex.
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YES I BELEIVE THAT THE HOLY GRAIL MAY BE THE BLOODLINE OF CHRIST JESUS, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH COVERS UP A LOT OF THINGS.  GOD CREATED SEX, IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN AFTER THEY ATE THE FRUIT EVE WAS CURSED TO HAVE PAINFUL CHILD BIRTH. RABBIS DO MARRY AND JESUS WAS JEWISH. THEREFORE, SEX IS NOT SINFUL IT IS PART OF CREATION AND CHILDREN ARE A BLESSING, GOD HIMSELF WANTED TO HAVE ONE...
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As an Atheist I completely 100% agree with you.  This is beyond ridiculous.  I think that free speach should apply to all religions.  Depictions of Mohammad included.\n\nI would also like to state that I am glad we have Christians in the US.  While we may disagree on several topics, we do not end up trying to kill one another.
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I really don't think it's an issue of what's wrong or right or if you "sin" that's a bad thing.  The point of all the preaching is about what is best for you spiritually.  The people that do the preaching have turned it into what's bad and good and make it a morality issue.  \n\nReally, what you need to think about is what does sex do to you.  Promiscuous sex solely for seeking pleasure can run the risk of addiction, disease, etc., and isn't good for the soul or heart.  In a karmic sense, sex in marriage as an expression of love is less of an attachment - meaning one is less likely to get caught up in it and with love and responsibility of the marriage it kind of nullifies the lust from sex.\n\nSo the question is what is your spiritual quest or goal?  Nothing?  Just getting to heaven?  Or do you want to become a saint?  If you just want to get to heaven then I don't think sex in marriage or with commitment and love will keep you from that.  If you're looking to be a saint then letting go of desires and being celibate is probably necessary.
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If the sex issue is the real reason you have an issue with "religion"...bear with me, because I have also beat myself up over this...I'm 51 now, but I was beautiful years ago, and passionate, etc.  I also had a real attitude about B.S. when it went against my instincts, etc.  I discovered, and I offer you the proof that I dug up, that NOWHERE does the word of Jesus have anything against passion, hot sex, at all, ever...His word is critical of cheap sex, lying to your mate,etc---sex with intense love is God's gift...but its sacred and is made into garbage if used just to get off, or for the ego to abuse its magic to feel like a big stud, and equally for a beautiful woman to abase her power to attain power or gems,etc, using sex in a debased way.  That is ALL that was said...loving passionate sex is our gift..it is sacred and is never bad unless misused.  The Catholic church came along and twisted things very badly.  The student of life need only take a quick look at this, and its clear that we are being lied to big time...Priests were NEVER forbidden to take a wife at first...Jesus honored our needs, only wanted us to be clean about it...Then the catholics came along and burned people because they read books, were midwives, whatever...Meanwhile they were burning Mayans and their books, lying and cheating and murdering the new world for their gold.  What a load of crap...God has always said that sex is good...so much so that it needs to be honored...that's all...And any person  alive realizes that sex is the maximum...The catholics forbid it and then hide their pedophile priests...and make the rest of us all screwed up and guilty about our drives.  I agree totally withyour letter...long ago I was so fed up with the taboo, I purposely checked it out to see what was the big deal...in a very short time I got the answer for myself..SEX is great...but can be a sin when there is no emotion involved...Somebody will be hurt...like it or not...its not meant to be used as a health treatment, ever.  It is really sacred, fuck the catholics, and fuck the cynics also.  Sex is not meant to be used for recreation, or its health benefits.  You may disagree, I challenge you to respond to my message.
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The Church forbids use of contraception (not that Catholics in the US care)  AS for Family Planning, they support the use of Natural Family Planning, most famously the use of Rythmic timing (having sex when the odds are better or worse that the woman is ovulating).