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Chastity vs. Sexuality: Grant me Chastity and Continence, But Not Yet!

Friday August 29, 2008
Chastity vs. Sexuality: Grant me Chastity and Continence, But Not Yet!
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In a sense, chastity could be treated as an indicator of just how obsessed a religion is with sex. The more a religion emphasizes chastity, the more they are effectively talking about and referencing sexuality. It's not just the religion that's obsessed with sex, but the adherents as well. After all, if the people themselves weren't constantly going "too far" in sexual behavior, religious leaders wouldn't have to constantly keep telling them to stop. You can't have chastity without sex.

 

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