Lets talk about sex.

[loganonekenobi]

Finaly found the post thread button. Now you're in for it.http://atheistforums.org/images/smilies/fsm-grin.gif

The thread is catchy don't you think but can you think of a place in our lives that is more invaded by religion than sex?
I'dd like to hear the various thoughts on why it is that the creator of all the universe (if your are a believer) would care what our sex lives involved.
It's is a hot topic not only in the christian religion but also in every major faith in the world.
Why do you think that is?
If you are a practitioner of said religions that tightly funnle sex into procreation only in special relationships then how does that affect your life. Practitioner or not we are all still human. I don't recall God giving me any special ability to deal with temptation when it cam to desire when i was a Christian.
If you are not a believer then why would the clever deity creating man want to control the sex of others?
What purpose do you think it serves to limit sexual behavior beyond what is sensible ei: use protection so as to avoid unpleasant things like pregnancy and disease?
In the culture i grew up in I questioned why it was that a man who had lots of sex was a "stud" (positive connotation) but a woman who did the same thing was a "slut" (negative connotation). It seemed that in this day and age where birth control and disease prevention are prevalent that such terms need no longer apply to any gender.
Maybe you other more historicaly educated people can answer why this culture/thought still persists. Do you think religion has something to do with it?

[Thumpalumpacus]

Religions always seek to control sex because it is THE primal human urge, and as such it represents a threat to the control religions seek to exert; so they make rules about it backed up with unfalsifiable threats in order to inflict guilt upon believers and prevent them from enjoying their human nature free of religious domination.

[Cato]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPpeC_GW0cg

[Ashground]

Having sex is as natural as eating and breathing. It is literally your (biological) purpose in life.

Religions who oppose bi/homosexuality also want to control heterosexuals (Get married, don't use protection, etc).

They make their followers feel guilty not just for having sex, but even for wanting sex.

And it turns out that religious people are just as likely to have sex as atheists, they just feel guilty afterwards.

[Alex K]

Reminds me of a definition of what an intellectual is that I've heard: A person who has found at least one thing they find more interesting than sex.

[Longhorn]

(Why is this in the intro section?)

See, what religion does is convince you that, by your very nature, you're fucking repugnant. You're filthy, and disgusting, and your needs and urges are dirty and should never be acted upon, or you'll become an animal. It tells you you're sick and diseased, and then announces that it has the only cure to your illness of being born. It grabs you by your dick. Both figuratively and literally.

It's about control.

[T.J.]

It's about control.

And we all know how that works:

[Homeless Nutter]

Sex is a commodity - if it's unrestricted, nobody is making money. If you have the power to forbid people from having sex freely, you can sell "tickets" - marriage licenses. Not only that but you can make people jump through hoops out of guilt and shame, for whatever sexual transgressions - real or imaginary - they may have committed.

Another - and possibly even more important - contributing factor is that one of the things primitive males fear the most is raising a "bastard". Considering that paternity tests and reliable contraception are very recent inventions and that almost all religions have been constructed by primitive males in order to serve their agendas - it's a small wonder, that religions are obsessed with women's chastity and fidelity.

[Exian]

Yeah, that's it! Religion is the cause of my dry spell.

***Women of earth, release the guilt that has been planted in you by religion, and also think of some things to talk about- my social skills are shit.***

I wonder if the chieftains of the wandering tribes had some sort of final say on sex. How early on was controlling sex a benefit?

[loganonekenobi]

(Why is this in the intro section?)

See, what religion does is convince you that, by your very nature, you're fucking repugnant. You're filthy, and disgusting, and your needs and urges are dirty and should never be acted upon, or you'll become an animal. It tells you you're sick and diseased, and then announces that it has the only cure to your illness of being born. It grabs you by your dick. Both figuratively and literally.

It's about control.

it's in the into section because i cant find"post thread" any other place on the site. I've asked several times how to post threads but got no instructions.