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Monday, February 8th, 2016

God is not a prude: This is why religion remains so sex-obsessed, why we pretend Jesus was born of a virgin

Author:     John C. Wathey
Source:     Salon
Publication Date:     Sunday, Feb 7, 2016 07:30 AM PST
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Stephan:   One of the three central characteristics of the Theocratic Right is its notable sexual dysfunction, expressed in a range of harmful ways particularly its need to dominate and control anyone with a vagina. The other two characteristics being: a sense of self-righteous moral authority; and, a sense of persecution. Here is a good research based essay on this subject, and the trend it represents.
A still from the movie Stanley Kubrick movie Eyes Wide Shut.

A still from the Stanley Kubrick movie Eyes Wide Shut.

Excerpted from “The Illusion of God’s Presence” by John C. Wathey. Published by Prometheus Books. Copyright 2016 by John C. Wathey.

Why does God want us to mutilate our genitals, and especially those of our children? Why does the creator of this infinitely vast universe care so much about what we do with our sexual organs as adults? Why is lust considered sinful? Why was Jesus born of a virgin, and, according to Catholics, his mother also? Why did the early Shakers not only practice celibacy, but also dance naked? Why do religious fundamentalists oppose not only abortion, but also the most effective means of pre­venting it, contraception? Why do televangelists rant about the evils of adultery, pornography, masturbation, fornication, and homosexuality, only to be caught with their pants down doing exactly those things? Why is religion so obsessed with sex?

My answer, of course, involves the evolutionary hack that conflates infan­tile, maternal, and sexual love. […]

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