tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882105.post710585908315189272..comments2023-11-02T06:28:23.104-07:00Comments on ... and now for something completely different.: Theocracydbackdadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10700991588554336491noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882105.post-37516562030048916622010-09-17T15:41:33.531-07:002010-09-17T15:41:33.531-07:00CK -- When people are getting into the minutiae of...CK -- When people are getting into the minutiae of what God means by "purity" and how we should dictate that definition to everyone, we are going down a slippery slope. Let's face it, fundamentalism is fundamentalism. We have no moral high ground when criticizing the ridiculous ways in which religion dictates policy in Muslim countries when we are seeking to do the same here.dbackdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700991588554336491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882105.post-44015879399447011052010-09-17T15:29:46.809-07:002010-09-17T15:29:46.809-07:00Can you imagine a more invented issue than masturb...Can you imagine a more invented issue than masturbation? I just have to wonder at a person's internal maladjustments to make an issue of this. (Like the xian view of sex generally, innocent folks are demonized for their critics' flaws.)<br /><br />Our sexual behavior is so hard-wired--it has to be, for obvious reasons--that trying to attach shame and fear to it likely changes behavior not at all; all we get instead is the guilt that derails normal, healthy psychology. And to what end? We're frantically trying to double down on a bet every sensible person can see is a loser.wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882105.post-68994726563821126542010-09-16T13:26:03.651-07:002010-09-16T13:26:03.651-07:00You're not there yet - but you're on the r...You're not there yet - but you're on the road.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com