re: #32 Eclectic Cyborg

I’m a Christian myself but I’ve always found it odd that God would say “No sex before marriage and no masturbation either”. I mean, I get that obviously people, especially women, married younger in Biblical times. Still though, to say that young people must abstain from intercourse while at the same time providing them no alternative avenue for sexual release seems like a plan that is destined to fail.

For what it’s worth, I don’t personally believe the Bible expressly prohibits masturbation. Jesus never specifically mentioned it and the scriptures usually used to justify it as inappropriate are often misinterpreted.

Also, I’m sure it would not shock you to know that the vast majority of Christians I know ended up having sex before marriage. Funny, that.

Medieval theologians considered prostitution to be a necessary component of society.