Mar 13, 2011

Religion and Sex

Religion. Sex. These two words matter. And, much as the world is  “modern”, “secular” and “liberal”, it shies away from a public discourse.

Here’s  What the Bible Really Says About Sex” by Lisa Miller in Newsweek.  

New scholarship on the Good Book’s naughty bits and how it deals with adultery, divorce, and same-sex love.   

The so-called "mainstream" christianity offers a puritanical interpretation which, many experts argue, doesn’t quite sit with the original passages of the bible. So argues Lisa Miller in her report cited above.

Here’s a piece on Hinduism and Sex rather taken randomly. Notwithstanding the tantric traditions, much of the so called ‘mainstream’ Hinduism’s – or certainly, ‘modern day’ interpretation of most groups – tends towards “conservative” approach! 

Here’s also a radio programme titled ‘Sex and Spirituality’  that I ended up making with some youngsters during a radio training workshop a few years back. Listen to it here.
 
Religion, spirituality, sex. They matter. While religions seek to regulate sexual behaviour, the question is: do people follow norms laid down by their religions?

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