Magdlyn

Why do you say that right after I quote SofS?

dado

because only depraved communist Jews could possibvly read Song of Songs as being about anything but the platonic love of G-d for the soon-to-be created x'ians.

Magdlyn

Yes, but I thought Toto was a depraved Communist Jew like you and me, dado!

The Midge

The bible has nothing to say on the subject, nor on Buggery, masterbation, anal sex and other imaginitive use of body parts in love making. In the privacey of marriage any thing goes, in love and mutual consent (as an out working of precepts of love and service) with the exception of intercourse during the woman's period although some do not stick with that anymore. The abstinance for about a week afterwards for purification is probably a culturally specific limitation.

Magdlyn

Some do not stick with that? What do you mean by this vague statement?

OT: With a little research, one finds that the Torah's rules for control of sexual activity during the woman's monthly cycle results in sex being only allowed during a woman's ovulation and afterwards. Intercourse during a woman's most fertile period is most likely to result in the birth of a son. Sperm carrying the chromosome for a girl are more longer lived than sperm carrying the chromosome for a boy. So sexual activity before the recommended time is more likely to result in a daughter, and sons were quite obviously more valued.

It's genetic science in the Bible, disguised as YHWH's Word!

dado

i'd like to know how they figured that out: most people *today* don't even realize this.

whichphilosophy

If a person chooses a religion that is against it then of course they refrain if they feel this helps their beliefs.

The only bad thing about it is if it is done in excess as it can cause a sore throat on the part of the recipient, or if they catch something from the donor.

This is really a subject best for personal choice and is not something that can simply forced down people's throats

Karalora

Pun intended or not?

seebs

Never covered, unless you think Song of Solomon covers it, in which case, it's apparently really good.

The argument against it is that to withhold the procreative function of sex is to cheapen it in some way. I personally find this utterly unconvincing, but I can see the point of the argument. One Catholic person I know compared it to saying "I love every part of you but your fertility."

Honestly, I think that applies better to willful contraception, and less well to oral sex. Furthermore, it's hard to see how it applies to giving oral sex to women at all. Women can just sit there having orgasms all day without any loss of procreative ability, and indeed, it increases the chances of successful procreation; perhaps it should be a sacrament.

Malachi151

The Bible condems masturbation. Some guy "spilled his seed" and was killed by God.

BTW, he was supposed to be impregnating his dead brother's wife, but he pulled out and "spilled his seed", and God don't like no "spilt seed".