What if you’re having gay wet dreams? Would they want you to jerk off while thinking about girls as the lesser of two evils?
Of course it depends on the religion/sect/denomination; however in traditional Christianity, many things are sinful not by the act itself but by the attitude and intent behind it. The underlying sinful attitude here is lust - under Christianity the only good sexuality is between a husband and wife.
My understanding is that Jesus Christ is considered as having been uniquely sinless. Paul, on the other hand…
Nocturnal emissions are described in the Torah, and it is assumed that this covers wet dreams, if not also masturbation. Either way, it does make the person unclean for a short period.
Leviticus 15:16
Certainly, they weren’t all read by the 10% of abstainers. If I’m reading a pamphlet that tells me I’m blind and deformed, and I’m not blind and deformed, wouldn’t I tend to doubt the rest of it?
Why do people believe that high-fructose corn syrup or Aspartame (or gluten or MSG or . . .) cause every malady under the sun? Why do they believe homeopathic tinctures will cure them?
For that matter, do you believe smoking causes cancer and heart disease? Because I’ve smoked and I don’t have either one.
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I didn’t even have to click on that to know it was Mark E. Peterson, one of the more uh, interesting apostles.
When we went on our missions, we had to confess our grave sins, including if we masturbated. They define grave sins as those related to sex or murder. So, you could have swindled thousands of old ladies out of all of their money, and wouldn’t have to confess, but wack off one, and you can’t go on a mission until you get forgiveness from your bishop. :rolleyes:
I believe Catholics also think Mary was ‘immaculate’.
Masters of their domains.
Name one.
So… ready to go by nightfall, but no nooner for you…?
That dogma ( Immaculate Conception) only asserts that Mary was immaculate (free of original sin) at the time her mother Anne conceived her. It does not assert that Mary did not commit any sins during her life.
Minor correction: That’s not Cecil’s article, but a staff report by yours truly.
Oops! Sorry, you’re right.
Is that what kids are calling it these days?
Far from it; it’s a reference to Seinfeld.