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neither Judaism or Islam seem to have the feeling that sex is dirty in the way that Christianity had/has.

Maybe not sex itself, but female sexuality. Remember the prescriptions for women having their period.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Thu Nov 16th, 2006 at 03:41:44 AM EST
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Is that about female sexuality or blood?
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Nov 16th, 2006 at 04:03:19 AM EST
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All righteous human actions, including sexual relations within the bonds of marriage, are considered to be a form of worship of Allah.  There is evidence that the Prophet taught his followers that sexual relations between a husband and wife carried spiritual rewards-because sex sanctioned by law prevented the unlawful satisfaction of carnal desire.

fromThe Complete Idiot's Guide to the Koran by Shaykh Muhammad Sarwar and Brandon Toropov

So, by comparison to St Paul's rather grudging allowance of marital sex for those not strong enough to do without, a ringing endorsement.

by Sassafras on Fri Nov 17th, 2006 at 02:07:09 PM EST
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It could be argued, obviously, that any society that tries to control sex by confining it to marriage is afraid of something.

But is it female sexuality per se, or an older, deeper fear of being biologically cheated?

by Sassafras on Fri Nov 17th, 2006 at 02:11:14 PM EST
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