Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: ALLEN@mscf.med.upenn.edu Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Biblical Sexual Morality Message-ID: Date: 9 Mar 91 06:08:54 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 53 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Much of Biblical sexual morality is based on the mistaken belief that each sperm contained an infant. The woman was thought only to be a place for the sperm to grow. The woman did not make any other contribution to the fetus. This can be seen in such phrases as "spilling his seed" and "semen" (from Latin "seed") in refering to men and "barren" or "fertile" when refering to women. Much of the debate over sexual issues is a relic of this mistaken belief. Since each sperm contains a fetus, it is murder to engage in any activity where the sperm will not have a chance to grow into a child. Consider: Sin Reason --------------------------------------------------- Masturbation Murder Contraception Murder Male Homosexuality Murder Note that female homosexuality is not a sin because the woman makes no contribution to the fetus and therefore she is not committing murder by engaging in homosexual activity. This is why the Bible condemns male homosexuality but not female homosexuality. Now that we understand how the biology of reproduction actually works, we know that there isn't a fetus in every sperm. What now is the reason for condemning those acts that were previously thought to be murder? Sin Reason --------------------------------------------------- Masturbation Tradition Contraception Tradition Male Homosexuality Tradition Female Homosexuality Generalization from male homosexuality If anyone can honestly look at their Bible and give me another explanation that explains why only male homosexuality and female homosexuality should be condemned, I will reconsider my belief that homosexuality is not a sin, but I'm not going to hold my breath. -- Hugs, John John Allen allen@mscf.med.upenn.edu --- B4/5 f t w s(-) k r /| *\ |*\ | \o*|/ "Light is the left hand of darkness" -- U. K. LeGuin ---