When Did He Not Know?

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

All we are praying is: give peace a chance.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

They come upon us gradually, sneaking into the open spaces first, then flooding us with their light, peeking even into those closed places and dark corners. Dawn. And your divine spirit. As they arrive, so does change. Welcome, new day.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“I don’t know.”

[If He ever said it, we’d rather not know about it.]

D. Blog: What about Sex?

Some ironies related to sexuality and religion make me wonder..

We say God created us, and made us such that sex is more pleasurable and more frequent for most of us than for most other species. Then our human-made religions try to limit our sexual activity and to make this gift appear shameful, embarrassing, a guilty pleasure.

“Sorry, Mom, the toy’s nice, but I’d feel bad if I played with it.” Right.

There’s also the reality that men use their physical power to abuse women in acts of violent sex. To curb that abuse, in part, priests use their spiritual/religious power and abuse us all and abuse sex by making it seem dirty, worldly, inferior to spiritual acts of prayer, worship and contemplation, which leads to the total rejection of sex in the touting of celibacy, thus denying the gift.

“No thanks, Mom. I’m better off without this present. I’ll take it back to the store and exchange it for something I like better.”