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[Big_Bird]

Religion encourages an unhealthy attitude to sex, according to this article: Demystifying sex

[twg]

Depends on the religion's goals in regards to social control, I figure.

[cdninkorea]

Yes it does provide an unhealthy view. To demand that, as most religions do, that it is a sin to have sex before you are married, would be an incredibly difficult feat for most of the teenaged and twenty-something population of the world (a large segment of this demographic isn't married). Better to encourage people to be responsible, married or otherwise.
If you're going to insist on abstinence though, it would at least be wise, for the sake of young people's health, to teach them that masterbation is a healthy alternative. But this too is a sin.

Penn and Teller "Bullsh*t"
Abstinence, Parts One through Three
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJkGWpsHM6c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a62URlxgIfs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBnUBq5uRH4

[Bibbitybop]

[Rteacher]

Materialistic, hypocritical religionists are among the worst class of people, but part of the real function of religion - from a spiritual point of view - is to gradually transform material lust into what it originally was in pure consciousness: love of God.

This involves regulating sex life through a system of marriage which ultimately results in detachment from sex.

According to religious principles, sex life between a man and woman in marriage for the purpose of having good children can be sanctified by God.

Other forms and purposes of sex life are not sanctifiable and thus entail sinful karmic reactions of varying degrees.

Healthwise, there's physical, mental, and spiritual health.

According to Ayur-Vedic understanding, there are three main underlying causes of disease: uncleanliness, anxiety, and overeating/undereating...

Unrestricted sex with different partners obviously results in many types of infections which basically relate to uncleanliness.

The sex-obsessed mind is also commonly described as "dirty", and there are mental disorders stemming from anxiety due to sex (which also may relate to various eating disorders...)

Spiritually, attachment for material sex enjoyment has to ultimately be given up in order to experience higher transcendental pleasure and liberation from the cycle of birth and death.

[pest2]

Not if you're a sex god like me.

[RACETRAITOR]

God is clearly a sick pervert. I mean, he designed penises and vaginas.

My sister used to date a guy who was raised Catholic who could never quite shake off the religion. Every time after they had sex he'd apologise to her and feel very guilty. Not really a turn on.

[djsmnc]

All it is is rubbing a wang and a poon together.

I think religions just say that you shouldn't set your mind only to fu**ing because you'll lose sight of other things. Also, if you go throwing it around everywhere, you risk disease and the complications.

Since it's all about the children and raising them right, it's important to care about them without creating complex and confusing situations to f**k up their mind at a young age.

Religions just say to be careful when you f**k.

[mikowee]

[Kepler]

Mormonism certainly encourages an unhealthy attittude about sex. Mormons believe that sex outside of marriage is the sin next to murder. They also make a really big deal about self abuse. In this youtube video, the mission president lectures his young mormon elders about the evils of self abuse and pop-ups. He blames the low conversion rate on this problem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_kA51u6IW0
What is that big rod that he's holding in his hand?

[Leslie Cheswyck]

[RACETRAITOR]

[RACETRAITOR]

[Billy Pilgrim]

Forget about sex, Christianity creates an unhealthy attitude to other people. It is a very dehumanizing way to look at the word, treating everyone as mere lambs of God who have to obey his every command. We are merely beings to be "saved' by some otherworldy figure, not living, thinking, feeling organisms that have the rigth to free will.

[seoulsister]