Why, why, WHY?! (Sex vs. Violence in Religion)

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Why, why, WHY?! (Sex vs. Violence in Religion)

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Shepards in Iraq have been slain because they failed to diaper their goats. Apparently, the sight of naked goats is too sexually tempting. Also, a grocer killed for the "suggestive" arrangement of his vegetables.

Why, oh why is sex such a big hang-up in most religions, but they can so easily direct others to slaughter at the drop of a hat?
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SAMAS wrote:Audio link

Shepards in Iraq have been slain because they failed to diaper their goats. Apparently, the sight of naked goats is too sexually tempting. Also, a grocer killed for the "suggestive" arrangement of his vegetables.

Why, oh why is sex such a big hang-up in most religions, but they can so easily direct others to slaughter at the drop of a hat?
Because it's all about control. And as George Orwell observed, if you can control a peoples' sexuality, you can control them completely.
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SAMAS wrote:Shepards in Iraq have been slain because they failed to diaper their goats. Apparently, the sight of naked goats is too sexually tempting.
In fairness, these people are obviously goat-fuckers, so is it any wonder that they think naked goats are sexually suggestive?
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In fairness, these people are obviously goat-fuckers, so is it any wonder that they think naked goats are sexually suggestive?
After watch that vid 2 years back of a pair Iraqi men having sex with a donkey through nightvision goggles, I wouldn't be completely surprised that there are places out in the cuts that would have barnyard orgies.
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SpacedTeddyBear wrote:
In fairness, these people are obviously goat-fuckers, so is it any wonder that they think naked goats are sexually suggestive?
After watch that vid 2 years back of a pair Iraqi men having sex with a donkey through nightvision goggles, I wouldn't be completely surprised that there are places out in the cuts that would have barnyard orgies.
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Anyways, aside from continued jokes about Iraqi men considering goats sexual, (possibly the best direction this thread could take) I'd think that sex is possibly one of the greatest links across all religion. First, it's an act of extreme sensuality and pleasure, which in the religious view should be linked towards their deity. It's seen as solely an act of creation of a child - creation is also a trait associated with the Divine. When sex is associated, whether negatively or positively, with the God-figure, it inextricably becomes linked to religion, and is bound by tradition, then ritual, then taboo.
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Probably because it feels good and it doesn't require anything other than two people for it to happen. Pleasure = sin, remember?
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...Or one person and a goat or other domesticated animal.

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Well thats quite interesting, this was one of the ads for me

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Seems we've just determined that you dont need jesus for union, any old goat will do :D [/quote]
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DPDarkPrimus wrote:(Why the hell are the Google ads going on about Sherlock Holmes on this page?)
My guess is you can blame Patrick Degan's sig :
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Next to all this craziness, demanding that women cover themselves up to avoid tempting actually seems reasonable.
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I wonder how much money there is to be made in the Middle East with lines of goat lingerie. I could totally cash in on this.
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wolveraptor wrote:I wonder how much money there is to be made in the Middle East with lines of goat lingerie. I could totally cash in on this.
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Darth Wong wrote:
wolveraptor wrote:I wonder how much money there is to be made in the Middle East with lines of goat lingerie. I could totally cash in on this.
"Akhmed! The new Abdullah's Secret catalog is in! Check out the hot goat on page 23!"
When you can get off on barnyard animals, I guess it's understandable that you'd consider an exposed ankle lascivious enough to label the woman a "whore".
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