A question for religious people....

It's simple if you faith rules your life shut up and move on "for better or worse" .... I hate people of faith who need to cherry pick and ignore other parts of the Bible to get their point across. Be the husband or wife your supposed to be... end of story and if your here to defend your marital position then your a shitty Christian .... for better or for worse .... so shut the fuck up and move on

Just an explanation(IMO) as to why some people start with " as a Christian I..." or " the Bible says...". If one makes a statement about something which is founded on biblical principles, for example, " God created the earth in 7 days". If you just come out in any conversation and make that statement, you will undoubtedly get a barage of opinions to refute that. If you say " the Bible says( as opposed to "I say") that God created..." then what you are doing is merely pointing to where you get that belief from. You may still face the barage, but the oposer will understand WHY you made the statement and WHERE you got your opinion from( the 7 days scenario is just one example of many that could be used)" The bible says" prefix is more about helping others understand YOUR position, rather than just coming off with the statement as a stand alone comment. Because Christian (or any) beliefs are often intrinsically interconnected with how one lives one's life or forms one's opinion. The same also applies to " as a Christian I believe...". It's about helping others understand WHY one has that opinion. It's not about being holier than thou or good ole " Bible bashing".IMO

The question was directed at the poster of the verse, checking to see if there might be a reason for putting it up.

Okay, they are welcome to answer it.

Nope, not interested. I would like to think my other 2473 posts prove that. I had to look these verses up, and do some research. I've never heard it before. Now I know why.

Well, some of you may remember AC from the original ILIASM. He and I are both of the Catholic persuasion. He was distraught much of the time because he felt that he was indefinitely trapped due to his religious convictions. However, I reminded him, in a much more lengthy and sensitive way, that marriage is a covenant that both parties must honor. There are Christian expectations of marriage and the Catholic Church, even as rigid as it can be, has exceptions for people to get an annulment when one party is not honoring the covenant. Both the Catholic Church and the LDS Church both have reputations for being very particular about the personal lives of their members and both allow divorce, so the chances are that unless you belong to a very small and repressive denomination, yours does too.

I don't know for certain if AC ever got an annulment from the Church, but he and his wife divorced and he didn't feel one ounce of guilt. God does not expect us to be miserable. Marriage is for our enjoyment, not a trap. So, if someone is citing religious reasons, they are typically talking of their own guilt or ignorance. There isn't a single mainstream denomination of Christianity that won't allow divorce in at least some circumstances. I say mainstream because there are extreme religions that support things like snake handling and other such nonsense and there are probably a few who prohibit divorce for any reason, but those are not theologically sound religions to begin with and neither are their rationales for prohibiting divorce.

If you are speaking to one of the folks who happen to be miserable in a SM and feel trapped by their religion, encourage the person to go speak with the clergy at whatever church, synagogue, or mosque to which the person belongs.

If I may chime in, even though I believe that the question was directed towards abrahamic religions some may find the Buddhist thoughts on sex interesting.
If not please stop reading.
This means you.
I mean it. STOP.

Okay, we culled the weak.
There really isn't any. As long as you are treating your partner with respect and kindness, it doesn't matter.
Sex falls more to how you are treating someone. Are you being a kind and compassionate partner?
It is delectable that Buddhism has a god. Insomuch as there is no belief in a creator that you are not a part of.
The universe and everything in it is God. You are a part of that. You are not separate from God nor is it separate from you. Please act accordingly.
On to Tantric sex.
Tantric sex while highly touted, is simply an example that meditation can be done during ANY activity. It is not in and of itself placing sex above any other thing. There are Buddhist writings that explain that if you (and your partner) are completely open and giving of themselves, that sex can be a transcendent experience. However, the writing further state that with proper training and mindset, this can be achieved in daily life. Which of course is the goal.