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The Mania of 'All Sex is Sin'

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Greek Philosophy 400 BC - 200 AD * Women are inferior by nature. * Male and female were split into two genders. * Women were created to punish men.
		Hebrew Myths 100 BC - 500 AD The female demon Lilith was created with Eve.
		John's Gospel ca 90 AD Darkness and Light
	Gnostic Religions ca. 100 - 1400 body and sex are evil Poimandres Manicheism	Gnostic Gospel of Thomas 100 - 110 AD Opposition of Spirit and Flesh

	St Augustine 354 - 430 AD * sex in marriage passes on original sin; * sexual pleasure is wrong

Medieval Theologians 1000-1500 AD * borrowed negative concepts from Augustine; * based sexuality on presumed 'natural law'
	Unchristian Practices 1200-1900 * purification after childbirth; * belief in sex with devils & witch hunts
Papal Encyclicals 1900 - now erroneous teaching: contraceptives; homosexuality; etc., etc.

Gnostic Religions