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, sex & marriage belong to darkness and sin	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.

AMRUTHA. novel by John Wijngaards
how to escape outdated Christian sexual morality

The Christian Enjoyment of Sex			Frequently Asked Questions
Fantasies	Nakedness	Contraceptives	Guilt	Homosexuality	Masturbation

When is sex sinful?

Periods

New Focus in Catholic Sexual Morality - academic sources

Origin
of negative attitudes to sex

Gnostic Religions