Are you Christian/religious?

[I_like_it_all]

Look, I get it if you're not, and I'm not trying to change your mind believe me. Non-believers, your opinions on this top/discussion are certainly welcome (and may be very enlightening), but I'm particularly curious about the thoughts of those who consider themselves to be "religious" (in particular Christian).

I was mostly raised by my Grandma, who was a woman of very strong Christian faith (and the best human being that I've ever known). I went to a Christian church (Nazarene to be exact), and I had a deep faith into my teens. Then, as many young people do, I strayed. I went back to my faith in my twenties, and then fell away again. It's been sort of on and off ever since. Over the last year or so I've rediscovered my faith in way that is much stronger than before. However, as you can tell, I still indulge in pornography; and not the vanilla kind. We're talking serious "race play", "shemales" etc. I don't--or at least haven't yet--indulged in any of it for real, though it is something I want to try.

So short story long, lol. If you are a Christian (or someone of a more conservative religion that typically preaches against pornography and sexual activity outside of marriage), how do you reconcile these two very opposing parts of your lifestyle? Have you come to the conclusion that your God does not, in fact, forbid or look down upon masturbation/pornography/non-traditional sexual activity? Do you feel guilty after you indulge in this sort of
stuff?

I get that this board is the "Pit of fire" (kind of ironic, huh?), but I'm really not interested in name-calling or trolling. Again, if you don't believe in God, I understand. This topic really isn't about putting each other down for our beliefs. I just want to hear from people who deal with the guilt/shame/uncertainty of their faith and their desires.

I look forward to your thoughts, and thanks for reading this much longer than I'd originally intended question.

[Panties4mycum]

When I was a kid I was wanking off to my mum 4, 5, 6 times a day, sometimes more, and I felt so guilty about I almost told a priest in confession.

By the time I was 12 I was using her knickers and bras to cum on, too, and still feeling like I was going to hell.

Luckily, when I was 14, my best friend at the time and I admitted to each other that we each found our own mums hot as fuck and would wank to them. He was also using his mum's undies to cum on!

We had so many great sleepovers after that, where we'd compare knickers and bras we'd snuck out of our respective laundry baskets before wanking ourselves daft over photos of our mums.

After that the guilt, shame and fear of an eternity in hell vanished...

[TheOldNick]

I was mostly raised by my Grandma, who was a woman of very strong Christian faith (and the best human being that I've ever known).

I really don't want to insult your grandma but perhaps she should have read her bible more often instead of listening to some uptight and self-righteous priests.

There is no prohibition of masturbation anywhere in the bible.

Let me ask you something. What would you prefer? Masturbating or fucking your brother's widow to impregnate her? Perhaps you can also ask your grandma. If she is not sure tell her to read Gen 38 to find out about the real sin of Onan. It was his selfishness to deny his brother a post-mortem male heir. Not to mention that he would have to impregnate her again if the first child was female...

Lev 15 describes ejaculation as a cause of ritual impurity. This is not a moral judgement, but a cultic precept stating that the man remains impure until evening and must wash himself and any contaminated thing. You can see that by Lev. 15,18. It becomes clear that this impurity is also the case when it happens while being with a woman. Nothing to do with masturbation.

So now.. What else?

Watching Porn? Hmmm I don't think that the bible knew photographs or videos. There's one passage in the bible that may refer to this.

First I must tell you that the New Testament is hearsay only. Matthew says (Matth. 5,28) that Jesus sad "But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."

Hmmm.... Adultery? I am not married. And the women in porn are not married either. Otherwise they would not do it. Yet I don't know if they are married or not. But firstly, as already mentioned, this is hearsay by Matthew, and secondly, it's about women, not their portraits. And none of the others reported about this issue. They even don't report anything about this speech.

And btw: What does adultery mean? I will not ask you how many wives Abraham had. But if I ask you the same about Jacob you even can tell me their names and the names of the twelve sons he had with them. At least if you know the bible. Otherwise begin reading at Gen. 29.

Now what else? Non-traditional sexual activity? Yes there is one thing that is prohibited. Again read your bible. Lev. 20,13

If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

You will notice that only gay men should be executed. There's not even a word about dykes. But you may ask your church officials when they will kill this part of the LGBTQ+ community. Or why they want to accept it despite the clear order in the bible.

Oh.. and if you fuck a woman while she has her period you will be impure again. Ritually. Not morally. At least you shall not do it.

You also should not fuck animals. (Ex. 22,19, Lev. 18,23, Lev. 20, 15:16, Dt 27,21)

And you should not eat pork. No. Never! (Lev 11, 7,8, Dt 14,8)

Any other questions about GOd's Word? Read it. You have it in your bookshelf.And perhaps you will find out why your Christian church is at least superfluous. (Hint: Matth. 18,20 if you refer to hearsay again) There is no justification for church in the bible!

[Sandy_Porn_Collector]

I'm an atheist and think all religions are a bit silly.

When it comes to porn it always comes down to one thing, is it consensual? If it is then I don't have a problem with it, and not thinking there's a god means I don't have to feel guilt about watching porn.

When it comes to religious people I just have one attitude towards them, if they leave me alone I have no problem, if they don't try and force their religious morality on society I have no problem. However if religious people do those things then I DO have a problem.

Religion is like a penis. It's fine to have one and fine to be proud of it. However, don't whip it out in public or shove it down someone else's throat.