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Originally Posted by ownerspet  However, I feel that some people who have not been able to break out of norms which have been installed in them since a young age by society in general (which often began with their parents from day one); find it difficult to avoid guilt of going against what they have been told their entire lives. |
Exactly. And by discussing it sometimes minds can be opened up. As you say you don't have to be Christian in order to have guilt by instilled society moral expectations often coming from a traditional Christians anti-sex stand but also has spread to society with all or no religious beliefs.
But even some traditional Christians can me open minded.
Over the years even from strong Christians that had been challenged by different views to motivate them to study the issues more seriously just as I did decades ago.
One person who was one of my harshest critics very long ago on the old Prodigy boards before websites were common attacking with the usual bible scriptures without a clue as to what they actually meant in the language and culture of the times many years later wrote me how his views had changed and wanted to thank LC for challenging his traditional thinking.
Just this morning I got another e-mail saying in part:
hi Dave,
i wanted to write and comment on your site. i am shocked at what i was reading on your site about pre-marital sex and multiple wives. there is so much that the church has misses over the years. Your site has really got me thinking and i appreciate the truth that i seen in it. i am going to go back and re-read some articles with my wife.
until very recently was in agreement with the religious right. i couldnt stand gays and at times i looked down my nose at other people. now, i truly believe God has re-wired my brain and my heart concerning what i believe and feel about various issues and most importantly, people."
That is my main motivation for libchrist.com as well as take the opportunity when the issue arises on boards like this- to help those overcome guilt- whether Christian or not. Most of the attacks on swing clubs are coming from the Christian right. Getting Christians to open their mind is important I beleive in the fight for adult rights in the U.S., but also the non Christian general public that tend to define the "morality" of our society regardless of religious beliefs.