Normal people redirect their sexual energy all the time, but religion takes that skill and hijacks it. Religion says, “No, you cannot do that, that is sinful. Direct energy toward god.”Sexual desire does not disappear with increased religiosity and activity. Instead, it gets redirected but the thoughts and incoming stimulation continue.

Normal people redirect their sexual energy all the time, but religion takes that skill and hijacks it. Religion says, “No, you cannot do that, that is sinful. Direct energy toward god.”Sexual desire does not disappear with increased religiosity and activity. Instead, it gets redirected but the thoughts and incoming stimulation continue.

– Darrel Ray –

Sex & God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality

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