"So evil has found the breach in the wall and attacked each one of us there with "a thorn in the flesh, an angel of Satan'(2 Corinthians 12:7). Unfortunately it worked! Much of Christian tradition has been negatively and uselessly trapped in guilt and preoccupation with the body, while the great issues of justice, gospel and grace have gone unheeded. the result has been rigidity and repression-much of it called 'holiness'. This response has been Evil's greatest triumph over gospel freedom. It has horribly entrapped the positive power of human affection."(R. Rohr "Radical Grace" p.230)
While I am a firm believer in monogamy, I do believe the church and the world is preoccupied with sex. Either to the extreme of wanting to control and repress every aspect of intimacy or to have absolutely know boundaries or framework in which to develop a healthy and appreciative view of sex. Unlike the Victorians who couldn't talk about sex but could talk about death. We can't talk about death but certainly can about sex. What a strange flip, since both are part of the natural order of things.
When I see some "Christians", okay one small from Kansas, standing at funerals with signs proclaiming that God hates fags, I know that Satan has won. When I watch churches come unhinged over sexuality issues and distracted from real mission, I know that Satan is winning.
While I'm not advocating and cannot support a meat market mentality towards sex, I do wonder if a refocusing on the things that actually matter might be a better use of our time and talent.
Blessings,
Ed
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