slowmutant wrote:
I wouldn't call myself a Fundie Christian. I'm a Catholic.
Its my understanding that the Catholic Church is a lot more forgiving towards fornication-So long as it does not lead to abortion-than the fundie's. Am I wrong about that? AFAIK adultry is considered to be a greater sin than fornication.
twoshots wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Sex is a sin because it's fun, and anything that's fun that doesn't involve praise and worship of the Big Guy is a big no-no in the Xian church.
Well, Christianity tends to be an ascetic religion. Sex is just the thing that most people focus on (because it's all most people think about), but the whole thing actually reduces to one's opinion on ascetic religions. Spiritually, I think there is something to be said for it.
The puritans were ascetic's most likely because it was founded by people who were mentally deranged and thought that their bodies were possed by evil forces. Its mostly the Orthodox wacko's who continue this ascetic tradition. I dont notice this kind of
creed among Catholics, quite the opposite actually.