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"THEY'RE QUIETLY RACIST
To their supporters, one of the major benefits of megachurches is their diversity. Because they are designed to welcome newcomers and have such large congregations, they often have or openly support multiracial congregations. And as reported by The New York Times, many Black churchgoers sought out these megachurches out of a sense of duty—to be missionaries of a newly integrated worship experience...
"4. Sex is a human right. Being able to safely and freely experience sexuality is a facet of basic human functioning. Sexual violence takes away this sense of safety, and affects many aspects of a person’s overall well-being. However, it is important to remember that not having sex is an important part of a person’s right to safe sexuality and self-determination...
PLEASURABLE SEX IS A HUMAN RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!
"AFFIRMS that: Sexual pleasure is the physical and/or psychological satisfaction and enjoyment derived from shared or solitary erotic experiences, including thoughts, fantasies, dreams, emotions, and feelings. Self-determination, consent, safety, privacy, confidence and the ability to communicate and negotiate sexual relations are key enabling factors for pleasure to contribute to sexual health and well-being...
"However, casual sex — as long as it is consensual and not exploitative — is not unethical because people are using each other. It is just another transactional activity: I enjoy your body while you enjoy mine. I get pleasure and you get pleasure. Even in the most impersonal casual sex, there is an implicit recognition that we are dealing with a person, with desires and sexual needs that need to be satisfied...
"Are there UU ministers who have entered the ministry from a non-Christian background? Yes. They come from Christian denominations, Judaism and other faiths. While no statistics are available on the religious and philosophical backgrounds of our ministers, most have come from the Christian tradition. What role does the minister play? Like leaders in other religions, the minister is a teacher, guide, preacher, counselor and administrator...
"Working definitions
These working definitions were elaborated as a result of a WHO-convened international technical consultation on sexual health in January 2002, and subsequently revised by a group of experts from different parts of the world.
They are presented here as a contribution to on-going discussions about sexual health, but do not represent an official WHO position, and should not be used or quoted as WHO definitions...
Every word in this article describes my religious views: "https://brucegerencser.net/why-i-hate-jesus/
"I don’t hate the flesh and blood Jesus who walked the dusty roads of Palestine, nor do I hate the Jesus found in the pages of the Bible. These Jesuses are relics of the past. I’ll leave it to historians to argue and debate whether these Jesuses were real or fiction. Over the centuries, Christians have created many Jesuses in their own image...
"A humanist celebrant plays a role similar to that of a traditional clergyperson with one difference: humanist ceremonies express our positive, nontheistic philosophy of humanism instead of traditional faith. Humanist celebrants conduct humanist, nonreligious, and interreligious weddings, commitment/same-sex unions, memorials, baby namings, and other life cycle ceremonies...
"In support of feminism
I am a feminist. However, I feel that I need to qualify this by saying that I support sex-positive feminism and I oppose radical feminism.
Feminism is one of the most righteous and successful social movements in history...
"But above all else, sexuality is a fundamental part of being human. Everyone has a right to the information they need to engage in sexual activity in a way that’s not only safe, but also, right for them.
This driving/sex analogy isn’t perfect, of course. Driving is a privilege that people enjoy, while sex is an integral part of life that everyone has a right to fully understand...