Ancient Christian SEX beliefs were wild

GMS, Oct. 28, 2023; Sheldon S., Ashley Wells, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Our man in the Vatican is going to need this for the Whore of Babylon. It's all in the Book. Go have a look and don't criticize me, dummies! It is the future, and you will do what you're told, or else.

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  Pope San Francisco: "Who am I to judge?"

  Pope allows [child molesting] priests of the Holy Roman Church to bless same-sex gay couples (NY Times)
• Pope Francis affirms homosexuality is a 'sin' but says it shouldn't be criminalized (Washington Examiner)
• Pope says gay people can receive blessings: 'No intention to legitimize anything' (Washington Examiner)
• Pope formally allows priests to bless same-sex couples | PBS
• Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples | AP
• (WQ: Why are people dependent on intermediaries like priests to talk, commune, or get blessed by their omniscient/omnipotent God?) Religion is a racket: Know "god," know peace

(Genetically Modified Skeptic) Ancient Christians had WILD beliefs about sexuality and gender. Here are five of them.

1. Was Adam androgynous (both male and female)?
2. What did the apostle Paul say about sex?
3. What does Christianity say about gender roles?
4. Was sex allowed in early Christianity?
5. In the Christian future, we'll all be nonbinary?

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  Faith? Stay skeptical, kids. Read my Panarion.

  [The Christian orgies and abortions of Panarion] by 4th century Christian theologian Epiphanius of Salamis, "destroyer of heresies" (and probable maker-upper of things)
• Origen, the first great Christian scholar, had a teacher that seems to have been the Buddha, according to the great British Buddhist monk Ajahn Brahm

Christian theologian Origen believed in reincarnation from his teacher

Ammonius Sacca (Saka A'muni or Shakyamuni who is the Buddha)

I lived surrounded by only men and loved it.

GMS discusses all of these issues, citing the writings of Paul, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Philip, Polemon the Stoic, Acts of Thecla, and more.

CHAPTERS

• Intro/The Celibate Priest 00:00
• Women are less perfect than men 02:26
• Christians should never have sex 09:14
• Androgyny: original and ideal state of humankind 13:19
• A radical way to keep chaste 19:07
• Bad theology leads to orgies 22:46

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Thanks to Dr. Bart D. Ehrman, Dr. Jennifer Knust, and Dr. Jeffrey Siker for speaking consulting on this.

VIDEOS REFERENCED

• What the Bible really says about sex and gender (according to scholars)
• The Wild World of Ancient Christian Propaganda
• The Female Apostle that Christianity (Purposely) Forgot | Acts of Paul and Thecla

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