Looking back on Medieval religious and social doctrines makes our sexual culture seem a little bit less complicated.
There are some pretty wacky ideas and debates about sex these days, but looking back on Medieval religious and social doctrines makes our sexual culture seem a little bit less complicated. For one, even sexual pleasure within a marriage was considered sinful; it had to be scheduled based on the woman’s menstrual cycle and the church calendar to ensure that both parties experienced as little pleasure as possible.
For comparison’s sake, if you have sex with an animal, you can atone if you fast for 15 years. Jeez; thank goodness over the last hundreds of years we’ve had LGBT activists and sex-positive ideas on feminism and intimacy. #cf_7 .cf-btn:after { border-radius: 0px } .cf-content-wrap, .cf-form-wrap{ padding:5px; } div#cf_7 { margin-bottom: 20px; } .cf-content-text.
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