Where in the bible does it say anything about what is "natural". You might be able to say birth control is "unnatural",
But lol....what does marriage have to do with what is natural and what is not?
I think you are confusing the terminology and should favor the word "immoral" or 'illegitimate"..
learn to use your words right, please.
2007-01-04 03:39:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
....just a thought..ACTUALLY it's MORE ""NATURAL"" to go on your animal instincts to reproduce the species and automatically have sex with anyone you really fancy.
2007-01-04 03:41:38 · update #1
.....Marriage is a man made thing for our own societal reasons, and as such, it is arguably, the more "unnatural' of the two.
2007-01-04 03:42:32 · update #2
arewethereyet: that would explain then why so many people feel compelled to get abortions, now wouldn't it?
2007-01-04 03:44:42 · update #3
I have heard that said also and I have to say that I agree with you!
Above me someone said its "wrong in the pocketbooks of the communities, especially if it produces babies". To that I must say that I can support myself and any children I will have. Honey I don't need a man to marry me and take care of me. Maybe you do...but I don't.
Besides, there are plenty of children living in poverty even though their parents are married. There are also plenty of unmarried couples who OF COURSE have sex but don't have any children. It is IRRESPONSIBILITY that is responsible for unwanted or unneeded pregnancy, regardless of marital situation.
2007-01-04 03:43:36 · answer #1 · answered by ÜFÖ 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Some Christians have serious problems with a lot of things, and think that it's their business to stick their nose into OTHER people's business.
Also, some seem to think that they can solve this nation's problems through fear and ignorance; like when it comes to reducing teen pregnancy and STDs. Better we should restrict information on contraception and preach stupid ideas like "abstinence."
That's why our teen pregnancy rate is the highest on the planet.
If two people really love each other and stand by each other, care for each other and support each other, what the heck does it matter if they're married or not.
Now.........if you're talking about children, that's a little different discussion. I'm not saying that an unmarried couple couldn't provide just as good a home for a child as a married couple.....it's just that on average.....they don't.
I don't mean to suggest that a marriage license, some vows and a couple rings will make the critical difference if the couple is immature, uncaring, unloving, etc. It won't.
But, if you're going to spawn children, I think you owe it to THEM to be married.
Just my opinion. I've been married 36 years and we raised a very happy, healthy, well-adjusted, loving son.
2007-01-04 05:02:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Given that we're one of the only species on the planet for whom sex is actually pleasurable (which encourages us to experience it as often as possible), and since the pleasurable experience actually serves a biological function in that women experience silent ovulation, so men don't know when we're "in heat" and end up wanting to have sex with us all the time as a result of the pleasurable experience, I can't see how unmarried sex is anything other than natural. Marriage was basically designed/created so that men could be assured the children they're raising are theirs (this also serves a biological function, since it ensures their DNA will live on), but a study was done not too long ago that showed 1 in 10 married men is raising a child that isn't theirs.
"Immoral" or "illegitmate" are the words I definitely think they're looking for.
)O(
2007-01-04 03:52:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Excuse the rude language, but it adds to the reality of it, and its correctly used here, so its can't be marked out. But a bastard is a person without a father or mother. Bastards are usually below in morality due to the lack of a proper raising, no? Religious or not, having a child outside of marriage can give the two participants a great deal of pleasure, but the result is sad and unfair for the child.
Plus, its natural that when a guy in front of me on the road goes at less than 20 mph with no cars in front of him, I should ram straight into him and blame in on my faulty breaks and the broken ignition. But should I do it? Yes...err I mean no.(shoot, almost lost it there) Natural...isn't always the best you know.
2007-01-04 03:52:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The whole idea of intercourse in the first place is to bring forth young ones. God made the family unit so man and woman both could raise their children up in the direction of the Lord. A child needs both parents mom and dad, just ask any child born out of wedlock.
2007-01-04 03:48:40 · answer #5 · answered by B"Quotes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All sex is "natural", whether in marriage or out of marriage. That isn't the question.
The reason God doesn't want us to have sex before marriage (fornication) is because He wants to PROTECT OUR HEARTS! When you have sex with someone, you leave a part of you with that person. It doesn't matter whether you love that person, or just a one-night fling. You still leave a part of yourself with that person.
God doesn't want us hurt. He wants to protect our hearts. In marriage -- the marriage that God has intended for us -- your heart is protected, and you are bound to this person, and He gives instructions for you to thoroughly enjoy each other's bodies, not denying eachother.
God's laws are for our protection, just like a parent's law in the house is for the children's protection.
You wouldn't let your toddler run out in the street, would you? Of course not! You don't want him to get hurt.
God doesn't want us to have sex until marriage, because He doesn't want us to get hurt.
Sex outside of marriage is a sin. What is sin? Sin is anything that takes you away from God and His plans for you. "Sin" is an archery term, meaning "missing the mark". When you indulge in sex outside of marriage, you are violating a plan He has made for us. You are "missing the mark".
2007-01-04 03:53:28 · answer #6 · answered by Dianne C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, Christians do not think unmarried sex is really unnatural. It's just wrong in the eyes of God and the pocketbooks of the community. Especially if it produces babies.
2007-01-04 03:42:56 · answer #7 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It is very natural and it is a sin. I am Othodox christian which is the most strict out there and in no way is sex considered bad between married couples.
2007-01-04 03:45:21 · answer #8 · answered by travelguruette 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not all intercourse is organic, yet intercourse between a guy and a woman is often organic. God gave us the stress, the stimulation, the desire with the intention to motivate procreation, which occurs to be the standard objective of intercourse. it is likewise the main God-like interest (creation of existence) we can have interaction in as human beings and consequently should not be taken gently. yet back, that doesn't advise it would not be relaxing and exciting.
2016-10-19 11:16:14 · answer #9 · answered by bridgman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without God's revelation to us on this earth first through His nation Israel (Old Testament) than through his Son, Jesus, we honestly would consider having sexual relations with sheep, goats, dogs, our own family, etc. as natural. You see, God points us in the right direction through the 10 Commandments.
Let's look specifically at the 7th Commandment. "Thou shall not commit adultery". In Matthew, Jesus says this "you have heard it said that you shall not commit adultery.
But I say to you that even if you look upon a woman to lust after her, you have already committed adultery with her in your heart."
You see with God it is not only about what you do and say but also about what you think and the intentions of your heart. God gave us the marriage covenant to protect us (stds, aids, broken hearts, financial protection, raising children with security, etc.). Marriage is a commitment before God and is right in his eyes.
A godless world reject the God-given formula to make marriage work. It thinks it knows best, and suffers the heartbreaking consequences of destroyed marriages and ruined lives. Christianity upholds marriage as holy, and women as virtuous. "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies?" - Proverbs 31:10
2007-01-04 03:59:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋