I got a suggestion from one of our members, and I think it's a really, really good one. We've talked about evolution and brushed on the idea of sexual selection, but my Jehovah's Witness upbringing is bristling at one syllable of one word in this sentence. Any guess which one it is?
SEX.
It would be a great topic, if we can get people talking about it, to discuss the taboos, religious control, and the use of guilt to control people. Religions and their attendant belief structures are replete with crazy injunctions and shameful controls of people. The insane preoccupation with gender divides and the obsession with controlling women populate so many religious texts - WHY?
Kia is going to be grinning ear to ear for this one because she knows how uncomfortable my upbringing has made topics like this for me. Obviously, I urge all members to be cautious of everyone's feelings (except mine - I'll be fine. Just, uh, might blush a lot.) But it should be a really good discussion!
Hope to see you there!
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