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Reader asks: I married a Christian, now I’m an atheist. What should I do?
A reader writes: I found out about you from Life Without a Net. I read your post about guilt. THAT is what I am going through. Very conservative religious upbringing, married b/c I felt guilty about sex before marriage. Now I find myself, 8 years later, still married to a woman I don’t truly love, a 4yo … Continue reading
Economics and Marriage: Making Sense of the Republican Agenda
What does marriage have to do with the political agenda of the Religious Right? Why are Republican Christians so united in their support for both conservative politics and “traditional” sex and marriage? To many non-believers, the two topics seem unrelated. Christians are sexual prudes, and Republicans are hyper-conservatives. It just so happens that most Republicans … Continue reading
Gay Marriage Isn’t Rare, and It’s Never Destroyed Society.
One of the lies peddled by the Christian bigots is that if gay marriage is allowed, it will destroy society. People will be marrying lambs and sloths, and carp and anchovies, and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit-bats… Straight marriage will be so corrupted that the “sanctity of marriage” will disappear. The thing is, like so … Continue reading
NY Bishop Displays Bigotry and Ignorance About Marriage
Archbishop Timothy Dolan, of the New York Archdiocese, has penned a “defense of marriage” blog which deserves a point by point examination. It’s so loaded with falsehoods, bigotry, and hate that I would be doing a disservice not to dissect it in detail. (Read it in its entirety HERE.) The media, mainly sympathetic to this … Continue reading
Married Man Sex Life Primer
Fellow blogger and web-acknowledged sex god Athol Kay has released his book, ‘Married Man Sex Life Primer 2011.” I seldom recommend a book without reading it, but I feel comfortable at least suggesting that it’s worth giving a look. I’m ponying up for the $20 new price at Amazon, and that should tell you something. … Continue reading
If We’re Not Monogamous, then Why Are We Monogamous?
Yesterday, I covered some of the more compelling arguments that have convinced me that humans aren’t “built” for long term sexual monogamy. I also hinted at why I believe monogamy has taken over modern culture — the acquisition of wealth. But there are still a lot of glaring questions, and I’d like to at least … Continue reading
“Mixed Marriage” and Children
What a horrible situation this is! But it’s not rare. I know at least a half a dozen atheists who are or were married to Christians. And most of them have children. I catch a lot of flack for this, but it’s my considered opinion that nonbelievers should not marry believers, and vice versa. There’s … Continue reading
Marriage
If someone were to go through my entire blog and collect everything I’ve said about marriage, I’d come out looking as if I’m anti-marriage. I suppose to some degree I am. There are many trappings of marriage that I think are culturally irrelevant or even harmful in today’s world. I’ve written in some depth about … Continue reading
The Pitfalls of Being a Selector
Thanks to Dalrock for reminding me of this amusing example of the different ways men and women often view relationships. I’ll paraphrase the story: There’s a store that sells husbands, and it has six floors. Any woman can visit, but only once. She can choose to ascend one floor if she wants, or she can … Continue reading
Catholic Bishops Contradict Science Again
AP reports that the Catholic Church has again gotten things wrong with regard to gays and marriage: BALTIMORE – The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops have affirmed that the church defines marriage between one man and one woman, and sex is meant for procreation. The pastoral letter was issued Tuesday in Baltimore by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. To … Continue reading
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