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This is truly one of the most demented, disturbing, appalling, (and a smidgey amusing) things I've ever seen. Allow me to set the stage.

Sex is complicated. There are so many unanswered questions... One of those burning (pun intended) inquiries might be... "Why is it ok to hurt a woman's vagina while having sex with her?"

Well thank your lucky stars that there is a bold voice in the wilderness willing to tackle such a painfully probing (hehehe) question and share his insights with the rest of us.

Spoiler Alert!!! His conclusion is "The woman is created for the man's pleasure" and that "The woman just has to lie there and receive the sperm". Yuppers.



Now, this whole video lecture was prompted by a previous video presented by the same lad, in which he explained that the proof of gay sex being a sin is that anal sex hurts. In fact, he explained that the pain is God's way of telling us that something is sinful. I guess this prompted a flurry of response from confused heteros thinking that perhaps straight sex is sinful too because their woman's coochie was sore.

The best part of this video is when the guy tries to explain the purpose of the clitoris. Watch him struggle with what it is and why it's there and what type of activity is acceptable in that region. I believe at one point he actually says that the clitoris is a gift from God to women. He claims that God's stance was something like this: Ok ladies. Since you've had to deal with so much pain with child birth etc, "here's a little toy for you to play with." Generous!

The first video is the Evangelical Educator. The second video is a song I'd like to dedicate to Jesus this Thanksgiving, for the gracious gift he bestowed upon my nether regions.

(In all honesty, some woman needs to club this guy over the head with a vibrator!)







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Pope Benedict XVI has just made the most boneheaded and potentially dangerous statement imaginable.

"You can't resolve it with the distribution of condoms," he said to reporters in reference to the AIDS epidemic in Africa, "On the contrary, it increases the problem."

There are roughly 22 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are that are infected with HIV, according to UNAIDS. In 2007, three-quarters of all AIDS deaths worldwide were there, as well as two-thirds of all people living with HIV. To tell these people that practicing safe sex is not only not beneficial, but actually part of the problem is irresponsible and just plain untrue.

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A nun was among throngs greeting Pope Benedict XVI as he arrived in Yaounde, Cameroon. (finbarr o'reilly/reuters)


Up until this point, Pope Benedict had not made a public statement regarding condom use. It is understandable that the Church's official stance on sex is that abstinence is the best policy in disease prevention. However, his recent words could have dire consequences amongst Africans, particularly those who are devout Catholics.

Rebecca Hodes, director of policy, communication and research for the Treatment Action Campaign in South Africa says, "...his opposition to condoms conveys that religious dogma is more important to him than the lives of Africans."

This is not the first time the Vatican has made misleading and harmful comments about condom usage. The late Alfonso Cardinal Lopez Trujillo, the former head of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Family, caused a stir when he said that condoms may help spread AIDS through a false sense of security, claiming they weren't effective in blocking transmission of the virus.

I think we can all agree that religious groups are entitled to their opinions about the best way to get into heaven, the best way to lead a pure life, and the best way to maintain relationships. It is when they start interfering in areas of proven science and health issues that they cross the line.

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Further, by preaching that sex is only ok after marriage, and condoms are never ok, what is to become of men or women who are married to someone infected with HIV/AIDS? Are they supposed to maintain their marital duties, because the Church says so, and infect each other and their newborns? Not to mention married couples who already have more children than they can afford. Would the Church have them continue having babies, or just stop having sex? What sense does this make?

I am appalled. To expect impoverished people to avoid contraceptives under threat of religious guilt makes the Catholic Church somewhat culpable in the continued death of millions of people. It is possible to preach against the so-called sins of the flesh while still advising those that would continue to have sex to protect themselves. No one argues that behavioral modifications are necessary in the overall battle against disease and unwanted pregnancy, but condoms are a huge step in helping to keep people safe.

**Update** Our friend Post Modern Critic has supplied us with a link to an online petition specific to this very topic. If you'd like to sign and show support for the cause, please click on the link below:

To His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI: We appeal to your compassion to consider the men, women, children - and the poor - who are at grave risk from the spread of HIV/AIDS. We urge you to exercise care in your public statements, and refrain from undermining life-saving public education and AIDS prevention programs on the use of condoms.

Sign Here

souces:
BBC.com
MSNBC.com
UNAIDS.com
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