Let’s Talk About Sex
As I wandered around Temple Square again (this time in the company of three gays) and saw young couples holding hands, staring reverently up at the large statue of Jesus, I thought about what it would be like to actually have a god of some sort the focus of ones relationship. They would pray together, go to church together and I’m sure they’d have lengthy discussions about the presence of the Lord in their lives as a Christian couple. I know many of you may disagree, but, as someone who knows a great amount about religion (the first 18 years of my life were spent in Catholic educational institutions) and whoh as somewhat strayed from the ‘way,’ I feel that religion could possibly be a way of avoiding reality by putting unfortunate events on the shoulders of someone other than yourself. Dad, relatives, friends of mine: I respect someone’s right to practice religion and I’m amazed at the self-discipline that you all have, but I suppose I’ve turned into a realist who right now chooses to rely on myself for help with challenges, problems and trying times. What’s so intriguing about the Mormon lifestyle is that it is an actualy LIFESTYLE. It’s not only about prayer and missions and the president of the church and the goal of having your own planet and immortalizing Smith and Young, but it’s about living a life without alcohol, premarital sex, immodesty and coffee. What if one was just to live his life as he pleased, with no rules established by someone other than human society? Would this world be a safer place? Less fighting, less opposition? If each lived by his own bible, with the ultimate message being goodwill and humaneness, where would established relgion be? And, are more people turning to religion now than compared to the 1950’s? What if the flock stops following and we’re all just lost sheep in the meadow? Maybe we’d have to turn to those reverent couples holding hands on the grounds of the Temple for some guidance.
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