Disclaimer: I’m more than a little critical of Christianity, both historically and as currently practiced by too many Americans. But frankly, I’m sweet on Christianity compared to many “Alas” readers. So here’s the question; if I link to stories that (among other things) speaks to the way Christians can be screwed up sexually, will people take it as a gloating sort of link? Because that’s not how I mean it.<\/p>\n
Anyhow, the link: Feminary is collecting stories from Christian women about their sexuality, a sort of “Christian version of the Vagina Monologues<\/a>.” She’s posted the first round of stories<\/a>, and they’re funny and tragic and interesting. I was going to post a sample, but I think y’all should go read the stories instead (they’re really short). I wish her well with her project.<\/p>\n To me, what the second and third stories suggest is that it’s easy to get incredibly screwed up if you’re trying to force your sexuality and relationships to fit into a Christian mold. But I don’t think it’s different from the way people can get sexuality and relationships screwed up by trying to fit them into any other mold. What I was reminded of, reading the stories, is this stunningly great post<\/a> (one of many) at Brutal Woman. Because it all boils down to the same shit, doesn’t it? Letting other people’s expectations define our lives is how we hurt ourselves.<\/p>\n (Hat tip: Hugo<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Disclaimer: I’m more than a little critical of Christianity, both historically and as currently practiced by too many Americans. But frankly, I’m sweet on Christianity compared to many “Alas” readers. So here’s the question; if I link to stories that … Continue reading