let's face it, there are many reasons for banning sex.
First of all, it's icky. Both the man and the woman produce all kinds of body fluids, lubricants etc, which is messy and requires cleaning up. We've all seen those things on tv where they use that special light in hotel rooms to show that even after the sheets have been washed there's still all sorts of stuff all over the place! Do we really want to be doing that in our own beds?
The bible says it's wrong. Sure, it doesn't say that all sex is wrong, but it sure places a large number of restrictions on it! Leviticus gives a run down on this:
- if you have sex, then you are unclean until the evening! This could get embarrassing, because as decent people we'd have to warn others so they can avoid touching us and becoming unclean as well. "pleased to meet you! I'd shake your hand, but i had sex this morning and i'm unclean."
- if a woman has her period, then she isn't allowed to have sex, because she is unclean. Even after her period is finished, she's still unclean for eight days. In fact, you can't even look at a menstruating woman!
- if a woman has been in a room with a dead body, then she is unclean for seven days.
- if she has given birth, then she is unclean for 40 days if it was a boy, and for 80 days if the child is a girl!
- if the woman touches a dead animal - even a dead fly! - then she is unclean for a day.
- if anyone touches something unclean - and let's face it, what these days isn't? - then they also become unclean.
- the bible also makes it clear that homosexual sex and masturbation are both wrong as well.
- and finally, the don't even have sex in heaven!
but there are many other reasons for banning sex.
- sex can be used as a form of abuse. Even within marriages, one member can use sex to dominate and control the other.
- sex can spread diseases.
- sex can lead to genetic abnormalities in children.
- sex can lead to many other health concerns, such as ectopic pregnancies and other conditions which can jeopardize both mother and child.
- even today, sex is seen as something that should be done in private. The fact is that most people don't want to watch others having sex. The few people that do are deviants and immoral.
- sex is suggested everywhere in our society, in advertising particularly. This encourages young people to engage in sexual acts while they lack the emotional maturity to do so. This can lead to emotional and psychological problems.
- unwanted pregnancies are a very important issue regarding sex. Women can either have an abortion or be forced to put their newborn child up for adoption (a very traumatic experience!) or keep their child, which puts them through a great deal of emotional and financial strain.
so you can see that there are many reasons to ban sex. Wouldn't this result in humans dying out? No. Sperm can be surgically removed from the man, and eggs can be surgically removed from the woman. Fertilization can then take place in a test tube. The fertilized eggs then needs to grow to term in a woman's womb, but birth can be done through caesarean section, avoiding the uncleanliness issues mentioned above.
