Why are most religions so insistent on repressing natural, sexual urges? All throughout my Catholic Schooling I was taught masturbation was wrong. Worse than wrong, it's a mortal sin which will only be forgiven after confessing my sin to a priest. I was told, like many children, masturbation could lead to blindness and several other dreadful results, including eternal damnation. My Catholic Mother and Grandparents, also felt the need to discuss the "dangers" of masturbation. I have to say, I feel a bit betrayed by them.

As a teenager, like most teenage boys, I inevitably touched myself once a night until I climaxed, and as always, immediately regretted it. I would apologize to that man in the sky, and would lay there wondering if I would ever make it into heaven. It was a serious concern of mine, I committed a mortal sin nearly every night, and although I would confess it regularly, I had other skeletons in my closet. I had inevitably thought of some of my female schoolmates while doing it, which is a sin in and of itself.

Obviously, I shouldn't have felt any shame in what I was doing, there is nothing unnatural about it. But I did. It had been instilled in me for so long, I thought what I was doing was truly wrong. I constantly had this burden on my shoulders due to something I couldn't control, all because I was taught it was a horrible thing, and I would be punished for it.

Aside from the teachings above, Christians, Jews, and several other religions believe in circumcision. By cutting the foreskin, it is decreasing sexual sensation for the rest of the child's life. Again, I feel betrayed. By no will of my own, I will be unable to experience the full pleasure of sex. Granted, I am not incapable of enjoying it, in fact I love it very much. None-the-less, had I not been snipped, before I were old enough to make the decision for myself, their would be far more pleasure nerves in that area than currently exist.

The argument, "it's for health reasons," holds little weight.

On top of the above, the Catholic Church requires it's priests remain celibate and have determined the use of any contraceptive (aside from planned parent hood) as a tool for murder.

Clearly, teaching children these things is not good for their mental health. It makes them feel like horrible people, simply for submitting to a natural urge.

Why does the church feel the need to torture young children with impossible laws? What good can possibly come from this sexual repression?

Nothing in my opinion, and it is simply one of the reason's I despise organized religion.

I apologize for any typos, The Office is on and I really want to watch it.
JaggedEdge Reviewed by JaggedEdge on . The Church and Sexual Repression. Why are most religions so insistent on repressing natural, sexual urges? All throughout my Catholic Schooling I was taught masturbation was wrong. Worse than wrong, it's a mortal sin which will only be forgiven after confessing my sin to a priest. I was told, like many children, masturbation could lead to blindness and several other dreadful results, including eternal damnation. My Catholic Mother and Grandparents, also felt the need to discuss the "dangers" of masturbation. I have to say, I Rating: 5