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Interesting piece from Autodidactic, as were a number of the comments. I do not know what data is available with regard to the incidence of sexual abuse in fundamentalists. However, based upon what I have observed there seems to be a connection.
ReplyDeleteMy lay opinion on the matter that has developed over the years is pretty simple: When people are conditioned to suppress natural and healthy sexual feelings while being reprimanded for having them, that conditioning has a tendency to create unhealthy attitudes about sex and one's sexuality. As a result, sexuality is suppressed and, in many cases, expressed in negative and even predatory behaviors.
Agi Tater -- This is why it's so important to teach healthy sexuality to young people, not this purity culture offal. Young people need to understand consent, respect, mutuality, and healthy ways of processing sexual feelings. This whole sex-is-bad-don't-think-about-it nonsense helps no one.
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