Is masturbation evil?

July 29th, 2007 • chatter, confusion

Culled from the 1% (up from 0%, mind you) of reading worthy links I see on Digg everyday, someone posted on Yahoo Answers asking if masturbation is bad for you and if they were going to hell. This is an obvious hoax but if it’s not, “wow” is all I have to say.

Written from a fear-of-God perspective, it’s interesting to see the responses given to this question. While very few recognized this as a hoax, most respondents said masturbation is OK, obviously. However, it’s interesting to note the Christian responses:

Easy big fella. Its as natural as breathing which means God knew we would do it when he made us. So lighten up and enjoy your special moments alone. All the rest of us do.

Last I checked, my parents “made” me, not some perverse godhead.

john you are fine that is a natural reaction to discovering yourself and god does not judge you by the bad things you do you are rewarded by the good things you do so relax.

(God does judge the bad things you do, it’s called “sin” and in this case, it’s most likely fueled by lust.)

Lol its ok, masturbate is not a sin in christan view and its a normal part of life, i started masturbate when i was…um 14 and i often get disgusted with my self but any ways, its normal, ever one has the experanice in their life time, even your church’s pastor, they just dont ever talk about it

“we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15-16 NKJV).

Wow. Let me explain. I’m 27 and everyone I know has masterbated @ some point in your life. No you will not be condemed to hell and yes you are completely normal so you will not have to worry about having a abnormal life or girlfriend or whatever. Women as well as men find that masturbating is a sense of relief and a whole lot safer than having sex with someone every time the urge strikes. YOu are very normal dear and theres nothing to worry about.

I guess those three haven’t read their Bibles in quite a while:

Gen.38:9-10
And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.

God wants you to have as much sex as humanly possible but only to procreate and only with the person you’re married to, if you believe in that sort of thing. I read this Yahoo Answer twice before I even wrote this post up and I’m utterly flabbergasted by the sheer amount of fear portrayed. This kid — tossing aside the fact that it’s probably a hoax — is scared out of his wits about doing something that I’m pretty sure everyone does or has done in their lifetime. He’s terrified of being plummeted to Hell for a sin less noteworthy than the lascivious activities being played out by the big evangelists around the country.

Personally, I’m more worried about the atrocious spelling kids these days think is acceptable than what’s going to happen to me if I decide to rub one out.

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