15 Matching Annotations
  1. May 2018
    1. Where sexual practices raise moral issues, Judaism, like many religions, has much to say

      sex is avery serious issue in many religions but sometimes their rules are different

    1. Muslim women have become spokespersons for the sexual equality and sexual freedom that are thought to defi ne French culture in contrast to the sexual oppression and gender inequality of Islam.

      They have more freedom?

    2. secularism as a particular pattern of political rule that entails the intervention into and transformation of religious and ethical life an

      not sure what secularism means

  2. Apr 2018
    1. Transsexuality is aparticularly interesting contemporary case study because it forces us tothink about how sex “changes” through histor

      Sex change is not just of the present but it also has a past. The scientific advances are helping it move forward.

    1. How could I even start to fl ourish when I did not know how to advocate for myself within the clinical encounter?

      this is very important, we need that guidance to be able to become what we want

  3. Mar 2018
    1. rgues that this suffering love itself becomes a part of the soul ’ s identifi cation with Christ.

      This reminds me of some of last uint, where it is "ok" to suffer because Christ did too so we must also suffer as well

    2. whereby the male devotee becomes the female soul joined in loving union with the male fi gure of Christ.

      Never thought about women being devoted to males because he was the figure of Christ.

  4. Feb 2018
    1. To be a handicap does not mean that you are sick or mentally retarded. A handicap can have a full, healthy, happy life, just like their fellow human beings

      This is such a powerful message, some see those with certain disabilities as not capable of doing anything or simply being happy. Different things make different people happy. We only see others they way we want to. Not from their point of view

    1. According to LaVey, the scent of a menstruating woman, then, communicates her fertilit

      This reminds me so much of certain animals that are trying to find the mate. Fertilization is something so important because in a sense it is a triumph of having an offspring. The scent will help them locate the perfect to conceive with.

    2. LaVey ’ s suggestion for strategically using the scent of feminine fl uids — blood, sweat, and urine — to stimulate lust in prospective partners

      The female fluids, are they what attract the wrong and right people? gives me the impression that women are someone bad and that they have the special "poisons" to attract. We know how to use our fluids in the right way to get what we want?

    3. The Satanic Witch places a strong emphasis on the materiality of the human body

      Does this mean that our bodies are the ones that are taking us down the "wrong" path? Our bodies are the places or guides to sining which get us close to Satan?

  5. Jan 2018
    1. "Unspoken WordsItalic**offered a nuanced understanding of how religions provide meaning, structure and value to their lives and embodied experiences including issues as childbirth, marriage and erotic attachments.

      In many ways our culture, we are assaulted by impurity but some religions are able to show us a different side. There are many models of virtue instead of seeing the usual lowered roles of women that are showed in the modern world.