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Roland Hulme,
Jul. 16, 2012
A court ruling in Germany last month saw the practice of infant circumcision restricted throughout the city of Cologne, after police were alerted to a Muslim child who was bleeding seriously following a botched circumcision.
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Mwar,
Jul. 10, 2012
Imagine a world where true, pure love was between two men, and two men only? Or if a man had genuine love for a woman, beyond reproduction, he was in some way seen as inferior? A world where the most sacred relationships were bonds between a teacher and his disciple, where these two men would be together in all ways: intellectually, spiritually, and sexually?
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Tinamarie Bernard,
Jan. 26, 2012
Any experience of submission or domination – if I were to play that way – are for pleasure’s sake, not to get the Church off, writes the author in an essay that challenges the power structure of sin, sex and spirituality.
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Liz Langley,
Jan. 26, 2012
Well at least Iran has someone to play with now. That might not be a good thing.
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by
Liz Langley,
Jan. 24, 2012
Much, much less than you'd think.
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by
Liz Langley,
Jan. 06, 2012
Being stuck in the desert with other Scientologists wasn't torture enough.
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Tinamarie Bernard,
Dec. 29, 2011
We may abhor the streetwalker, glorify the escort, covet the centerfold, and vie for the attention of the sacred priestess, but the differences in the transactions seem like minutia lost in the facts; money is exchanged, sexual favors are granted.
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by
Tinamarie Bernard,
Dec. 15, 2011
The author explores the sexier side of where God meets Sex to ponder: what is it about bliss that turns our brains to mush?
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by
Liz Langley,
Dec. 15, 2011
Pretty much a recipe, there, for offending someone. But not us.
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by
Liz Langley,
Dec. 09, 2011
Sisters on The Pill? It might help lower their risk of cancer, later in life.
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by
Liz Langley,
Dec. 05, 2011
Thanks, now we have the Beatles' song "Baby You Can Drive My Car" stuck in our head.
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by
Liz Langley,
Dec. 02, 2011
Board votes, 9-6, against participation by interracial couples.
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by
Liz Langley,
Nov. 28, 2011
Sam's Club washes its hands of "The Brick Testament."
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Nov. 23, 2011
Pastor starts public kissing competition for married couples, and we watch approvingly.
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Liz Langley,
Nov. 21, 2011
It's in Ohio! And it's in the UK, where grandma says a spirit is “like an octopus.”
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Liz Langley,
Nov. 08, 2011
The population on earth recently topped seven billion people. Most experts agree the planet's ability to support us is already stretched thin. You'd think, then, that population control as a method for preserving our ability to survive on this planet with it's finite resources would be a popular topic. So why are people and organizations who support the concept shying away from bringing it up?
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Liz Langley,
Nov. 07, 2011
We imagine they'll have to say a few “Hail Marys.” Or something.
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Liz Langley,
Oct. 31, 2011
And yes, he is an ordained minister. It's legal in New York, so plenty good enough for us.
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by
Liz Langley,
Oct. 31, 2011
“Please no masks or cross-dressing.” So ... what's left?
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by
Liz Langley,
Sep. 30, 2011
Mexico City mulls offering temporary licenses. Can we call them learners' permits?
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by
Liz Langley,
Sep. 29, 2011
Why? Maybe because they aren't marrying as young as they used to.
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by
Liz Langley,
Sep. 23, 2011
We're pretty sure, ourselves, that gay marriage only causes gay people to be married.
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Sep. 23, 2011
It's all about fitness, but U.K. Muslims are angered by photos.
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by
Liz Langley,
Sep. 21, 2011
Controversial statue in Prague is stolen ... if you find it, there's a $30,000 reward.
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by
Liz Langley,
Sep. 21, 2011
Humor is probably wasted on them, but not on us.
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by
Liz Langley,
Sep. 15, 2011
Association of Catholic Priests agrees ... for what it's worth.
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Liz Langley,
Sep. 05, 2011
Do it his way and technically it's all, well, kosher.
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by
Liz Langley,
Sep. 05, 2011
“Sorry” never seems to be one of those words, does it.
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Aug. 30, 2011
He was the victim of a “How I lost my virginity” lie.
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by
Liz Langley,
Aug. 09, 2011
This is just a handy thing to know for when you get in a stupid argument.
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Aug. 09, 2011
Mayor says leaning penis-tower T-shirts and undies are trashy.
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by
Liz Langley,
Aug. 03, 2011
Recordings of leader of Mormon sect are allegedly of him having sex with 14-year-old.
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by
Liz Langley,
Aug. 01, 2011
Our advice, kids, is to learn not to look, or become more tolerant.
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by
Liz Langley,
Jul. 27, 2011
In Texas, authorities shut down the "outreach mission" of The Playground.
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Rayne Millaray,
Jul. 13, 2011
She says signing a license for a gay marriage goes “against God.” Buh-Bye ...
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by
Liz Langley,
Jul. 12, 2011
Lawsuit sidesteps polygamy issue but claims constitutional right to privacy.
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by
Tinamarie Bernard,
Jul. 07, 2011
To snip or not to snip is at the center of a resurgent debate, but are we seeing the whole picture? Medical pros and cons are only part of the complexities surrounding this simple procedure.
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by
Liz Langley,
Jun. 28, 2011
Driving while nude? Try not asking for directions ...
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by
Liz Langley,
Jun. 24, 2011
And there's also a choir with a song to spread the word.
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Jun. 24, 2011
Methodist refuses to say she'll never do it again.
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by
Jeff Schult,
Jun. 17, 2011
We know, there are other opinions out there. We even have one.
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Jun. 14, 2011
President says women have failed to civilize the men ... like it was their job?
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Jeff Schult,
Jun. 14, 2011
... because, apparently, the Mormon Church owns the station.
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Roland Hulme,
Jun. 13, 2011
Evolution, by its very definition, is an innate genetic preference for self-preservation. In a world literally bursting at the seams, some argue that this is why the number of gay people is increasing.
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Rayne Millaray,
Jun. 08, 2011
Canadian resident remains jailed in Tehran pending review of case.
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Jeff Schult,
Jun. 06, 2011
Yes, we were offended, too. But we're backing off, a little.
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Jun. 02, 2011
Proposed change in rules will go on agenda for national vote next year.
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Rachel Rabbit White,
May. 31, 2011
Circumcision is increasingly considered a human rights issue. San Franciscans will be voting on banning the controversial procedure this November. While the AMA does not recommend it, circumcision is still considered an essential sign of the covenant in reformed Judaism. Like France’s ban on the hijab, the question is: Are we denying freedom of religion or are we protecting human rights?
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Jeff Schult,
May. 20, 2011
Rapturous sex. A little looting. Maybe some last-minute errands ...
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by
Veronica Monet,
May. 17, 2011
Last month I noted that the “love hormone,” Oxytocin, introduces an element of love to all sexual encounters. If sex exists on a continuum, then some sex might be almost bereft of love while other sex would be completely defined by love. In between those two extremes exists a lot of varied combinations of eroticism and emotion.
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Jeff Schult,
May. 16, 2011
Just because they can doesn't make it right.
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Rayne Millaray,
May. 05, 2011
No, we didn't think you could be jailed for that, either.
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Tinamarie Bernard,
Apr. 28, 2011
Sacred female sexuality, with its feelers in earth-based worship, meets resistance in various circles. The idea that woman with all her undulating curves & desires can cohabitate with formal religion creates waves of awe & shock, depending on perspective & historical understanding.
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Rayne Millaray,
Apr. 28, 2011
If it's legal, patrons can look at it. First Amendment trumps censors.
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Rayne Millaray,
Apr. 15, 2011
Pop singer is an ambassador for hell, turning kids gay. Stuff like that. Uh-huh ...
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Rayne Millaray,
Mar. 29, 2011
Maybe we'd be more sympathetic if they showed a little more tolerance, themselves.
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Mar. 22, 2011
LGBT groups protest official funding and participation by police.
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Mar. 18, 2011
Crystal Cathedral running into backlash from its own founder.
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Rayne Millaray,
Mar. 11, 2011
Sex-positive Christian message spreads to Indiana.
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Jeff Schult,
Mar. 04, 2011
He's a kid. He had sex. Let's not traumatize him for life.
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Rayne Millaray,
Mar. 04, 2011
Pastor Craig vs. Ron Jeremy: Who are you betting on?
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Rayne Millaray,
Feb. 28, 2011
A cautionary tale ... Be careful with the candles, boys and girls.
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Feb. 25, 2011
Mother upset at use of her child's image—and who wouldn't be?
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Feb. 23, 2011
We know, you're shocked. No gays allowed on “Date Night.”
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Feb. 21, 2011
Billboard, video series and, yes, mysexlifesucks.org all part of the message.
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by
Jeff Schult,
Feb. 17, 2011
Scott Brown, R-MA, offers startlingly candid autobiography.
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by
Jeff Schult,
Feb. 09, 2011
Clitoral satisfaction and wholeness part of obscure faith's agenda.
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Feb. 09, 2011
Anti-porn minister helps those who want to stay visually pure.
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Feb. 03, 2011
Last year's event went so well, they're doing it again ...
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Jan. 28, 2011
Philadelphia minister preaches a gospel of sensuality.
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Jan. 12, 2011
Pope delivers verbal slap at new mandatory curriculum in Spain.
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Jan. 11, 2011
If you were thinking Rev. Fred Phelps couldn't stoop any lower, you were wrong.
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by
Lorna D.,
Dec. 27, 2010
Cyprus unfazed by international reaction.
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by
Jeff Schult,
Dec. 21, 2010
Church issues murky clarification of pope's latest comments.
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by
Rayne Millaray,
Dec. 14, 2010
You'd think we made this up, but you'd be wrong.
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by
Lorna D.,
Nov. 22, 2010
Pontiff, in new book, says that prophylactics may be permissible (under the narrowest of circumstances.)
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by
Tinamarie Bernard,
Nov. 19, 2010
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by
Lorna D.,
Oct. 19, 2010
Polish priest admits he's no expert, but his popular premise is that “Sex is Divine.”
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by
The Bloggess,
Sep. 09, 2010
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Lorna D.,
Sep. 06, 2010
Thousands of Americans across the nation are enjoying the extended weekend to rest, travel, reflect—or job hunt—but, according to one dubious “news” source, today’s a great day to just lie around and have sex.
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Lorna D.,
Sep. 03, 2010
Robert Rodriguez’s newest sex-and-violence romp through seedy action movie clichés opens today, already with some cool reviews and some cooler naked tricks.
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by
Lorna D.,
Sep. 02, 2010
The world of dating gets “curiouser and curiouser” every day—and these days, lots of people are fighting for the right to date any way they want to.
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Lorna D.,
Aug. 31, 2010
Backpedaling is the order of the day for The Huffington Post after the site yanked a Monday editorial by blogger Beau Friedlander offering $100,000 for a Glen Beck sex tape.
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Lorna D.,
Aug. 26, 2010
They marched relentlessly, they got tossed in jail, they endured hunger strikes and chained themselves to the White House gates—and thanks to them, the brilliant women who fought so hard for the right to vote, many of us today enjoy freedoms of which they never dreamed.
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Lorna D.,
Aug. 25, 2010
It doesn’t matter that she did it while it was legal; a California minister is being persecuted—er, prosecuted—for officiating marriages for same sex couples.
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Lorna D.,
Aug. 10, 2010
It’s really powerful to see someone secure enough in their faith to fight for the rights of others. The doyenne of undead fiction, Anne Rice, has taken up the cause.
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Kal Cobalt,
Jul. 21, 2010
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Lorna D.,
Jul. 15, 2010
Argentina is the first South American country to legalize same-sex marriage after lawmakers passed a bill early Thursday.
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by
Lorna D.,
Jul. 09, 2010
An international campaign to keep an Iranian woman accused of adultery from being stoned to death has succeeded.
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by
Lorna D.,
Jun. 08, 2010
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by
Lorna D.,
May. 17, 2010
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by
Lorna D.,
May. 03, 2010
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Dorian Darque,
Apr. 23, 2010
There is a thriving trade here in this whimsical Arizona desert town, an otherworldly place of nearly supernatural beauty. Towering crimson cliffs and blood-red buttes stand sentinel over the errant souls who have been seduced by Sedona’s mystical allure, but few know its well-kept secret. Sex for salvation is nothing new, but here it has become a craft.
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Nina Hartley,
Mar. 02, 2010
When you're raised in a very conservative environment, it often throws a monkey wrench into your sex life. Thankfully, you can overcome early sex-negative training and learn to embrace a robust means of healthy sexual expression.
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ErinORiordan,
Feb. 05, 2010
Sex magic may be witchcraft’s greatest open secret, and very much real. When I first undertook the writing of this article, I thought it was something I wanted to explore with my partner. As I dug deeper, I realized sex magic is something very powerful, and best left to practitioners with more skills and knowledge than me. Nonetheless, it’s a fascinating topic, and one worth exploring.
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Johnny Murdoc,
Dec. 28, 2009
According to John 4:8: “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” Proponents of the Westboro Baptist Church, however, preach that God is hate—if you’re gay, that is. See how one community’s protest united people from all walks of life to baptize these divisive miscreants with the waters of truthiness, and banish evil from their midst.
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Sarah Sloane,
Dec. 09, 2009
BDSM is rarely considered from anything other than its purest physical aspect; even rarer still is it presented as something other than a pagan or non-mainstream religious set of beliefs. But what happens when someone who has deep faith and belief in more traditional, conservative religion finds that their sexual interests don’t exactly fit in with that lifestyle?
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Liz Langley,
Nov. 19, 2009
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones… or make sex tapes that may someday show up on the Internet.
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Yvette Safire,
Nov. 17, 2009
Preparation for my boyfriend’s long-awaited visit to the Dominican Republic required more than just a pedicure and bikini wax. He was traveling with friends and there was no way I could sneak him into my host family’s home, so I had to find a place for us to reunite properly. This was the perfect opportunity to investigate the possibilities of the Dominican's many clandestine sex cabañas.
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