Fornication
- 24) ¶ And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
- 9) ¶ And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
- "abstain from fornication"
Subtopics
Tendencies Toward Promiscuity
Men tend to be more open to casual sex, and many findings on motivations for interest in casual sex for both men and women.
- Zhana Vrangalova Ph.D., "Which of Us Craves Casual Sex More?", Psychology Today, 12 May 2014
- Gad Saad Ph.D., Sex Differences in Accepting Solicitations for Casual Sex., Psychology Today, 25 May 2011
- Gad Saad Ph.D., Don’t Know Much About History, Don’t Know Much Biology Part I, Psychology Today, 14 Feb 2012
- Gad Saad Ph.D., Women’s Interest in Casual Sex, Psychology Today, 16 Feb 2012
Promiscuity and Idolatry
A number of scriptures seem to describe a link between adultery, promiscuity, and prostitution, and Idolatry. This is something that has long caught my attention, and caused me to wonder. There have been some studies and psychological rational supporting such a link as well. Specifically, that a casual mating strategy has a causal relationship with atheistic philosophy.
- 10 And he said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth.
- 11 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the whore of all the earth, and she sat upon many waters; and she had dominion over all the earth, among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people.
- Jerusalem has become as a harlot, reveling in her idols and worshipping false gods—She has partaken of all the sins of Egypt and the nations round about, and she is rejected—Yet in the last days, the Lord will again establish His covenant with her.
- "But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:"
- "But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:"
- 1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
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- 5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
- Douglas T. Kenrick Ph.D., "Atheistic Liberals ARE Smarter, But for a Funny Reason", Psychology Today, 14 Apr 2010
- Douglas T. Kenrick Ph.D., "Is Opposition to Pot-Smoking Really Just Fear of Sex?", Psychology Today, 17 Jun 2010
- Douglas T. Kenrick Ph.D., "What’s the One Best question to predict casual sex?", Psychology Today, 20 Jun 2012
- Jesse Marczyk, "What Predicts Religiosity: Cooperation or Sex?", Psychology Today, 20 Nov 2013