Originally Posted by daft73
Originally Posted by Robcat
Well I'm glad we agree about the relevance but I disagree that it's actually connected to romance wink You're saying that some religious families talk about sex education in terms of the concept of Original Sin. How does that work?

Sorry, life happens. As far a direct connection, I can't recall a direct connection. It was shown to us 2nd graders (some 35yrs ago), we were all born out of sin(sex), and therefore had to be baptized.

I believe the interpretation that O.S. and sex are hand in hand is a product of modern society..check out this
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This is modern culture in a nutshell..tell me what Ideas you get from looking at the picture. think


Disclaimer: My knowledge on religious matters is not very deep and originates from historical novels and some basic facts told at school. So, please take the following interpretation with the grain of salt.

As far as I can remember the reason why original sin and sex are connected is the following. When Eve offers Adam the apple, they both gain knowledge and recognise that they are both naked (compare 7th verse on http://bibleontheweb.com/bible/ASV/Genesis-3) Hence, a logical conclusion is that they make love to each other and are banished from paradise for this wicked deed (I could imagine that a hint for this interpretation is that before this verse Eve is referred to as a "woman" and after that she is refereed to as a "wife".) Therefore the original sin is the first time Adam and Eve have sex.