How do you feel about religious interpretation of masturbation?
Do any of the religious views on masturbation affect to you?

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SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Kevin

I am a Roman Catholic and I am frankly suprised to see the apathy about the Church's teaching on sexuality, primarily masturbation. I personally try to adhere to the rules of the Church in all cases (there is a difference when you blindly follow the Church -- I do in fact weigh the issues in all causes). The Catechism of the Catholic Church (or the CCC for short) which is basically the "Church for Dummies" book explains everything and why the Church believes it. In verse 2352 of the CCC, it says "Masturbation is to be understood the deliberate stimulation of the genital organs in order to derive sexual pleasure. "Both the Magisterium of the Church, in the course of a constant tradition, and the moral sense of the faithful have been in no doubt and have firmly maintained that masturbation is an instrinsically and gravely disordered action. The deliberate use of the sexual faculty, for whatever reason, outside of marriage is essentially contrary to its purpose. For here sexual pleasure is sought outside of the sexual relationship which is demanded by the moral order and in which the toal meaning of mutual self-giving and human procreation in the context of true love is achieved. Yes, the views of my religion and masturbation affect me. I am a guy and have unfortunatelly fallen trap to masturbation. However, I do not take communion at mass (when in the state of moral sin) and go to confession frequently in order to help keep this issue under control.

SEXUALITY: Homosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Gary

I see nothing wrong with masturbation as I do it quite often. I like feeling my hard cock and thinking about having other mens cocks in my mouth. I always think about sucking another man as I masturbate. It is so enjoyable to be able to love yourself in such a personal way. I never intend to quit as well as sucking other males. It's great and I love doing it. Matter of fact I am whacking off at this moment.

SEXUALITY: Straight
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Someshitisbull

I'm sorry Lord... please forgive me... but I think most of the people who tell you that masterbation is a sin are fugin crackpots. I am a cristian and heres why I don't like some catholics. #1 they belive in pergatory where the hell in the bible do you see where it says "If you don't baptize you're baby and it dies then it shall linger in pergatory untll god judges all man. seriously ppl god would not do that to a baby the only sins a baby has commited is the origanal sin of adam and eve. #2 where the hell in the bible does it say "if you use you're hand to simulate a woman and spill you're seed(Masterbation)it is conciderd a sin and you will go to hell" the only thing that should be bad about masterbation is lust and most ppl don't do it for the lust some ppl just need an outlet and masterbation relives strees I used to be afraied to masterbate but I'm 14 and I do it all the time. sometimes I still feel bad but I do because some crackpot catholic told me it was wrong. and #3 I don't like catholics or jahova witness becuz they always wanna tell you something wrong and "If you do this you go to hell." It's gods place to tell whos goin to hell and whos not. and in the bible it says that you should teach the word of god to those who need it that doesn't mean scare the _____ out of them or have you forgoten that the word of god is to help you not to force you into it because thats also a sin (look it up) I don't have a problem with the catholic religion (I respect all religions) but I don't agree with it because basicly it's forcing you to do stuff god gave us free will so that we could make our own choice and so that he knows that following him is what we really want. I belive in the lord and jesus with all my heart and will do anything they tell me. But untill I see some hard core evedence that masterbation is a sin I shall continue to do it and know one but god will tell me what I can and can not do. (Sept my parents and ppl who re tellin me to do somethin right.) and I will listen to a catholic tell there point of veiw from there religion but I will not listen to someone who will force it apon me. now for the catholics who are offended by this I'm so sorry but this is how I feel and I hope you forgive me. God bless you!

SEXUALITY: Straight
GENDER: Male
TITLE: someshitisbull

I forgot masterbation is a sin but that doesn't mean u will nessesaraly mean u will go to hell masterbation is a form of forplay which is a sin. I am sorry to catholics but every other thing I still mean and one more thing I hate catholic Preist I will not calll anyone father or confess my sins to anyone but god and thats how it should be

SEXUALITY: Straight
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Moslem

hey esalam elakom, im moslem ,in islam masterbation is not such a good thing ,but not a sin , something can be forgiveable from Allah specialy if you are not married and don't want to make a realy big sin by having real sex so it's ok if its will aviod you from having sex but also not a good thing to do bcz islamic prays is more than one times in every day (5 times) and needs to be (Taher) cleaned , cleared from anything realated to sexual activity or sexual thinking so thats all. (sorry for my bad english)

SEXUALITY: Virgin
GENDER: Male
TITLE: ChrisG

I'm a Catholic and I agree with what Kevin posted, the Catholic Church considers masturbation a mortal sin and teaches its faithful to practice chastity. That means, seeking sexual pleasure only within marriage, and with one's spouse. Granted, a boy who gets his first orgasm unintentionally may not realize yet the full moral ramifications of the deed, and would try to recreate the action to feel it again. But, as he grows he will inevitably come to realize the different views about masturbation. (That's what happened to me.) -----  I use to do the deed with more frequency in my teen years and early to mid 20's but, thankfully for my conscience, it has largely subsided. When I do break my resolve not to masturbate I feel the moral guilt and go to confession. ----- Basically, just because it is pleasurable doesn't necessarily make it right. If you masturbate out of boredom, you can do other useful (and spiritually profitable) deeds to keep yourself busy.

SEXUALITY: Undecided
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Josh

I am a Catholic teen and have come to challenge the church's official teaching on masturbation. I have talked to a priest and he said that it is not something to worry about. Many people are realizing that it is a healthy part of our sexuality. Masturbation is one of those "gray" areas in Catholicism. I believe however that masturbation, without pornography, is a healthy practice and can relieve sexual tension and stress.

SEXUALITY: Straight
GENDER: Male
TITLE: sir nerd

I doubt that there is a "surpreme being" however I reconize others beliefs and respect them. I think that if you want to masterbate GO RIGHT AHEAD its normal and it releaves stress and tension.

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GENDER:
TITLE: Anonymous

Dear Believers, I am very disappointed to see the society so ruined and corrupted at this day that only two people seem to be against this disgusting act. (Chris and Kevin). And as for you two good catholics, may God almighty, the most beneficent reward you in the hereafter. As for you going to confess your sins, I have found that confessing sins is a mere way of getting rid of your inside guilt. It does not actually do anything but inform a mortal and human priest (like yourself) of your act. What you need to do is bow down yourself to your creator if you believe and ask HIM, the SOURCE to forgive you, not some mere human being. Doesnt that make sense to you? Well masterbation is Medically proven to be extremely harmful. Go to google and type "harms of masterbation" or something to that sort. You will see for yourself. "The man who weds his hand is that of the accursed." IF you are in need of quitting and want to quit, this is a good site/book and at the end there is a good way of breathing that lets you convert that sexual energy into such powerful energy you could never imagine: http://www.arfalfa_____/ScienceOfBreath/ScienceOfBreath.htm YOu will become much more powerful and so much more concentrated after you quit. I promise you. Yes it is indeed pleasurable, but so is many other acts which nonbelievers consider OK in todays society. And as for the muslim that said it was ok, obviously I know of your religion better than you because in islam it is also forbidden. Lets put it this way, its like viewing porn except a mental image; whats the difference? science proves that the brain frequency and waves are the same and the mental image that is received is the same thus having the same effect. May God be with you all -Darren Peaky

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: H.B.

I don't have any religion and I have only been to church about three times in my entire life. I probably have some guilt when I masturbate, but for the most part I masturbate when I feel like it. I think that religion influences society in that it makes people feel guilty for doing what is natural. Even if I have no religion, I feel that society places a guilt trip on those who pleasure themselves even if they are doing nothing wrong. While masturbation is just as natural as sexual intercourse, society makes people feel ashamed for doing it. While men often brag about their sexual conquests, they are ashamed to talk about their masturbation habits. They shouldn't be so ashamed about what comes natural to most men (and women). Most religions don't really say anything about masturbation, but I think some religions should encourage masturbation as an alternative to sex for teenagers who might get pregnant or catch a aids (etc.).

SEXUALITY: Straight
GENDER: Male
TITLE: I Like Bitches 'N' Hoes

My Religion is Presbyterian, and the first thing id like to say is Catholics are focked in the mind. (Im gonna try to type nicely here, im restraining myself with great difficulty)... Firstly, What the fick is Purgatory? Feck that, like whoever that was said, it doesn't make sense. Also, Confession is 'transaction' of sins, and it makes the pastor doing it an intermediary between you and God. I think thats crap. And, why should you have to transaction your fackin sins? If you truly beileve that what you did is wrong and you truly are sorry it's OVER! Also, Presbyterians teach that Masturbation is good because it relieves tension and promotes a greater understanding of your body... I was baptized Catholic but soon realized that that was not my way to go, so decided to follow the other half of my family and become Presbyterian. But whatever those dumb flucks say... don't listen!! Whos with me here, speak up fo sho'. haha

SEXUALITY: Homosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: buzz

I don't give a flying _____ what religion thinks. You could double the population of China for all my wet dreams, and account for all who ever lived for all the seed I've shot and wasted jerking off. It just feels good. Religion can go toss itself. There's a rag under my bed with a billion babies on it. I'm gonna make it a billion-two right now.

SEXUALITY: Straight
GENDER: Male
TITLE: f00dl3

It's all in the interpretation. Masturbation can be viewed as a sin by some, and others may not believe it. I am a strong Catholic - attend church every week, and even am a member of the Knights of Columbus - however, I think the Catholic church has fallen out of time with society. I can safely say that upwards of 95% of Males between the age of 15 and 25 masturbate at least once a week - some more (even though they may not admit it - it's nothing to be guilty about). I believe that masturbation is not a sin - and anyone who thinks it is is probably either set in their minds in the 60s or has a shallow mind that perceives the bible in another way than it's intended to be percieved in. Pre-marital sex is a sin (even masturbating your girlfriend is probably considered a sin [My point of view is that you should "keep your thing in your pants until you get married"]). Co-habilitation is a sin. Abortion is strongly a sin. These I can see why - as they are strongly immoral. Masturbation, however, is something most everyone in their teens and twenties has done at least once in the past week or so.

SEXUALITY: Virgin
GENDER: Male
TITLE: origamahead

The correctness of the act is indeed an act of the correct nature of the act itself. Furthermore, the act which is seen as correct is inherently a correct act, however correct. Yet correct acts may not be acts that are correct but that correctly act upon the correctness of such an act.

SEXUALITY: Virgin
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Shadow

Ok, so, first let me point out that ONE: the verse in Genisis *can't remember what it is* is about a guy doing that when it went against jewish law, which is wrong because your not supposed to go against the law of your country, unless it goes against gods law. Second: if Masturebation interferes with god, then stop, that's when it DOES beyond the shadow of a doubt, become a sin. Now, let me explain why, in my opinion, why masturebation isn't a sin. 1. it has plenty of good affects. Like making you feel good (even though self gratification isn't really important)putting off the temptation of having sex with SOMEONE outside of marrage (someone is capatalized because masturebating is having sex noone... so it can't really apply to that statement). It also puts off lustful thoughts... unless your doing that while masturebating (this can be stopped pretty easily by listing to a tape, compleatly non sexual, while masturebating, watching a kids tape, like the lion king, or a few other methods I probably havn't thought of), and it can help you sexually (with a partner) to make it easier to reproduce... this happens, from what I read, by replacing the old seamon with fresh new seamon... I don't know if it's true, but oh well, I have a strong argument already. Also, if you try not to masturebate, but fail, it dosn't feel good, not a good thing for your mental health... seriously... Finally, you still might say it's a sin because you're sexually active outside of marrage... but, it's not with another person... so... who cares.... and, as a final note Don't fall into the same guilt trap as I did

SEXUALITY: Bisexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: SIKANDER

MASTERBATIN IS REALLY A SIN WE SHOULD PREY GOD WHO IS ONLY ONE TO HELP US WAY OUT IT IS A GREAT SIN NEARLY EQUAL TO A MURDER IT CAUSES US TO MVE TOQWARDS BIG SINS ALSO

SEXUALITY: Bisexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Carl

The way I look at it, Masterbation is a way just for men or women to relieve stress and I think it should be exercised. It's just something healthy for people to do by themselves. And with the Catholic Relgion not wanting people to have sex until marriage this is a great way to avoid having the need for sexual activity.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Female
TITLE: barbara

masturbation is not a bas thing. It helps one understand the body and how it is to be used before having sex for the first time and to control sexual wants and needs. I do it. I love it and it makes me feel better about myself sexually. if you dont want to masturbate then dont. you dont have to but dont tell someone that they will go to hell for doing GOD is the only one I will answer not a hard up bleeding heart.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: mbennett43

yes I believe it is wrong because if it simply a sin to lust after a woman, then it is even more sinful to lust and masturbate at the same time. and I think that if it becaume a continual problem that god will damn you to hell for it. I struggle with it myself, dont know how to get over it. im praying, asking god to forgive me and help me in repenting. I love my jesus more than anything or anybody, I try to keep his commandments, and I pray always that ill be considered worthy to escape hell. again, it is not my place to decide whether you will do to hell if you masturbate, for it is written do not judge lest ye be judged. as long as we are in the flesh we will struggle. sin is a human weakness of the flesh. once we get our glorified bodies from the lord jesus, it will no longer be a weakness. I love all of you and pray that you will turn to the lord, if not already. I pray for the bisexual and homosexuals, for if they continue their sinful work, theyll be damned to hell for all eternity according to god. so if you havent, please come to god today. no matter what you have done, he is open arms waiting for his children to come home. do not wait until its too late. death could come at anytime and without the lord jesus, there is no hope. why reject him? he is at the door pleading with you to let him in. this is by far the most important decision you'll ever make. where's currently your eternal destination? I feel and believe that god will heal your hearts and soften them. I pray that all demons around you all be cast out in the name of jesus. I pray that those evil unnatural sexual thoughts will flee from you. for we all will one day stand at the judgement seat of god to give an account of what we have done. on that day on which side shall you stand? for jesus said anyone who is not with me is against me. are you with him? are you against him? whose side are you on dear brother? jesus has promised a special blessing, gift if you will to all those that follow him. for he said in my fathers house (heaven) there are many mansions. if it were not so I wouldnt have told you. listen brothers and sisters, god is a man that he should not lie. it is simple not his nature, he cannot lie. he has promised eternal life with him to all those who follow him!!! imagine living wiht the lord of the universe for all of eternity!! wont that be great? if you choose to accept the lord jesus into your heart, please pray this prayer with me. lord jesus, hallowed and holy be thy sweet and precious name!! I accept you. come into my life. I know I have made some wrong choices in this life. I pray that you come into my life. I accept what you did on calvary. I pray that your blood cover me. I pray that you remember me when your kingdom is established. lord save me. for I cannot do it on my own. you are almighty and powerful! accept your sacrifice on the cross. lord change me. in jesus sweet and precious name!! amen. say that prayer and really mean it, and you shall experience a change of life. I tell you what brethren, it is the best feeling ever to know that you are saved, and one of gods chosen sealed and your eternam destination is heaven!! Even so, COME MY LORD JESUS!! help these people accept you. tug at their hearts. I pray for each of them!! Accept christ into your life, your soul depends on it!

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: XYZ

I do not believe that any religion has the right to say crap about masturbation. I fail to see why a rational god would give us a capability that we need and actually is healthy then deny it's use.

SEXUALITY: Straight
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Chester

Yes please I am Episcopalian and I believe that it is not the masturbation that is a sin, it's the lustful thoughts that come along with it all. Remeber, when you poopie and you peepie don't be a meanie wipe the seatie! plz

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: gut feeling

one know's inside his own belif system and faith that wich is sin and that wich is not , we are of the human race however,all thing's are possiable through crist " masturbation is selfish " even though the body reproduces sperm at a massive rate it's pupose through matsurbation are disrespctful to GOD moraly who ever you god may be.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: nondescript

I'm an atheist, but used to be Christian. I don't really have many inhibitions related to religion. I think I've shrugged off most of that. I do think that religious attitudes on sex do cause most of the sexual perversion we see. It's like pressure building up behind a dam. Something blows eventually. I don't think of masturbation as evil, though some religious people do. I imagine this causes a lot of angst in our society.

SEXUALITY: Straight
GENDER: Male
TITLE: ruse

Hallo, my name is Ruse and I come from a small country from south-east europe, aka Balcans, the Republic of Macedonia. My country has a mixed ethnic and religious groups such as ortodox, catolic, muslim, hebru etc. The sexual education in Macedonia exists only as a naun, I have no other way to say it but it really does not exists. Im not religious but I was born a Christian ortodox, and I dont know how to call it, but it must be traditional not to have an open conversation about sex. I do belive that all religions have some bad words to say about sex and masturbation, for instance in so called my religion you are not to have a sexual intercourse before the big YES. I would say that we as we are are but gods creation, our sex organs as well and the desire to have sex. So sex on people. If I want to do it with a female homosapiens that wants to do it with me, than party on. And this goes for all the people that dont know what clitoris is, holly books truth, if you have sex with youre partner and dont care about his/hers climax, than you are haveing an affair with youre self, so why not masturbate, that way your sin is by half reduced, trust me sex is not a sin if it`s not a moral one. The plain and simple answer to the question is NO, religious views on sex and/or masturbation do not affect me. I will have sex and/or masturbate when/where ever I feel like it.

SEXUALITY: Monosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: WALT

..........As a person who was forced to attend church when growing up, I am now an Athiest. It could be said that religion is in itself mental masturbation... a feel good state centered on a fantasy. Further more, it is possible that God masturbates. He is "HE", I would presume, because of sex organs. Our sex organs are our principle way of identifying our sex. If he is without any sex organs, then he may be referred to as "IT". Since there is no Mrs. God, or girlfriend God, then the only use that his sex organs could have would be masturbation. I wonder what God semen tastes like.......We all want to feel good. But some would condemn it for reasons that are not even their own. When you think about it, masturbation is one of the few activities that doesn't hurt anyone. You can't say that about alot of things, not even about eating meat. For me , pure reason is the arbiter of what I will be doing. Pure reason supports my masturbation, even when superstition does not.

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GENDER: Other
TITLE: hello

i think the body is a gift from god as is the mind. just as 'god' would love for you to use your mind to it's creative potential, I don't believe god would give us bodies if he felt they were bad in some way, our if our expression of being through them were bad in some way. god is loving forgiving? or is he/she sadistic? how are we supposed to look up to something that looks down on us? I wouldn't. and I don't believe in sin I believe life is learning grounds and we all make quote mistakes but they are only remarakable in which ways they help us grow. I think god is understanding and understanding is love. I think god has given us our free will out of love and expects us to love in return, however that may be.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Mark

I am a 13 year old male, and master bate frequently. I thought of it as a new thing for growing up. I was different at school and at home and things. I was in grade 7 religeon when we were going over the 10 comandments. One said dont comit adultery. We as a class asked what it was. I was shocked it meant sex for pleasure, performing oral sex, and anal. But it said to masterbate. I was very upset about thing. I strongly belive in god. I soon realized that most churches are accepting this as ok, and normal, so I fealt a little better about it. But I know god himself does not say that. For a longs time then, I tried to stop, and was full of bad emotions. Now I feal better and have almsot forgot the topic completely.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Dennis

I am 22 years old and have masturbated since I was 12. As far as the question of how I feel about the religious views on masturbation, I personally don't give a care. Masturbation is a natural guy thing to do. And besides, even if you don't do it, the male body gets rid of the cum by itself eventually.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Female
TITLE: Deen

Well I know this is coming from a girl's view but my boyfriend has had trouble stopping it. Masterbation is bad because it is addicting. A lot of men and women a like have trouble stopping that is what is bad about it. God doesn't want us to have addictions in our lives.

SEXUALITY: Straight
GENDER: Male
TITLE: pbnj

i honestly think that masturbation is a natural part of life. God created all things including the penis...i dont think that we are in the place of sin if we masturbate for our own personal enjoyment or for thinking about that other person you care about or even like. what I think defines it as a sin is when we abuse it you know overdo it. once in a while is perfectly healthy. I think God accepts that and understands that we are only human, its hard to not masturbate and experiment in that sort especially when we are in our prime for sexual activity.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: True

for starters, overall I think masterbation is a sin (at least for males) because everytime you orgasm you are releasing part of you, you are wasting a spirit that God would make into a person. it is comparable to abortion, just not as drastic I don't think. i'm not actually sure how much one needs to masterbate in order to be healthy. it will be released in your sleep anyways. i think you should only make moves when your hearts in it.

SEXUALITY: Gay
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Ny

Look people. Let me tell you about how I found masturbation. I figured it out myself. Nobody showed me. Nobody told me how. I figured it out. I was in the shower one day, I touched my penis, it got hard. I noticed that it felt good if I did that. So I did it. I came. I didn't gather around a ouija board or a black cauldron, with the fires of hell at my back, and say, "I'm going to commit a MORTAL SIN!!!!! WAAAAHAHHHAHAHHAAAAAA!!!!!" The first time I heard of a "term" being put on the feeling I was giving myself in the shower was in Catholic confirmation class. Mortal Sins, he says. Murder, Adultery, Masturbation. I went home that night and looked up masturbation in the dictionary because I had a sick feeling about it. Then it dawned on me that what I was doing was this "mortal sin." Now listen, people. Murder. I kill someone. I Hurt them and their loved ones. Adultery. I have sex with someone other than the one to which I am married. I hurt my partner and my adulteress/er. I Masturbate. I hurt... Hmm... who do I hurt? No one. I love Jesus. I love my neighbor. I suffered 3 years of GUILT because some stupid right-wing bastard confirmation class teacher told me what I discovered MYSELF was a "mortal sin." That man had four boys. Tell me that none of them ever masturbated. My friends, my FATHER, were all doing it without guilt. Am I angry? You bet I'm angry. I thank God that I found this site because it is finally forcing me to deal with all of this. For the past week I have been mourning what my 13-year-old self had lost as a result of the words "MORTAL SIN" and what they meant to me. I'm a parent now, of a 10 year-old boy. I love him dearly and would do anything for him. When I feel he is ready, we will have a talk about "jacking off." He will know that masturbation is a normal and natural thing to do, and that EVERYONE does it. Yes, even you hypocritical right-wing bible-beating bastards. I KNOW YOU DO IT AND GOD DOES TOO. AND HE AND I DON"T CARE.

SEXUALITY: Monosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: WALT,AGAIN.

.......God was NOT in Vietnam with me. In the years since, there's been nobody home. The condemnation of masturbation or any other sexual practice is not the business of an empty idea. Common sense suggests that those things which do not hurt anyone might well be considered acceptable. Religion has a long history of hurting people and animals (ritual slaughter). When religion demonstrates an adherience to its own ethical standards, then, maybe, its proscriptions against masturbation can be considered. It is the year 2005. It is just about time that we begin to THINK.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Female
TITLE: Jen11x

Hi, I am a 21 year old practising Roman Catholic and I have never masturbated, Ive never wanted to. I started my first long term relationship with my boyfriend (now fiance) 3 years ago and I didn't know men did it to the point of orgasm, I think I led a sheltered life! Anyway when I found out that my boyfriend did this it really upset me. So for all of you saying it doesnt harm anyone, it does, it will affect your future spouse. Its not that I am jealous that he does it and I don't because I could if I wanted to but I think the act is really bad, it may not confirm it in the bible but I feel distanced from him to know that he has sexual pleasure without me, it makes me feel worthless. He has tried to stop and understands why it upsets me. When we are married he will be my everything and I will only turn to him for sexual pleasure and I would really like it if he just turned to me instead of himself. Its almost as bad as having an affair in my opinion. Just to reiterate, for all of you saying it doesnt harm anyone, WATCH OUT! Knowing your future husband has been pleasuring himself for 6 years while you never have is a really difficult issue to overcome.

SEXUALITY: Straight
GENDER: Male
TITLE: OldTestament

I liked mbennet43 except "I love all of you and pray that you will turn to the lord, if not already. I pray for the bisexual and homosexuals, for if they continue their sinful work, theyll be damned to hell for all eternity according to god" no need for second judging statement you wrote "for it is written do not judge lest ye be judged" pay attention to judging it hurts people scares them from Jesus. Masterbation and Marriage very very bad we are living in th old testement and there are things that are allowed to happen to you if you dont struggle with demons. Masterbating, and marriage going to crap duh. There is a spiritual war in you home you allows demons in when you masterbate.Wife cheating, quit mastebating no man will want her she will come back if you want her back if not get DIVORICED quick "No relationships until divoriced".I have lived this crazy christian life for 7 years now i am telling you there are out of this world consequnces to our strong jesus loving people.I mastebated, wife left to be with other man stopped masterbating came back. Cheated once I broke my Femur 2 days later. Got intimate with another girl got 2 huge boils on legs not long after. You find GOD's purpose for you through consequences. Its a spitual warfare time be careful Jesus's lovers hang in there. Try to control yourself it makes sex with you and your wife great. Its crazy times were living men we control our marriages destiny threw actions its tough but try. love yall. The Devil wants us to give up dont.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: woody

okay this is an easy one it is okay to masturbate. show me a 35 year old man doing nothing but masturbating and I will show you a guy not killing, rapeing, or bombing anyone, so to those of you that think it is a sin you should try it you would probably not be so pissed off all the time. thanks for your time fellow catholics.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Female
TITLE: Court

I am an agnostic, meaning I believe it's impossible to know whether there is a God or not. Due to this, my beliefs do not prohibit masturbation. I think there is nothing wrong with giving yourself pleasure, especially if it's really needed as a release from stress, everyday problems, etc. If masturbation is indeed wrong, then isn't any pleasurable thing wrong, such as drinking, exercise, playing with pets, etc.? You only have one life to live, you should enjoy it. I believe that one (consenting adults) can do anything as long as it doesn't harm anyone else (that hasn't consented to it) or it doesn't strongly interfer with others' personal beliefs (ie, brain washing).

SEXUALITY: Virgin
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Mormon_boy

hi everyone, I think I would have to say that I am probobly the only "mormon" on here. It's unclear on wheather or not my religion doesnt like it. I talked to a mormon sex psychiatrist about it, he said that its ok, as long as you dont let it get out of hand. Such as, doing it too much. I dont find anything wrong with doing it 2 or 3 times a week, hey if you don't do it enough you could find yourself looking to porn. Porn is considered very bad in my religion. I read most of these views on here, I remember someone said tht "it's looking after a girl for her body" Well lets be honest here people, this problem isnt going to go away, also; be careful this kind of mentality can make you think about the same sex instead of opposite sex. Sound weird? Well everyone knows every guy does it so you figure its ok cuz "they do it too". But what sin does that cause? Homosexuality, I dont exactly believe all this. I believe that when they say dont lust after a girl, they mean dont spend all your time and energy wanting her. Think of the problems that could cause? But when masterbating, just dont think about any specific person. I am a seventeen year old boy who has heard all these twisted mentalities that made me feel guilty. I do believe that once married, you should trade masterbation for sex. I do understand what that girl was saying about how it made her feel bad. But she also forgot to take into consideration that she is not a boy who has this problem. She is not going to have to worry about this once she is married because her husband will be more than happy to turn to her for sexual pleaseure. The main reason we masterbate is because we have those urges and they DO NOT GO AWAY! they only get worse, they need to be resolved then and there before they result to bigger problems. One more thing I would like to add on that note is yes, once you start you cannot stop! You can slow it down, thats about as close as you can go. One thing that girls need to remember is that boys have their prime ages 12-15 and 17-??. Womens prime does not occur until they are ages 30-40. If you dont know what I mean by "their prime" it basically means their horniest time of their life. Women dont have theirs until they have been married for a very long time. Some situations are differant, I understand, not all girls are the same but thats the general majority. Their are too many distorted religious views on things. There are some people that believe that sex is only for reproduction not for pleasure. I believe that it is for both, but just not before marrage. But look at masterbation now, does it look so bad when compared to pre-marrital sex? Does it look so bad when compared to porn addictions? Does it look so bad when compared to homosexuality? Think about it, the bible is not cut and dry. It's a universal book that can be interperted differantly for everyone through prayer. Do not go about judging people. Worry about you and no one else. Yes, you can help people and worry, but dont judge when worrying.

SEXUALITY: Straight
GENDER: Male
TITLE: matt

I am LDS (mormon) and they think it is wrong to mastubate but i disagree. I think it is a great way to supress the sexual hormones that come RUSHING to you around puberty. Sometimes i do feel guilty about mastubating in secret.

SEXUALITY: Straight
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Russ

I honestly find it impossible to accept repeated assertions by the Church that masturbation is a serious sin. This so called "sin" is based on the Manichean heresy (prevalent during the time of St. Augustine) that anything pleasurable is evil. Thomas Aquinas exacerbated the "problem" defining what he considered to be unnatural as gravely wrong. His Scholastic precepts became "set in stone" via the Canon Law. He was so twisted in his obsession with the natural vs. unnatural that he declared masturbation more heinous that having sex with your own mother. How can any rational person accept such nonsense? I sought reconciliation umpteen times for countless years confessing masturbation, only to do it over and over and over again. If it's so unnatural, why do dogs, horses, monkeys and other animals do it? I have been married for 25 years to the same woman without ever having strayed from my marital vows made before God. In all honesty, if it were not for masturbation, our marriage would have collapsed years ago. Masturbation is a biological safety valve, preventing the build up of sexual tension to the point of committing serious, grave sin such as adultery. After discussing the "issue" with my parish priest recently, I have concluded that masturbation is at most a venial sin, if indeed any sin at all. Jesus admonished divorce and adultery but never masturbation. Saint Paul never condemned it either because it is such a basic and intrinsic part of our nature as to lie beyond the realm of sin. The Jews also, by the way, do not condemn the practice. I think the right wing of the Church in all its "magisterial righteousness" is just as hypocritical as the Pharisees were in Jesus' time. It's easy to sit back and blindly pontificate man made rules about moral right and wrong. But God blessed us with a brain to think and make our own decisions. I consider myself a devout Catholic and receive the Holy Eucharist each and every week despite occasional incidents of masturbation which I (by the way) no longer confess. I try to lead my life the way Jesus taught, loving God and my fellow man to the best of my ability. I have absolutely no doubt that there are thousands of "Cafeteria Catholics" out there in the real world who think the same way I do. The real sin here is being committed by the Church Fathers with their blanket condemnation of good, decent people made to needlessly suffer guilt and shame for doing something that is not only natural, but indeed essential to good health.

SEXUALITY: Celibate
GENDER:
TITLE: gary

On a sunny summers day it is hard to deny the beauty of creation and the certain existance of a Supreme Being who put it all together. Surely earth, this little globe suspended in space, with all it's resources, just the right distance from our heat source, the sun, was made for mankind and in spite of much abuse in the pollutive sense, it continues to sustain billions of us. Our bodies are part of this creation, and in those exhilarating days of our youth, when just being alive is such joy, what could possibly be wrong with feeling those sensitive parts of it that at times simply feel so good. Let us masturbate my brothers and sisters, ourselves or each other, and thank and honour our Creator for blessing us with with this great gift while we may. As bad things happen to good people let us not live in remorse tomorrow should it bring with it disease or accident and take this fine part of our lives from us. We partook while we could.

SEXUALITY: In-Between
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Bud

I do not think religion has a part in masturbation Not affected

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER:
TITLE: Eagle

Dear Friemds I came here in searce of some answer towards this also, with the same fustrations. I Have been trying to clean up my God given Life to the point of God accepting and I pray, rewarding all things that I do to result in a favorable outcome within his Plan for us all. Good God it has not been easy at all. But He never said it would be. Also he never said it couldn`t be. The reason it has not been easy for Me, is because Being accustom so long to living My life in a just getting by Fashion with Him(God), I seemed to have compromised the way I have live with only those scriptures that was parallel to My needs rather than The whole True Teaching( ie; King James Version 1611 ONLY). This Version is today the only unaltered version of Gods Word. God states, nurmerous times to Read all the law Not just parts. God also states that he does not put Values on Sin. Sin is Sin in Gods Eyes. Is it not Comforting to No that He does not play favorites. Yes, I too came here to justify Masterbation in the eyes of God , Ya for an easy way out. God teaches us To seek Him when we are troubled or have overwhelming desires, and give them to Him to help Us deal with them. If a good time in bed with yourself Makes everything OK , I think Your Telling God to wait till I`m done. And even God forbid, if You say its for His glory so You can carry on, Then why does one feel shamefull all the time afterwardss reguardsless. God Knows I tried that too... In Scripture To be accurate The deciples of Jesus said any thing that brings about unGodly desires in the Body outside of the Law (which is Marriage)Only, Is the result of Satans to minion demons, who take away the Glory and worship of God by us his children. These Demons Are; Incubus, for Men, and Sucubus, for woman. I really felt Loaded down too after reading this, But it feel kinda Good knowing the Truth Now with no more guessing and of course God will Help Me with it know it. And He Has... Ya Its Rough, But Better. To My Friends That seek the truth, Thank You for Reading this through and May God be with You all to help, I will pray for all of You too as I am with You also in this. Remember together we stand... Love jesus our Lord ... Eagle

SEXUALITY:
GENDER:
TITLE: Anonymous

I am Jewish and not Hindu but I know a lot about other religions. In l971 I visited the Indian side of Kashmir which was at that time a place that was one of the great places in the world for a vacation trip. Visitors stayed in a floating city on a beautiful lake near mountains several miles high. Naked boys and girls swam in the lake. Hashish could be had cheaply. On the north end of the Indian zone were mountains that could be crossed by way of caravans of Himalayan ponies guided by Sherpas posses of massive lungs and hearts. The hashish harvest happened in late July and early August. Late July saw groups of pilgrims gather. They would hire barges and float around the lake and then proceed to Amarnath Cave. Due to the 3+ mile high site things are different there. The bright sun melts snow and ice which seeps down into the cavern where it freezes and forms the holy ice. It is believed that Lord Shiva, the god of destruction, dances and masturbates which causes the monsoons. As a result he cums. This cum gathers in the cave as the ice. Hey, the Hindus worship the lingnan and the yoni which represent the penis and the labia.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Bwana Barnes

I am Jewish and not Hindu but I know a lot about other religions. In l971 I visited the Indian side of Kashmir which was at that time a place that was one of the great places in the world for a vacation trip. Visitors stayed in a floating city on a beautiful lake near mountains several miles high. Naked boys and girls swam in the lake. Hashish could be had cheaply. On the north end of the Indian zone were mountains that could be crossed by way of caravans of Himalayan ponies guided by Sherpas posses of massive lungs and hearts. The hashish harvest happened in late July and early August. Late July saw groups of pilgrims gather. They would hire barges and float around the lake and then proceed to Amarnath Cave. Due to the 3+ mile high site things are different there. The bright sun melts snow and ice which seeps down into the cavern where it freezes and forms the holy ice. It is believed that Lord Shiva, the god of destruction, dances and masturbates which causes the monsoons. As a result he cums. This cum gathers in the cave as the ice. Hey, the Hindus worship the lingnan and the yoni which represent the penis and the labia.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: seeericdraw

My wife of 6 years and I are christian parents and we both agree that in our marriage it is not only ok but necessary. She is a once a week kind of person and I feel better when I can have it everyday. Instead of forcing her to do it, or her doing something she doesnt want to do, or her forcing me to wait all week, we agree on this arangement. She is fine with it Im fine with it. I have prayed and studied scripture and i have not found no direct quote on masterbation being a sin. More importantly, through prayer I have realized that God is fine with our choice. Our Loving marriage and peacefull home is proof that God is good and we are doing what his will for marriage is.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: man25

of couse i jack off. everybody jacks off. at least everybody over 12yr old. my dad told me do it, but don't show it. He said that if you weren't supposed to jack off, your dick would be in the middle of your back where you couldn't get hold of it. god put your dick in the front where you can see and stroke it. It's god's fault. Don't blame yourself. Jacking off is good.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Gray

I think most religious views on Masturbation is stupid. Read that part in the bible that they always refer to, it does not say it was a sin to masturbate, he withdrew before he got the woman pregnant. No I do not attend church, I see too much evil in church going people. Their views on any thing does not bother me in any way.

SEXUALITY: Homosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: genius

I love masturbating. Do it quite regularly. Think of other men naked. Cant wait to have another man in my bed. Im always horny.

SEXUALITY: Virgin
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Mike

Masturebation is a problem that I face, it depends on my mood, if I believe it is right or wrong, I have never been introduced to something in the Bible that says it is a sin. But it does divert your eyes from God, and that is a big sin, and it is also lustful. I am not sure.

SEXUALITY: Straight
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Germanboy

When I began masturbating at 11, I never thought about it being a sin. Later, I tried to deepen my faith (I' am a roman catholic), realizing the church sees it as a sin. From the I tried periodicly to suspend it, confessed it to the priest. But never believed it really being sin in the eyes of the Lord. After some theological debates with aprieset, now I don't regret it any more, so also dont mention it in the confession. For what ever the "official" church says, I don't believe its a sin at all. It only relieves tension and it's quite natural. The other believes come fron misunderstanding some texts from the bible and from St. Augustinus, who believed tha sexual lust at all is asin, even peing practized in marriage to get children. But nature is created by the Lord, so nothing natural can originally be sinful. Christianity has therefor , especially in cases, the bible says little or nothing, obeyed the legitimation by the Creator. Sexuality is made for getting children, as always known. But it is also a social force, else no elder woman would feel desire, else nobody would ever tend to the own gender. And its a basic desire as the longuing for food and drink. And so it's better to masturbate to relive tension than to be driven into the arms of prostitutes or some really sinfull behaviour as misusing others.

SEXUALITY:
GENDER:
TITLE: Anonymous

No matter how you look at it or what your belief or Religion is, the fact that there is so much discussion and debate and uncertainty about whether masterbstion is a sin, and how serious, clearly indicates, doesn't it, that at its' best, it is a cloudy and grey area and for me a painful one. I have come to believe (and always have for the most part) that it, masterbation, is wrong. A really BIG problem,is though how widespread it is, and common, and when and if you make your best effort to stop,and cannot or it becomes quite difficult, it well neigh at times seems impossible. That leaves me in a state of utmost confusion (no matter who I talk to about it), so my best thought is to TRY, TRY, TRY to avoid it while not losing Faith and continuing with going to confession & refocusing on better things; cleaner things; healthier things and not giving way or sway to that dark force we all must contend with. And never giving up on prayer and humility and #1, not allowing it extend to unfaithfulnness in marriage or total and deadly corruption of the Spirit. Amen. Gerry

SEXUALITY: Homosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Tank

Oh for God's sake: what's wrong with jerking off? It feels good and it hurts no-one. Am hard now and will keep this message short so I can whack off.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Mark

I noted someones use of Lev 15:16 which states that when a man relieves himself he becomes unclean. But the book of Leviticus also says that a menstruating woman is also unclean so is she sinning? I think not, this is a commentary on Jewish culture and the idea of being ritually unclean for the holy work of God. So the act of relieving ones self is not sinful but maybe one should consider the inspiration and various media that men often use to help the process. If a man NEEDS to masturbate he will be able to do so without visual stimulation. A man should not feel ashamed of this natural process but should be very careful not to get caught up in the adictive nature and lustful thoughts that come along with it.

SEXUALITY:
GENDER:
TITLE: Anonymous

Islam is a pure religion.according to islam masturbation allwoed,if u r not married,to stop commiting sex,mental problems.married person if do masturbation he will certainly see bad affect on married life.one should do masturbation 3-4 times a day.its a bit unfair.muslims! its not fr enjoyment just to control sexual desire.moreover i like to say christianity disallows it islam also cz christianity was once islam and i think masturbation is haram according to most ulemas.christianity and islam hav same orders.

SEXUALITY: Undecided
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Matt

I tried to stop masturbating once when i was 12ish. In my religion class, i read in the textbook that it was a sin, so i tryed to stop. It didnt work. After some research on the internet and other things, though, i don't see why it would be a sin, and many bible scholars believed that this sprouted from a misinterpretation of a bible passage. Now, I do not think it is wrong, and I masturbate once or twice a day.

SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Scott

I believe in the Ten Commandments and I do not think any of them say not to masturbate. I believe that masurbation is a normal physical need for both genders, just like sex, and it does wonderful things, like relieve tension, help sleep (that is why I like to go solo in evening)and just plain feel good. I do not think that abstinence from masturbating will get me to heaven any faster. God gave us these wonderful body parts, vagina,clitoris and penis, to enjoy together or alone and mine hasn't worn out yet!

SEXUALITY: Bisexual
GENDER: Male
TITLE: bud

i try to masturbate at least twice a week my cock gets pretty hard and about 7 inches long. its easy to hold and i usually cum in a couple of minutes.ive jacked off with other guys and we take turns jacking off each other.a lot of times i have swallowed the guys cum. it taste good.

SEXUALITY: Straight
GENDER:
TITLE: Marko

i am 22, i know what lust is. its a sexual craving for something. its also a deadly sin. i would like to masterbate without ever feeling guilty...this is not possible. so masterbating without lust is not something everyone is going to be able to do. so this means that alot of us should really watch out for this...i am really thankful that Jesus died for my sins. he would have to be a pretty tough guy to get through alife time without lusting anything. we will make mistakes and if your reading this you probably want an answer to wheather masterbaiting is wrong or not. the answers is in your heart as long as your not lusting..cause then your just avoiding the question.

SEXUALITY: Gay
GENDER: Male
TITLE: Larry

I believe that most religious views on masturbation are based on ignorance and pre-existing, unrelated guilt. How on earth could something so pleasant, which affects no one but oneself, be wrong? Granted, excessive masturbation might be an indication of some other underlying problem, but this could be said about virtually any activity. I am grateful that, despite having been raised in a somewhat religious environment, I have never felt guilty about masturbation. I knew that it wasn't harmful on any level, to anyone, so it never even occurred to me that it might be frowned upon by God. That's just ridiculous, in my opinion. I believe that the only possible negative aspect of masturbation would be someone's lack of humble gratitude for the ability to do it.

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