Sex & God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality (40 page)

G

Gadoua, Susan, Pease 248

Gangestad,
215–216

Gary Thomas,
37
,
48

gender differences,
75–76

genetic programming,
116

genetics,
208
,
209
,
210–213
,
253

genitals, ritual marking,
163–166

Gingrich, Newt,
47
,
245

girls,
199

goal of religion,
23
,
39
,
191

gods, Greek religion,
142

Goodall, Jane,
104

Gorham, Candace,
81–83

gorillas

jealousy,
252

penises,
103

sex organs,
103

sexual behavior,
103

Gospel of Mary,
52

Gospel of Phillip,
52

Gospel of Pistis Sophia,
52

Graham, Billy,
51

Greek culture

boys,
143

class,
141

prostitution,
141

shame,
63

women,
141–142

Greek religion,
142

group membership,
163–165

guilt

abstinence,
193

Black Christianity,
174

Catholicism,
78

childhood programming,
226

Christianity,
64

community,
78

cycle,
70–73

defined,
62

identity,
220

leaving religion,
180–181
,
185–186

marriage,
202

non-religious,
72

pregnancy,
230

propagation of religion,
191

religion,
234

versus shame,
62–63

teaching,
37–38

thoughts,
81

women,
75–76
,
199–200

H

Haggard, Ted,
47

Hadza culture

contrasted with agriculturalist culture,
133

religion,
133

sexuality,
134

women,
134–135

Harris, Judith Rich,
209

Heinlein, Robert,
261

Herod the Great,
57

Hinduism

marriage,
191

polygyny,
59

restriction of behavior,
39–40

sexual exploitation,
148

Hitchens, Christopher,
77

Hoffman, John,
76

holy books, biology,
96–97

hormone levels,
122–123
,
129

Hopi culture,
145
,
159

Hugo Valdemar,
248

human sexual behavior

adaptability,
145

adolescents,
182

communication,
183

compared to animals,
39–40

gender differences,
214–215

leaving religion,
180
,
183–186

marriage,
37–38
,
234

partners,
111–112

penises,
107–111

religion,
185–187

religiosity,
238

religious versus secular,
23
,
267

reproduction,
108
,
110

self-defeating,
258

semen,
107–111

sex organs,
107–108

young adults,
182–183

hunter-gatherer culture

afterlife,
161

conflict with agriculturists,
140

contrasted with agriculturalist culture,
132

Hadza culture,
133

women,
132

Huron (Wyandotte) tribe,
160

husbands, multiple,
59

I

ideas,
268–271

identity,
220
,
264

illness, menstruation,
44

inappropriate behavior,
222–223

incest,
115

Indians of Central America,
160

indoctrination,
87–88

influence, parental,
209–210

information control,
26

insects,
96

internal conflict,
80

intimidation,
204

Irish Magdalene nuns,
78

Islam

circumcision,
163–166

clothing,
154

community,
64–66

contrasted with Christianity,
64–65

disease,
159–160

dress,
154

origin,
64–65

polygyny,
59

replacing Zoroastrianism,
159

sexuality,
154

shame,
64–66

universal religion,
158

women,
153–154

isolation, social,
129

J

Jane Goodall,
104

jealousy

adolescents,
255–256

animals,
252

cultural,
252
,
254–255

environment,
253
,
254–255

genetics,
253

New Relationship Energy (NRE),
256

property ownership,
252–253
,
255

relationships,
256

sex,
259

sexual maps,
257

unlearning,
261

women,
253

Jeffs, Warren,
244

Jehovah's Witnesses,
67–68
,
191

Jesus

sexuality,
50–52
,
59

siblings,
54

virgin birth,
50

J. Michael Bailey,
216

John Ashcroft,
163

John Harvey Kellogg,
165

John Hoffman,
76

Joseph,
54–55

Joseph Smith,
34
,
51
,
53

Josh McDowell,
277

Joyce Meyer,
47

Judaism

circumcision,
163–164

children,
51

monogamy,
46–47

monotheism,
149

polygamy,
57–58

restriction of behavior,
40

ritual purity,
151

sexuality,
149–150

women,
51

Judith Rich Harris,
209

K

Kato, David,
175

Kellogg, John Harvey,
165

Kim Michele Richardson,
92

Koran,
65–66
,
97

Kuralt, Charles,
243

L

leaving religion,
180
,
183–186
,
223
,
246

limited commodity, sex,
258–260

Linnaeus, Carolus,
100

long-term security (LTS),
190
,
191
,
242

LTS (long-term security),
190
,
191
,
242

love,
245

Luther, Martin,
58

Lyons, Rich,
192
,
223
,
237

M

Magdalene nuns,
78

Malinowski, Bronislaw,
252

Mangaian culture,
135–136

Maori of New Zealand,
160

maps, sexual

Black culture,
173

clergy,
175

cultural influence,
214

forming,
34–37

jealousy,
257

origin,
114

priests,
170

religion,
246

Marco Polo,
137

Margaret Meade,
252

Marital sex,
37–38

Mark Driscoll,
56

Mark Regnerus,
125
,
198

marriage

arranged,
190–191

Catholicism,
248

celibacy,
192

Christianity,
191

clergy,
224

culture,
192

expectations,
247–249

guilt,
202

Hinduism,
191

Jehovah's Witnesses,
191

Mormonism,
191

Muslim,
191

Na culture,
136
,
137–138

property ownership,
140

religion,
192
,
234
,
247–248

sexual behavior,
234

socio-sexual orientation (SSO),
224–225

women,
194

Marshall, Donald,
135

Martin Luther,
58

Mary

asexuality,
54–55

Gospel of,
52

marital status,
54

worship,
55

Mary Leaky,
133

masturbation

homosexuality,
204

Mormonism,
176–177

myth,
44
,
56–57

parental attitudes,
181

primates,
215

mate selection,
114–116
,
119–120

matrilineal Trobriand Island culture,
252

McDowell, Josh,
277

Meade, Margaret,
252

meaning of shame, Greek,
63–64

mega-churches,
88

men,
110
,
153–154
,
203–204
,
214–215

menstruation,
44
,
201–202

metaphor for religion,
27

metaphors, brain functioning,
123

Meyer, Joyce,
47

Miller, Alan,
76

ministers

depression,
222–223

inappropriate behavior,
86
,
222–223

marriage,
224

power,
224

respect,
89–90

missionaries, introducing disease,
159–160

Mohammed,
47
,
51
,
64–65
,
165

monogamy

agriculturalist culture,
194

choice,
243–245

Christianity,
46–47
,
57–59

Judaism,
46–47

Muslim,
47

myth,
46–47

Roman culture,
57

monotheistic religions,
148

Mormonism

child abuse,
244

contrasted with Christianity,
54

marriage,
191

masturbation,
176–177

polygamy,
244

polygyny,
59

revelations of leaders,
34

shame,
67–68
,
177

women,
53

Mosuo culture,
136

motivation,
123

multiple husbands,
59

multiple wives,
59

museum, Chinese,
143–144

Muslim

circumcision,
163

contrasted with Christianity,
54

cultural influence,
127–128

marriage,
191

men,
153–154

monogamy,
47

polygamy,
127

sexual exploitation,
148

shame,
62
,
67

women,
47
,
153–154

myths

forming,
227

jealousy,
257–258

masturbation,
44

monogamy,
46–47

reinforcing,
29–31

relationships,
268–269

religious,
24–25
,
230

sexual,
45–46
,
225
,
229

thoughts,
81

N

Na culture

jealousy,
252

marriage,
136
,
137–138

religion,
137

sexuality,
136–137

women,
137

naturalistic philosophy,
169

Navaho culture,
145

negative environment,
158
,
159
,
166
,
199

new ideas,
268–271

New Relationship Energy (NRE),
190–191
,
194–195
,
234
,
236
,
242
,
256

New Testament,
51–53

Newt Gingrich,
47
,
245

Nicene Creed,
55

Noah,
96

non-religious guilt,
72

non-shared environment,
208–209
,
210–213

normalcy,
272–273

NRE (New Relationship Energy),
190–191
,
194–195
,
234
,
236
,
242
,
256

nudity,
162–163

nuns,
55

O

Old Testament,
58
,
65–66

Onanism,
44

options,
270–272

Oral Roberts,
51

organs, sex,
100
,
102

orientation, sexual,
118

origin of religions,
64–65

original sin,
44

orphanages,
92

overstimulation,
226–228

P

Packer, Boyd K.,
176

parental communication,
181
,
198–199

parental influence,
209–210