Sex and Seminary (I Like Alliteration)*
*For those of you offended by my complete irreverence, I apologize. I have no intention of pissing people off, mostly. Also, I really like Suzanne, Brian, and Scot and I appreciate their willingness to share their opinions on things. So like, if any of you are reading this now, you rock.
I had dinner with some delightful seminary folk last weekend. Dinner table conversation turned to sex, I think I may have started that. Not so surprising really. I mean, in my family it's a toss up between sex and bathroom humor for most frequent dinner time topic. We're pretty mature and sophisticated. Either that or we're just too influenced by the dumbed-down, sex driven filth that Hollywood puts out these days. How political, I like it. (Just to clarify, however, lest someone were to think that I'm actually very deep and thoughtful, I LOVE dumbed-down, sex driven Hollywood filth!) So anyway, we were noting that in seminary, the bigger story is who IS having sex, rather than who's not. It's sad really, because isn't it during sex that most people speak most directly to God? Oh.... it's during private prayer? My bad.
This all leads me to wonder: how would seminary be different if everyone were getting laid?
- Barth, Tillich, Rahner, Suzanne, Brian, Scot...... can't we all just get along?
- A lot of us would be going to hell, cuz we're not all married, isn't sex before marriage sinful? I thought I read that somewhere.
- There'd be a lot more seminary babies, cuz I heard that contraception is pretty evil too. I'm not sure how that works, but I prefer to believe without questioning, it leaves more time for picking out my outfits.
- I can't decide if "feet" would come up more or less during Old Testament.
- #*&% (name's been changed for security purposes) wouldn't be quite so tormented by his (or her) raging hormones.
- Maybe a proof text would be discovered that justifies orgiastic hedonism
- Would more men take the Human Sexuality course?
- At the end of Common Meal, instead of a presentation we'd hit the lights and get down to business, it's what the early Church did, no?
In other news, my friend T. Bush has informed me that I'm the only groupie he wants. How sweet is that? I'm #1 groupie!
I had dinner with some delightful seminary folk last weekend. Dinner table conversation turned to sex, I think I may have started that. Not so surprising really. I mean, in my family it's a toss up between sex and bathroom humor for most frequent dinner time topic. We're pretty mature and sophisticated. Either that or we're just too influenced by the dumbed-down, sex driven filth that Hollywood puts out these days. How political, I like it. (Just to clarify, however, lest someone were to think that I'm actually very deep and thoughtful, I LOVE dumbed-down, sex driven Hollywood filth!) So anyway, we were noting that in seminary, the bigger story is who IS having sex, rather than who's not. It's sad really, because isn't it during sex that most people speak most directly to God? Oh.... it's during private prayer? My bad.
This all leads me to wonder: how would seminary be different if everyone were getting laid?
- Barth, Tillich, Rahner, Suzanne, Brian, Scot...... can't we all just get along?
- A lot of us would be going to hell, cuz we're not all married, isn't sex before marriage sinful? I thought I read that somewhere.
- There'd be a lot more seminary babies, cuz I heard that contraception is pretty evil too. I'm not sure how that works, but I prefer to believe without questioning, it leaves more time for picking out my outfits.
- I can't decide if "feet" would come up more or less during Old Testament.
- #*&% (name's been changed for security purposes) wouldn't be quite so tormented by his (or her) raging hormones.
- Maybe a proof text would be discovered that justifies orgiastic hedonism
- Would more men take the Human Sexuality course?
- At the end of Common Meal, instead of a presentation we'd hit the lights and get down to business, it's what the early Church did, no?
In other news, my friend T. Bush has informed me that I'm the only groupie he wants. How sweet is that? I'm #1 groupie!
posted by New Girl at 10:35 AM
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to explain my obviously fatigued appearance to a fellow seminarian, I mentioned that I had been up late the night before. I stated that I had started working a late shift, though I neglected to mention that I stopped by a local bar after said late shift. I further explained that my girlfriend gets up at six thirty and wakes me up. "oh, she called you?" he asked innocently. "um...yeah." I replied.
what is going on?
i don't understand anything that's happening.
who wrote that quote?
-t
i would like to comment that the seminary commuter lounge is getting it's full use.
I like the communal aspect of it. We should share and share alike. I mean some of us are otherwise spoken for, but are often intrigued by others, because well, you put a lot of people together who are opening up their souls, it is easy to trust one another...that and some seminarians are just down right good looking. Maybe sexuality needs to be a bigger thing...your thoughts?
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Why is everyone anonymous?
Surely you can't be scared of retribution in some form or another?
Just look at me... If anyone should fear I suppose it should be me...
I wish I was getting some of that action in the commuter lounge. When are these shower make-out sessions going on and how do I get the invite?
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