Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: 3And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.Like a voyeur, God seems preoccupied with how we comport ourselves behind closed doors. Sleep with the wrong kind of person and there may be hell to pay.
~ King James version ~
Tao could care less who you chose to sleep with.
~ possible Taoist alternative ~
Tao doesn't micromanage the world. Who you sleep with is your business and, possibly, that of society's.
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This chapter of Ezekiel is an allegory about Israel's apostasy. It is metaphor.
ReplyDeleteAnd Taoism (perhaps not YOUR Taoism) has always had an interest in sexuality and the appropriate expenditure of sexual energy.