If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed. Albert Einstein. You may ask, What does the last few posts have to do with the sex lives of the Puritans, or how does a discussion about the Septuagint or the Reformation have any bearing [...]
An erotic response to life isn’t just about love-making, it’s about being fully engaged body and soul to the extraordinary beauty of life. To music, art, poetry , nature, to all that stirs the soul and elevates us from our little lives. To feel so deeply the poignant sadness and the exquisite joys of [...]
To understand the Puritan mindset in 1630, is to understand the basic reasons for the reformation, the split from the Roman Catholic Church, the creation of the Church of England, and then again the split from The Church of England, to all out reform. One of the main reasons the King chose the Puritans was because of their zeal against “The Pope and his church.” The King did not want the “New England” to become Catholic. Little did he know how that move would backfire. The origins of this country and thus the origins of the American psyche, in regards to sex, crime, punishment, restoration and politics, all stem from the same religious tap-root. Which was Anti-Catholic.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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