I think it's interesting to read a post like this from some who has a religious background. I've always wondered how religion can promote the things they do, then have followers who ignore it or at the very least have followers in an age where intelligence is more prominent than when religion (as it's known now) started.

I grew up with parents who belonged to a religion but decided they didn't want to force it upon their children. Personally I'm very grateful for that. I'm not religious, but I believe in certain qualities of it. When it comes to matters of sex and human sexuality though, I find that religion fails miserably with most people.

From personal experience, the women I've dated that came from extremely religious families had one of two behaviors. 1. They were locked up tight and not very happy (no sex). 2. They were promiscuous and though temporarily happy when fulfilling a basic human need, they were still unhappy due to the guilt.

In my background it was and is a good idea to be very open about your needs, your wants and desires with someone. Unfortunately in a world where so many are hiding or dealing with a religion it's often times hard to express those things with others.

Kudos for doing that even from within a religion. It gives those of us hope that not all people partaking in an organized religion are drones.