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I like Buddhist philosophy (not religion) in that one is best served to find happiness within (not through a spouse, kids, jobs, and external factors). The level of enlightenment you achieve is solely up to you.[/quote]
By finding happiness and enlightenment within does that really mean smacking the salami?[/quote]
I can’t vouch for the validity of the survey below, but if it’s even in the ballpark, Catholics have a great deal of first-hand experience (no pun intended!) regarding choking of the chicken.
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Q. I’m a Christian, and I’m feeling guilty about masturbating. How can I keep from feeling bad about it afterward?
Masturbation is universal among males, no matter what their religion. It is just something that males do. The vast majority of females do it too.
Many Christian theologians have recognized masturbation as something normal and healthy that God wanted us to have and not as something dirty or sinful. You can read some of these comments from theologians at HealthyStrokes.com on the page for Christians.
According to a survey of over 10,000 males in 2007, here is the number of times the average male masturbates a week, by religious group:
Catholic, 6.74
Baptist, 6.47
Pentecostal, 5.72
Other Protestant, 6.16
LDS, 5.53
Non-denominational Christian, 6.34
Other Christian, 7.14
Jewish, 7.61
Muslim, 5.74
Buddhist, 6.83
Hindu, 6.75
Other religions, 7.08
Not religious, 7.29
So whether you masturbate as little as the least frequent religion or as much as the most frequent religion, don’t worry! You have a lot of company.
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Although, frankly, all of these numbers seem on the high side… but I don’t have a PhD in human sexuality.
