![]() ![]() ![]() Masturbation was now valued as an adult, non-pathological, pleasurable activity. Many Protestant churches in Northern and Western Europe and some Protestant churches in Northern America and in Australia/New Zealand see masturbation as not a sin.Īccording to Björn Krondorfer, "Auto-erotic sex became conceivable as a distinct entity among sexual sins only when the autonomous self emerged." He goes on to cite Laqueur, "Only after the Freudian revolution.did a cultural shift occur. Today, Roman Catholic (including Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and some Protestant Christians consider masturbation to be a sin. ![]() For example, Christian denominations have different views on masturbation. Among these latter religions, some view masturbation as allowable if used as a means towards sexual self-control, or as part of healthy self-exploration, but disallow it if it is done with motives they consider to be wrong, or as an addiction. Some religions view it as a spiritually detrimental practice, some see it as not spiritually detrimental and others take a situational view. Among the world's religions, views on masturbation vary widely.
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