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Marriage and Sex in Rome
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Hello! This is Pastor Don of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective!
One of the things that distinguished Christians in ancient Rome was their ethic on sex and marriage.
To the average Roman, sex was largely detached from marriage; it was merely a “natural” impulse to be fulfilled. Male virtue was in part judged by the strength of one’s sexual appetite and exploits. This was not seen as a problem, but as a positive feature.
Many are shocked to learn of temple prostitution—the use of sex in pagan worship. At the temple, it was perfectly normal for a man to hire…
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