Category Archives: Sex

Sexy Spring Comes ’round Again, Just Like Back in Biblical Times

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Kristin Swenson

A version of this post first appeared in Christian Century‘s “Theolog.” It’s spring, and Richmond is busting out in lush green. White pompoms of elderberry blossoms are bustling with bees. Hard new figs are attached impossibly to smooth branches, and my … Continue reading →

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The Bible as Porn?

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Kristin Swenson

Atheist students at a Texas university are offering porn in exchange for Bibles arguing, “same diff.” Inflammatory, to be sure, but are they right? The Bible is indeed full of racy material, from its very first book on. Robert Crumb’s Genesis in … Continue reading →

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