tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post6933788784759165373..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: Intrinsically SexualMichael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-71883892333715543862011-05-28T17:53:36.744-05:002011-05-28T17:53:36.744-05:00. . . all of which to me sounds totally uninspirin.... . . all of which to me sounds totally uninspiring and a load of old gobbledygook.<br /><br />If this is the best the "official" church can offer, it's no wonder people are leaving in droves.<br /><br />Maybe part of the problem is in different understandings of sexuality. If you limit sexuality to physical acts than, no, God isn't "intrinsically sexual." But if we understand sexuality as a powerful sacred (<a href="http://thewildreed.blogspot.com/2009/08/more-lovely-than-dawn_30.html" rel="nofollow">erotic</a>) energy force that invites us to be co-creators with it of liberation, compassion and all manner of "new life," then, yes, I definitely think we can say that God is intrinsically sexual. Indeed, it's quite a beautiful, poetic and inspiring image.<br /><br />You seem to be attempting to speak of sexuality and spirituality, EH, strictly in the language of doctrine -- and a very narrow doctrine at that. That's never seemed to me to be the best way to approach and talk about the connections between spirituality and sexuality.<br /><br />And you've actually proven my point. Your words highlight a very limited and dismissive view of sexuality (it's "merely a symbol"). I would wager that for most people it's a way of understanding and speaking about sexuality that is woefully inadequate and meaningless.<br /><br />I think that, as a Church, we can and should do better, don't you?<br /><br />Peace,<br /><br />MichaelMichael J. Baylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-25478902538531169602011-05-28T16:43:03.244-05:002011-05-28T16:43:03.244-05:00God is not intrinsically sexual. God is intrinsica...God is not intrinsically sexual. God is intrinsically a spirit whose essense is being.<br /><br />Human sexuality is merely a symbol of the relationship that exists between God and His Church, which is itself a symbol of the relationship that exists within the Trinity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com