Masturbation and Religious Faith

[george]

Okay, I have always wondered how masturbation is perceived in the various and numerous religions around the world.
Be it Christian, Catholic, Jewish, Buddhist, Islamic, Jehovah's Witness, Sunni, Shi'a, Hindu, Orthodox, Protestant, Seventh Day Adventist etc, etc

Is it acceptable or frowned upon within your religious faith. If not acceptable do you still indulge or do you remain celibate.
I am Christian and love my fellow man and woman, no matter what religion, colour or type, and have no hesitation in enjoying my body in the privacy of my own home. (or anyone else's if invited!)

[regularjoe1]

Masturbation is viewed by most Christians as a sin, but a personal one and is viewed as a personal matter rather than something that harms others. It is seen as lustful and carnal and ungodly, and not "keeping your vessel with honour" however it is not specifically forbidden by name while more consequently and more uncommon sexual sins are. Use of pornography is usually viewed as being more sinful than masturbation without pornography because Jesus said if you look at a women with lust you have committed adultery in your heart. But still even that is not considered as serious as actual adultery. All Christians struggle with lust on some level, but some more than others and some with different kinds than others. Some types of lustful acts are more destructive than others. Hope that answers your question.

[6solidinches]

Masturbation is viewed by most Christians as a sin, but a personal one and is viewed as a personal matter rather than something that harms others. It is seen as lustful and carnal and ungodly, and not "keeping your vessel with honour" however it is not specifically forbidden by name while more consequently and more uncommon sexual sins are. Use of pornography is usually viewed as being more sinful than masturbation without pornography because Jesus said if you look at a women with lust you have committed adultery in your heart. But still even that is not considered as serious as actual adultery. All Christians struggle with lust on some level, but some more than others and some with different kinds than others. Some types of lustful acts are more destructive than others. Hope that answers your question.

And conservative Christians are not hypocrites.

[bigoldbendyone]

"And conservative Christians are not hypocrites."

Actually the term hypocrite is from the Greek mask worn by actors in ancient Greece. It was call a hypo-crite. It was someone acting like something they were not. Christians are only hypocrites when they condemn others for something that they themselves do. I am a Christian and yes I masturbate but I admit it so I am not a hypocrite. If you want to get technical the bible states that penalty for spilling your seed is offering two turtle doves. That is the same as a woman would have to offer after her period. Is it a sin? Yes. Is it a big one? No. Even children when they are 3 or 4 go around touching themselves. It is natural.

[jschwa]

Okay, I have always wondered how masturbation is perceived in the various and numerous religions around the world.
Be it Christian, Catholic, Jewish, Buddhist, Islamic, Jehovah's Witness, Sunni, Shi'a, Hindu, Orthodox, Protestant, Seventh Day Adventist etc, etc

Is it acceptable or frowned upon within your religious faith. If not acceptable do you still indulge or do you remain celibate.
I am Christian and love my fellow man and woman, no matter what religion, colour or type, and have no hesitation in enjoying my body in the privacy of my own home. (or anyone else's if invited!)

I was raised Catholic, but I'm not very religious. According to the Catholic teachings masturbation is a mortal sin. In case you don't know, that type of sin is the worst type!! That being said, I don't care what some ancient book says about masturbation. I love playing with my cock, it's fun to play with my cock, I enjoy playing with my cock an nobody is going to tell me that I can't play with my cock!!! If there is a heaven, when I die I will be walking around with a perpetual erection having orgasms whenever I want!!!!

[wheelboy2]

All religions are no more than "people control" whether it be for power or money (usually both) and them objecting to your masturbation is beyond absurd. You can't tell me that religious faith purveyors don't jerk off. No, sure they don't. It's a classic case of "Don't do what I do; do what I say." Hypocrite bastards.

[mash2014]

I was raised catholic and went to a catholic school. Anything sex-related out of wedlock was a sin and sex was meant only to procreate. Joy was the work of the devil. Today, I can only laugh at those silly concepts.
After years of questioning, I left the religion and its beliefs and became an atheist. All religions are there to express power and domination.

[spunkluvr]

All religions are no more than "people control" whether it be for power or money (usually both) and them objecting to your masturbation is beyond absurd. You can't tell me that religious faith purveyors don't jerk off. No, sure they don't. It's a classic case of "Don't do what I do; do what I say." Hypocrite bastards.

I couldn't have put it better.

[wanklover]

I totally ignored any old wives tales or religious views about masturbation & just got on with enjoying it, which I did immensely. I was aware that it was frowned upon but didn't let it bother me.

[jschwa]

I totally ignored any old wives tales or religious views about masturbation & just got on with enjoying it, which I did immensely. I was aware that it was frowned upon but didn't let it bother me.

Yes, I ignored all the myths, fairy tales and lies about masturbation too. I also completely ignored my parents telling me that I was going to hell because of it. I felt if I be damned who cares. It was too much fun and felt too good to stop!! The more you try and discourage a child not to do something, the more the generally do it!!!

[wanklover]

Well I first wanked back in 1966 and despite ED problems still managing to do it now. Hasn't done me any harm and love holding my hard stiff cock in my hand and feeling it throb when I cum. Glad you do too !!

I totally ignored any old wives tales or religious views about masturbation & just got on with enjoying it, which I did immensely. I was aware that it was frowned upon but didn't let it bother me.

Yes, I ignored all the myths, fairy tales and lies about masturbation too. I also completely ignored my parents telling me that I was going to hell because of it. I felt if I be damned who cares. It was too much fun and felt too good to stop!! The more you try and discourage a child not to do something, the more the generally do it!!!

[wheelboy2]

All religions are there to express power and domination.

Absolutely. What you said plus - "If they're stupid enough to believe that shit then we might as well take their money too.

[blackboxer500]

I was raised in a fundamentalist Protestant Christian church in a small city in the Deep South of the U.S., and masturbation was simply ignored as a topic. The physical act was not technically considered a sin, (there’s no express Bible verse addressing masturbation, which was definitive for my denomination), but lust and even thinking about having sex with someone you weren’t married to was sinful.

So even though it was never put in these terms, it was ok to masturbate so long as you didn’t think about sex, haha. A lot more energy was devoted to preventing premarital sex, and in sense simply ignoring masturbation was basically an aid to preventing us fucking like heathens, haha again, because it’s obvious to even a Sunday School teacher that suppressing masturbation would result in teens thinking about nothing else. So at worst masturbation was the lesser of two evils.

If you did “slip up” and think about fornicating while masturbating, it wasn’t really a big deal. Because it was a thought sin, a quick repentance and private prayer for forgiveness was all it took. There was no need to confess publicly or to a priest. The repentance was supposed to be sincere, a commitment to turn away from lustful thoughts, but of course usually more private prayers were needed later when those thoughts returned.

I was never overcome with guilt even when I thought about sex, because I recognized that these thoughts occurred regardless of one’s attempt to avoid them, and felt God would understand, but I did make in effort there for a few years to concentrate only on the physical sensation when I masturbated. I never stopped lusting after girls and women, and I haven’t followed that faith for more than four decades, but as I think about it these circumstances probably contributed to my continued practice of spending a lot of masturbation time thinking only about my cock and the sensations I experience. I look at a lot of porn, too, but even to this day I can get off thinking only about rubbing my cock.

[jschwa]

I look at a lot of porn, too, but even to this day I can get off thinking only about rubbing my cock.

I love playing with my cock. I love the feeling of my cock in my hand. I love looking at my cock. Even with all of that I still have to look at/read some form of porn or fantasize about something in order to really enjoy masturbating. Thinking about playing with my cock gets me "warmed up", but I still need "something" to enhance the experience.

[mash2014]

I look at a lot of porn, too, but even to this day, I can get off thinking only about rubbing my cock.

I love playing with my cock. I love the feeling of my cock in my hand. I love looking at my cock. Even with all of that I still have to look at/read some form of porn or fantasize about something in order to really enjoy masturbating. Thinking about playing with my cock gets me "warmed up", but I still need "something" to enhance the experience.

I love my cock but just like you, I need something to enjoy my masturbation. I am more into reading something or just plain fantasizing about someone but I am not into hard porn, soft porn for me. But fantasies or a written story can take me to the end of the universe. Talking about sex with someone can really turn me on

[heaven7]

When I was a Youth Counselor in the Presbyterian faith we taught out teens that masturbation was a gift from God.

[bappanadboy]

I am a Hindu by religion, but I am not religious. Nobody told me that masturbation was a sin or bad. However, all matters related to sex was "taboo" in the society.

In the US, many studies have shown the benefits of masturbation, especially for men who are benefitted due to the shrinkage of prostate.

When I was 12, my father knew that I was having erections. All my older brothers had left home. Only my mother, sisters and I were home. My father was 52. I had just started sharing his bedroom. He was a changed man. I was the only son at home. Every night, quietly he was teaching me how to enjoy my cock as detailed in Kama Sutra by doing the act in front of me. When we went to bedroom to sleep, he would leave the lights on and lie down naked just a few feet from me. He could see me watching him with open eyes. On most days, if I was not sleepy, I would be awake and watch him. He would start by gently stroking his big fat cock. Then he would expose his huge mushroom cock head by pulling the foreskin and continue stroking his cock. Once he got a strong erection, he would stop and take a deep breath. His erection lasted several minutes. I wanted to get up, sit next to him, touch his big fat hard cock and ask questions about my cock, but never did. Looking back, I should have.

Most religious people act as prudes. What happens inside a home is usually something else. In my case, my father taught me the basics of enjoying my cock when I started getting erections.