We invite our friends Jake and Sarah to talk with us about how growing up in the Evangelical Church (the same collegiate church as Jeremiah) impacted their relationship with wants as individuals and as a partnership. We describe a three step process that can help people give themselves permission to name their wants and desires,

Jeremiah and Julia continue their series The Seven Deadly Sexual Sins, According to the Church, with the deadliest of the “sins”, as we were reminded over the weekend in Colorado Springs: Don’t be gay.

What happens when you moralize something is not just the statement that something is wrong, but you also develop an action plan to ensure that those who disagree with you either repent and turn to the Lord, or, and this sounds really harsh, but it's quite literal in this case, or are exterminated.

Peggy Kleinplatz names eight components of optimal sexuality. And not a single one of them is “You are married”. The first component that she talks about is the ability to be present, to be focused, to be embodied. And being present and focused on what's happening in the moment actually allows you to move into your body and to be aware of what's happening in your body, to be aware of the physical sensations that you're experiencing.

In connection to this episode, the reason that we don't talk about sex here on Sunday school, the reason that talking about sex is dangerous is because it threatens the dogma, the doctrine, and the belief structure that holds together religious communities. By talking about sex, you threaten the very foundation of an institution.