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| Do not fret, dear Angel. There's hope. |
Well, if you can believe the consensus of theologians, then there's no sex in heaven--at least for Christians. But one thing is for sure: There's tango.
The angels make love in this divine, heavenly expression. Making tango is the intimate touch of another's soul.
The angels make love in this divine, heavenly expression. Making tango is the intimate touch of another's soul.
Dear Tango Therapist: Scripture states that there is no
ReplyDeletemarriage in Heaven, but that doesn't mean there isn't
sex in Heaven. I suppose it might depend on who is
doing the translation of the words, sex vs. marriage.
But as we well know two people can have sex w/o
being married! And there is the whole issue of "what will life after death be like?" I personally believe that life will continue in some form of Energy transformation but exactly what that means, I am not sure. But Tango as Energy transformation is a real possibility :)! So let's dance NOW!
Dear Mimi... you are absolutely correct, and I agree with you on this fully. Islam promises an everlasting erection for those who martyr themselves for Allah. No wonder we have so many willing suicide bombers! On the other hand, Christian theologians unite in a vast consensus that there is no sex in heaven. Celibacy was what St. Paul wanted others to strive for, which influenced the early Roman Church to forbid marriage/sex for the clergy. Eastern Orthodox clergy could marry one woman, and were out of luck if she died. He'd better treat her really nice. :-)
ReplyDeleteDEAR TANGO THERAPIST: FIRST, YOU ARE SO FUNNY IN YOUR WRITING R/T ALLAH AND SUICIDE BOMBERS! HOWEVER, YOU MUST KNOW THAT I AM WORKING TOWARD MY MTS OR MASTERS IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES AT A LIBERAL SCHOOL AND WHAT THEOLOGIANS SAID IN THE PAST (PAUL, ROMAN CHURCH, ETC.) DOESN'T APPLY NOW TO THE NEW THEOLOGIANS WHO ARE TRANSLATING, THE NEW VERSIONS OF SCRIPTURE AND OR THE
ReplyDeleteNEWER INTERPRETATIONS OF SCRIPTURE AND TEACHING GRAD STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF. SO THERE ARE MANY NEWER INTERPRETATIONS OF SEXUALITY,GENDER AND ORIENTATION, NOT TO MENTION THE INTERRELATEDNESS OF SEX, ENERGY & SPIRITUALITY WHICH RELATES SO WELL TO TANGO! BUT TRULY THIS IS ALL ABOUT MYSTERY NOW AND AFTER DEATH!
HOWEVER, I WROTE A PAPER IN THE SPRING, 2014, ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF SPIRITUALITY AND SEXUALITY AND INCLUDED THE METAPHOR OF TANGO W/SEXUALITY AND SPIRITUALITY!
THE PROFESSOR THOUGHT THAT PART OF THE PAPER R/T TANGO WAS BRILLIANT. WE COULD DISCUSS THIS FOREVER, BUT TANGO ON THE DANCE FLOOR WHEN DONE WITH TRUE HEART TO HEART CONNECTION IS THE NEXT BEST THING TO HEAVEN ON EARTH!
KEEP YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR AS YOU WRITE! LOVE YOUR ARTICLES! MIMI
Sorry about the "caps!" Mimi
ReplyDelete@Mimi... I only speak of consensus. A "consensus" among Americans voted George W. Bush into the Presidency of the US *twice*. So, obviously a "consensus" has nothing to do with being right! Here is a book that is a "must read" for any graduate student in theology or biblical studies: Embodiment: An Approach to Sexuality and Christian Theology by James Nelson.
ReplyDeleteDear Tango Therapist, thank you for your
ReplyDeleterecommendation for reading. What is your background that you would know of this book? Mimi
Master of Divinity, Boston University.
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