Rituals and Practices
Sects Without Sex
Sunday, April 20th, 2008In the irregular, but still interesting theme of “Rituals and Practices” that began with Dai-ajari, we have a little venture off in to some of the more interesting Christian sects in recent memory.
First we have the Skoptsy, and Eastern Orthodox sect which began in Russia in the late 18th century. The group is honored here […]
Anal Catholicism
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Atheist’s Wager has a nice post about sex, virginity and a very uncomfortable place. This hardly falls squarely in to the “Rituals and Practices” category, I have heard about this enough:
I have a friend who was raised a devout Catholic. When she was in high school, her boyfriend pressured her to have sex. She resisted, […]
Becoming Dai-ajari
Sunday, June 10th, 2007This is the first in what will become an ongoing feature here highlighting religious practices and rituals that are a little bit ‘out there.’ Most people are familiar with what would be termed strange practices by outside observers - circumcision, walking in circles around a black box, wearing funny hats for example. This section will […]
