“There is no instinct that has been so maligned, suppressed, abused, and distorted by religious teaching as the instinct of sex.” Has BeensSexReligiousTeachingInstinct Author:Dora Russell
“Normal children of both sexes and all cultures will follow a more or less standard and universal developmental pattern and timetable, and reach approximately the same level of development at maturity. While a particular culture's need and expectations and teaching will shape the course of development and affect adult capabilities to some degree, normal individuals, whatever their native culture, if transplanted and taught, could learn to meet the normal demands of their adapted cultures.” IfsNeedsChildrenCultureCoursesIndividualSexLevelsTeachingTaughtParticularDevelopmentShapesDemandDegreesNormalStandardsExpectationsAdultsUniversalPatternsMaturityNativeCapabilityAdaptedDevelopmentalTimetables Book:Daughters: from infancy to independence Source: Daughters: from infancy to independence
“Research on child abuse suggests that religious beliefs can foster, encourage, and justify the abuse of children. When contempt for sex underlies teachings, this creates a breeding ground for abuse.” ChildrenBeliefSexReligiousTeachingResearchAbuseJustifyContemptChild AbuseBreedingReligious BeliefAbused Children Author:Mary Garden
“While the secular world pushes woman to find her identity in herself as a sex object, the popular teachings in the Church, equally mistaken, encourage woman to find her identity in her roles as wife and mother rather than in her status as a person in Christ, a daughter complete in Him.” WorldPersonsMotherSexChristChurchRolesWifeTeachingIdentityObjectsDaughterSecularMistakenWives And Mothers Book:The Healing Presence: Curing the Soul Through Union with Christ Source: The Healing Presence: Curing the Soul Through Union with Christ