The Christianity/Sado-Masochism Connection

This is in no way a new idea. Any self-respecting gay man in his early-to-mid thirties has probably seen Madonna's Blonde Ambition Tour and the film Truth or Dare. She beat the subject of Christian eroticism to death (pun intended). Her "Blonde Ambition"-version of Like A Virgin, and the obvious Like a Prayer, "reek of Catholicism," (Madonna's phrase) with their heavy draperies, candles, crosses, incense, stigmata, and, well, priests. Of course Mother Church doesn't like Madonna much. Poor Madonna's honest tribute to her church and her spirituality got her in trouble with the Vatican, and 50 mill from that Pepsi commercial.

Are their any Christians that do appreciate Madonna/Religious eroticism? I'm glad I asked.

I placed a little bet with my cohort Franc that I could find a website by Christian practitioners of S&M (the kitty I'm collecting is none of your beeswax). I pulled up Google on the old browser, and, lo and behold, seconds later, I found Christian BDSM.

It is about the most sterile, dry, and boring sex site I have ever seen. They announce they are fundamentalists, i.e., they believe the bible is the inerrant, literal, eternal word of God. One could call it "a guide to Christain sadomasochism apologetics." It seems the site is meant for the Husband's, the Dominant's, the Master's Eyes Only. Perhaps their chat room is a bit more...lively.

Other sites for the Saved Sadist include BDSM CHRISTIANS, an email newsgroup, CHRISTIANS AND BDSM, a new site, and CADS-Christianity and Dominance/Submission, a support/discussion group. There is a site, however, that at least has pictures: A ROYAL HERITAGE...the coming of age of a princess sub...

Quote: BDSM and Christianity...An Impossible Combination?

There are many who would say that BDSM and Christianity is an impossible combination. I would venture to guess that those are the folks who only have a "Hollywood" idea of BDSM and have not considered many other aspects of the relationship. I find that the two mesh very well although I'm not denying that there are, at times, HUGE temptations to cross over into ungodly behavior. However, these same temptations exist in most "vanilla" relationships...they aren't merely confined to "alternative lifestyles".

Let me first define BDSM. It's a catch-all phrase encompassing bondage and discipline, domination and submission, and sadomasochism. There's MUCH more to it than just tying people up and beating on them.

My particular area of interest is domination and submission although my relationship

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