Virginity was still about property in the middle ages in Europe (christian).
Remember, people up until around 1500 couldnt read The Bible, it was in latin/greek. That was a whole big part of the protestant revolution.
Everyday people (christians) were not really concerned with the technicalities of virginity as it related to sin and holiness.
The theologians can promote a spritiual idea and it may end up being adopted by a society simply because its a practical idea.
In otherwords, they agree but for different purposes.
Jeremiah Williams
Focus on yourself.
Lincoln Myers
Do you live in Pakistan?
Easton Martinez
I need to focus on myself and society.
Charles Murphy
I highly doubt you, in the year 2020, can know that peasants in the Middle Ages were all about “property” instead of virginity. It is well known that virginity is holy, even in the Middle Ages. Your claim requires evidence.
Luke Wilson
and yes the term is "virtue" and it is smart to applaud women for not being whores as it makes the whole "each man gets one woman" thing a whole lot easier.
Woman are social creatures and if society says not being a whore (being a virgin) is a good thing then they will be virgins till their married because they gain social approval from it.
Litterally almost every problem we have in society right now would be solved if everyone adopted strong christian beliefs.
Man has conquered almost all the other problems (hunger, disease, sanitation). all that remains is mans social ills.
Adrian Harris
see>Your claim requires evidence. The evidence is almost no one knew what was in the bible up until a few hundred years ago. People went to church on sunday, the community leaders sent the message "no sex till marriage" and people listened and carried on with their day to day.
Sex was viewed completely differently back then it was for reproduction.
Today, only 1 in 1000 vaginal acts of intercourse results in a pregnancy. Back then it was like 1 in 40.
Ian Adams
Debunking you in one sentence. Saying “holy virgin” means you respect virginity and because everyone was catholic in Western Europe, everyone knew the holy virgin. You would have to live under a rock in medieval Christian Europe to not get what’s all the fuss about virginity is. Face it, your view is modern.. and un-christian if I may add.
Evan Ward
your original statement was
>because of Christianity that this act has been condemned
and im saying NO, it was condemed before Christianity. (thats a fact).
Christianity was an idea that went looking for a home and only found it in White Europe because it was already so similar to they way white people were practicing life.
Christianity is drastically different than the way middle easterners were living life 2000 years ago and thats why despite Christianity starting in the middle east it never took a strong hold.
Benjamin Lee
Sorry I made a mistake. Because of Christianity this act has been condemned more strongly, I should have said. The hysteria about rape is really somewhat Christian. But that rape and the valuing of virginity are connected.. that’s my own theory. Take it or leave it. I see no other reason why the Catholic Church has declared it mortally sinful as opposed to Israelite law that made it a minor offense.
