[a_dub]

I've noticed that. It's partly why Islam interests me so much. The Jews I know seem to be largely secular in their thinking. The Muslims I encounter (like my brother) seem more devout, so I tend to relate to them a little better.

Your understanding of Jesus' sacrifice from a Christian perspective is correct. We don't keep Mosaic Law. Every single one of the principles and many of the laws carry over though. So my wife and I have actually had a discussion about whether or not this is allowable because the Mosaic Law mentions blood in relation to the prohibition on sex during menstruation and Christian Law commands abstaining from blood.

I can't speak for the Christian right and what they do. There's not a difference between Christian Law and Mosaic Law regarding homosexuality, though - at least with it being prohibited.

Your brother is a Muslim? Wow, I didn't know that, lol. I'm guessing he wasn't born into a Muslim family, but embraced the faith later on, a process your brother most likely refers to as "reversion" rather than "conversion".

Yes, Islam also does not encourage homosexuality, although I think lesbianism is not as frowned upon, at least in my limited observation.

[Stillness]

Yeah, he's Sunni. I don't know what terminology he uses, but you're probably right. No, he was not raised as a Muslim. My father and stepmother weren't very religious while they were raising him. Now my father is a pastor of his own church and he's not the most tactful man. It makes for some tension. My brother and I get along quite well, though. We agree on a lot. Our views on Jesus are more alike in some ways than a lot of the right-wing Christians you mentioned.

Curiously, the Mosaic Law is not explicitly anti-lesbian either. It's not even really explicitly anti-fornication for two unmarried, unengaged people. It just discourages it with other laws. Christianity is a lot more explicit in forbidding any extramarital sex.

[Romy]

And, by the way, oral is not a problem either. She showers, wears a tampon and I can have my fun with her clitoris (well, and other parts, but that is for a different thread). She is very sensitive during her period and the orgasms are intense (so she says and acts). No need for a period to alter anyone's sexual appetite.[/QUOTE]

I agree completely....yes it can be messy but it's worth it. Having orgasms during my period always helps with the cramps. I've been lucky that no man I have ever been with has been put off by my period and you're right - a shower then a tampon and you're good to go for oral sex.

[kdc]

. . . She is very sensitive during her period and the orgasms are intense (so she says and acts). . . . Having orgasms during my period always helps with the cramps.

This was always the case for me too.

I think a lot of women will say, "I can't, I'm on my period," just to let the guy know she's in that state. That's his cue to say that it won't bother him if it doesn't bother her. ;-)