Comments on The Daily (Maybe): In defence of Onan

i may be wrong, but to my understanding onan never...

2008-07-01T23:56:00.000Z

i may be wrong, but to my understanding onan never masturbated, he simply pulled out when he was about to climax, spilling his seed on the ground. See, when he got his orders to "go into his wife" and "furtilize" her, it wasn't the sex part he had a problem with, he actually was ok with that, it was the part about "spilling inside of her" that he didn't want to do. so while he was having sex, when it came time to climax, he pulled out at the last minute and ended up "spilling his seed on the ground."
THIS is what displeased God and thats why God killed Onan.
again, this is my understanding and i might be wrong

I think you'd be better off countering the substan...

2007-07-31T13:37:00.000Z

I think you'd be better off countering the substantive argument of the post Red Maria... that whilst Onan (and his accompanying -ism) should not be synonymous with masturbation. Otherwise it looks like churlish pouting on your part.

If I've not read enough perhaps you could point out the Biblical reference that shows Onan to be guilty of and punished for this supposed sin. If it exists.

Its only brilliant to someone who hasn't read much...

2007-07-31T00:27:00.000Z

Its only brilliant to someone who hasn't read much. A more discerning reader would recognise it for faux-iconoclastic, uneducated adolescent rubbish that it is.
Poor Jim Jay simply doesn't know enough about the subject matter - as demonstrated by his confused comments about homosexuality and the rhythmn method - to achieve his ambitious ends.
Charitably, one assumes that he dashed the post off in a hurry after having had something to drink.

This is so brilliant. It very humorously illustra...

2007-07-27T17:14:00.000Z

This is so brilliant. It very humorously illustrates how religious leaders have, along the years, misinterpreted the scriptures to fit their own agenda. And they all do it - all the religions.