Sex, Lies & Religion

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WHY HAS RELIGION MADE SEX A FOUR-LETTER WORD?

Author Randy Elrod asks this and many other provocative questions in his Amazon best-selling* debut Sex, Lies & Religion (Enjoying the Freedom of Unconditional Sexuality).

Released Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 2010, Elrod’s book delves into religious lies about nudity in art, self-pleasure, sexual fantasy, sexual inequality and more.

A pastor for thirty years, Elrod states that for most of his career, he had no framework for the interrelation of sexuality and spirituality. In religious circles, sex was what everybody thought about, but nobody talked about. His hope is that Sex, Lies & Religion will start conversations.

A quote from the book says, “Sex is at the heart of almost everything we do as human beings, and if it truly is the essence of existence, then it bears thoughtful and loving consideration among those of us who call ourselves spiritual.”

Candid conversations while mentoring young men, his own struggles, the shocking results of a recent online survey, and the inordinate amount of immorality in churches provided the incentive to write this book. Elrod says he has seen wives leave their husbands because of pornography addictions and marriages fall apart due to misplaced affections. Throughout his life, he has seen religion provide judgment instead of grace in almost every situation.

He goes on to say, “I can’t help but think that if we really believed our misplaced sexual longings were an indication of a desperate search for God, we would find redemption instead of condemnation. If you get nothing else, know that this book is about redemption. I suppose you could say it is controversially redemptive.”

Sex, Lies & Religion can also be found anywhere fine books are sold.

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Contact Randy Elrod Cell: 615-804-7792 E-mail: randyelrod@comcast.net Twitter: @randyelrod

* Rose to #2 in Amazon Hot New Releases in Popular Culture, Sociology and Love & Romance Categories

Quotes From The Book

“Sex is sacred, a gift from God”

“Have you ever had an experience with God that was so amazing it exceeded your wildest and most fulfilling sexual moment?”

“Perhaps it’s time to utilize the Bible as our sex manual. And for those aspects where it is silent, we should then depend on an open dialogue with those we trust.”

“But for many of us, our view of sexuality has been so legislated and permeated by religious lies, particularly a division between body and soul, we can’t seem to reconcile our biological and spiritual needs, much less understand a theology of sexuality.”

“Religion worries that “living by the Spirit” instead of rules leads to immorality and sin. Just the opposite will be the case. A relationship with the Spirit produces the moral qualities that epitomize a life of unconditional sexuality.”

“By now we understand that sex is not just about sex. It provides a way to understand God. Where religion makes simple ideas about God complex, sex can make complex ideas about God simple. The way we live out our sexuality expresses who we are, who God is, what love is, how we relate to others, and why we are here. It is the essence of existence.”

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