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What does “one flesh” signify? Fictive kinship? Or sexual intercourse? (Butler Series)

Barbara Roberts12 Comments

Does "one flesh" refer to the act of sexual intercourse? Or does it signify kinship? Joshua Butler argues in Beautiful Union that "one flesh" means sexual intercourse. ...one flesh zeroes in much more directly on the center of sex itself: bodily union. ... One flesh is about the merging of two separate bodies into one.… Continue reading What does “one flesh” signify? Fictive kinship? Or sexual intercourse? (Butler Series)

The torture which Jesus suffered on the Cross must NOT be likened to sexual intercourse between husband and wife (Butler Series)

Barbara Roberts13 Comments

The torture which Jesus suffered on the Cross must NOT be likened to sexual intercourse between man and woman. To draw that analogy will deeply traumatise victims of sexual and domestic abuse. Furthermore, drawing an analogy between the Cross and the marriage bed plays right into the agenda of abusive husbands.