Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll

     Zeus and Ganymede- do you know the story? In a nutshell Ganymede was the most beautiful boy on Earth and Zeus fell in love with him, snatched him away from his home and took him to Olympus where he served mead to the gods. Needing to protect the boy from his jealous wife, the god placed him in the heavens as the constellation Aquarius where he still resides in the night sky.

     Pretty fascinating stuff that Greek mythology. As with all mythologies, the Greeks had to have some way to explain things that they did not understand or to, I don’t know, maybe justify the things they did in their personal lives. The ancient Greeks were known for their open sexuality and from what I have been told by a few Greeks, and doing some research, most of the men are bi-sexual and a lot of the women like anal sex as a way of contraception.

     As for the boys liking boys, it was an honor for a boy to be chosen by another male and there was actually money and gifts involved to the chosen one. To deny the ‘suitor’ was to dishonor him and to not be chosen by a certain age was a dishonor. Strange culture back then, about three millennia ago.

     I don’t know if the Greek culture still does this or if that was something that passed away with time. It does not really matter. That is not the point of this post. Ancient Greek stories and customs are just the stepping stone to another controversial post that someone will get upset over.

     Okay, on with the information. It wasn’t just the Greeks that like both sexes. The Romans, also, had their little quirks when it came to sex. Caligula was probably the most famous, thanks to the movie that was made about him, but it wasn’t just this Caesar, it was several of them. That was one of the reasons the Roman Empire fell. They became too decadent and complacent, becoming more and more hedonistic instead of watching over that vast empire.

     Sodom and Gomorrah were supposedly destroyed by God, Himself, for being this way. That is where we came up with the word ‘sodomy.’ This brings me to the point I wanted to make. For over two hundred million years the Earth did pretty much as it pleased. As the solar system formed and the Earth and moon separated and became what they are now, all was as nature intended.

     Now, if you believe in the Holy Bible, which is great, at least you believe in something, then you probably believe the Universe is somewhere around ten to fifteen thousand years old, twenty thousand tops by my reckoning of the Bible’s timeline. I am not judging you for your belief. Not at all. Science has dated rock back millions, even billions, of years, three or four ice ages have passed and the Earth has changed at least that many times. But…

     The Bible says different. The Bible does mention the Romans and Caesar, but no mention of the Greeks, or the Celts for that matter. It is strange how in just a few millennia that a very young religion can change so much. How Christianity can dictate values and morals, laws and punishments and how an entire planet can be consumed by it so quickly is beyond me.

     Celtic mythology is over fifteen thousand years old and is still around today. Norse mythology is about the same. The Greeks were around for a couple of millennia as were the Romans. Christianity powered its’ way throughout the world forcing all other religions aside.

     There have been more wars and more death because of Christianity than any other religion, or any other reason for that matter. It is also the only religion that seems to force its’ way into people’s lives. Paganism does not force its’ way into anything. Tolerance and acceptance of differences is its’ basis. The Christian faith is what changed the world from the old ways to what we have now. Back then, as long as no one was harmed, so bit it. Now, if it’s fun, it’s a sin and your soul will burn in hell if you do it.

     The Pagan gods are not jealous, nor restrictive. They watch over the earth and take care of her. People take care of themselves unless they ask a particular god for something, then Zeus, Odin, Mars, Tyr, Frig, Venus, Persephone or whatever god/goddess it is may help out. Maybe, if it strikes their fancy. Hmmmm, just like the Christian God; He may, or may not, help for whatever reason some preacher comes up with.

     It was Christianity that made everything bad. You can’t eat this or that, you can’t do this or that, you can’t believe this way or that or you will spend an eternity in a pit of all consuming fire. Really? God is a jealous god and we are not to have any other before Him, even our children. Don’t worship idols; does that mean we can’t have pictures? Even the Christians break that one by worshipping the Cross, the symbol of death. The Catholics worship their saints and the Virgin Mary. Does this mean they are all gonna die and go to Hell? I hope not, my mom is one of those people.

     I do have to say this though- the Bible has some good guidelines to live by; don’t steal, don’t kill, honor your mum and dad, don’t lust after anyone’s wife and things like that. A lot of it, though, is rhetorical B.S. I prefer the pagan way of harm none and what you put out comes back threefold; tolerance and understanding of other beliefs and a respect for life, all life.

     Boy, did I get on my soapbox this time! Started out with sex and ended up on religion. So like me. I’m surprised I didn’t change subjects more than I did. When Mi Hijo and I have discussions they run like this, starting out on one thing and the go through about a dozen without missing a beat. We know what we’re talking about, but for anyone else to try to keep up-good luck with that.

     I would like to make a note here on one important topic; IN NO WAY AM I TRYING TO CONVERT ANYONE TO MY WAY OF THINKING. I have my beliefs and you have yours. If you decide to change your core values and beliefs that is up to you. I do not try to change anyone’s mind. All I do is try to get people to open their eyes and see all sides of a topic. It doesn’t matter if it is politics, religion, sex or the New York Yankees… you keep right on thinking the way you do. All I ask is that you consider all the information that is put into that mind full of mush (as El Rushbo would say) and then make up your own mind.