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Is Sex Really Better Than Peace?
I feel that so many of the problems that have been plaguing Earth are due to lust and the desire for sex. Perhaps women think I’m hypocritical, because in the past I masturbated. Most of the time when I have masturbated in recent years it has simply been out of desperation for peace and simply… Continue reading
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Men and Women
I walked past a girl on the street. She was speaking to her friend, but really she was speaking to me: “He will always be alone.And he will never be happy.” I had to laugh. It was like the ultimate dagger thrusted into my heart – she had seemingly picked up on the way I… Continue reading
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Why Don’t I Commit to Either Christianity or Islam?
A few months ago, a friend and reader of this blog suggested I was ‘sitting on the fence’ spiritually. In other words, the fact that I don’t commit wholeheartedly to Christianity or Islam troubled him, or at least that’s what I inferred from certain comments he made. The position that I find myself in is… Continue reading
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Relationships in our Broken World
The psychologist Alfred Adler spoke about how all healthy relationships are horizontal relationships rather than vertical relationships. Horizontal relationships are equal, but in vertical relationships one person has power over the other. I have been considering this view in respect of my own singleness and my hesitation about entering into a relationship with a woman.… Continue reading
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Compulsory Counselling Before Marriage and Civil Partnerships
I come from a family which was broken in many ways. My parents had a turbulent relationship and separated, and there were many undercurrents of fear and anger in their relationship which were not openly discussed and dealt with properly. Ever since I attended psychotherapy in my 20s, I have become much more aware of… Continue reading
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Steven Colborne is an author, musician and counsellor living in the United Kingdom. On this blog he writes about philosophy, religion and spirituality and shares a variety of personal articles.
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Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy whole heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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