Category Archives: Ch.9) Sexual Primacy Sexual Jealousy

If the great alpha of the Bible manifests primate tendencies, do these extend into the sexual realm? Oh yes, baby, yes. In the coming few posts — Almighty Alpha category — I will look at three aspects of primate sexuality … Continue reading →

For males, this is an all-or-nothing game; rank determines who will sow his seed far and wide and who will not sow his seed at all. – Franz de Waal (1) In the animal kingdom, sex, dominance/submission and status are … Continue reading →

Do religious conservatives “focus on the family” and emphasize “family values” so much because they love all children and want the best for them? In part, maybe. But in all the clamoring about the dangers of motherhood out of wedlock, … Continue reading →

Rape. Group sex. Gang rape. Sexual violence. Human beings can be so animalistic and brutish in their reproductive behavior. Reproductive? Well, what is sex ultimately for? Human males have fairly large testes. Not huge, not small. Average testes size in … Continue reading →

“Wild female chimpanzees copulate more frequently with males who share meat with them over long periods of time.” (21) Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to … Continue reading →

The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. (Matthew 25:1) Sex is more than “the act.” Intercourse precedes and will lead to sexual reproduction. When examining human sexual … Continue reading →

When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hands and you take captives, if you notice among the captives a beautiful woman and are attracted to her, you may take her … Continue reading →

You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. (Genesis 17:10-12) “Chimps, but not macaques, appear to be able to understand the different perspectives of their conspecifics, as when a subordinate … Continue reading →

“It may be no accident that Christianity, which served as a vehicle for monogamy politically as well as intellectually, has often pitched its message to poor and powerless men.” – Robin Wright (45) Is sexual equality most attractive to those … Continue reading →