Women Shall Submit

[MissElizabeth87]

I am a Christian, as well as a *most of the time* Domme. I have actually been trying to work this issue out for myself. But so far, for me, my "relgion" is my personal faith. I believe the big things (Jesus Christ is the son of God, saved me from my sins, etc)... and I try to have good morals in my actions and thoughts. I don't think my faith is or ever was about following a bunch of RULES though... wasn't Christ supposed to come and save us from the rule system of Judaism? it is about a relationship. And I can make sure my relationship with my lil boy toy doesn't get in the way of my relationship with my creator.

But to answer someone who said that BDSM and Faith is unrelated, to someone who truly lives out their life with their faith, every aspect of their life is connected with their faith... BDSM lifestyle included.

[TomOfSweden]

But to answer someone who said that BDSM and Faith is unrelated, to someone who truly lives out their life with their faith, every aspect of their life is connected with their faith... BDSM lifestyle included.

This depends on what is meant with "unrelated". Faith could be what ever you do, not what you want to do. I would argue that what your heart is telling you what to do, is your actual faith. So then as far as being a guide for your actions it is unrelated.

I often get the feeling that in religious discussions "faith" is often used to denote an ideal to be aimed at rather than the actual belief. As if faith is more a discussion regarding what is morally right according to "the rules" rather than what you actually believe is morally right.

Yes, every aspect of your life is connected with your faith. But that's not a question of opinion, that's simply a reality. You cannot chose not to be ruled by your faith, no matter how non-religious you might or might not be. "Faith" isn't a religious word. It's many times deeper than that. Religious discussions just include it a lot due to the nature of religion.

[MissElizabeth87]

You're right, TomofSweden. I guess I should've made that comment a bit more personal.

To ME, my faith is a part of everything in my life. I'm not exactly a very religious person, as I said, I believe my "religion" as described in the Gospels was intended to be about a relationship rather than rules...It was churches that made it about rules. But it means that my relationship with God, as I see it, is a part of everything in my life. Honestly, in a similar way to the way my relationship with my guy is a part of everything in my life. I don't ... pigeon hole things. I mean, I'm not going to get into discussions about my sex life at work, but the people I work with know that I am with my guy. That's the best way I can explain it, I guess.