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Originally Posted by Dakkaroth
Actually I think that is part of some of the super-conservative sects anti-masturbation arguments. That and some line in the Bible about man not destroying his seed or spilling it on the ground.
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Genesis 38:8-10 NIV:
Then Judah said to Onan, "Lie with your brother's wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to produce offspring for your brother." 9 But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so whenever he lay with his brother's wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to keep from producing offspring for his brother. 10 What he did was wicked in the LORD's sight; so he put him to death also.
Some might say spilling the seed is bad, but when you read the actual passage, it leaves room for interpetation; mostly that this has nothing to do with masturbation but with the fact that Onan didn’t obey “his duty”. Its not hard to see why Onan didn't fulfill his duty, but yeah...things are different today.