05-18-2004, 02:27 AM
I have a question regarding sexuality in Islam. I was raised Catholic (I have since defected to, I guess, an agnostic state) and taught that catholics believe that any form of contraception was a sin because sex was not to be enjoyed, but was to be used as a tool simply to create people. My question, is this also true in Islam? From what I gather, Catholicism and Islam both share a common ideology that sexuality is not to be expressed openly, but I was curious as to the extent to which Islam regulates human sexuality (eg., pre-marital sex, homosexual sex, incest, etc.) Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!