far to late! No seriously, not being honest about this aspect of myself has cost me dearly in my life and it damn well should have. You see, it came down to my willingness to essentially deny full intimacy to others, male or female by not being honest with even myself about who I am. Being dishonest hurts and angers both men and women. This was not something these women and men deserved, this dishonesty. I paid for it. Therefore from my experience it is better to know yourself well enough and accept what you know about yourself enough before you even unconsciously pretend to be something you are not. Don't kid yourself brothers and sisters, take it from me: They always find out!
Hello "meandering", how are you?
Here is my take on your question:
As a "lapsed" Christian who comes from a Christian tradition that would most certainly say that my being on Lush is not something that can be reconciled with being a Christian.
Ideologically Lush would be considered sinful, idolatrous, and altogether "un-Christian" by the very devout Christians I came from.
Since Lush is Sex - positive in general, Gay Affirming, not rigid in its perception of sex and gender and many, if not most of its stories shared and pictures posted do not portray sexuality that is strictly between a man and a woman in the context of Christian marriage, then, no, one could not in my experience "Be a Christian" and also be on Lush.
The religious tradition in my life ultimately rejected me as a person and a sexual being so I fell away from it, and not without pain, anger and even confusion in my life thereafter.
That is my experience anyway. Being who we are is not always viewed as anything but "wicked" behavior that such institutions believe we can forsake and then be our TRUE SELVES.
Yet my "wickedness" as it is dubbed by my church of origin, is part of who I am,
which includes delighting in sex with both males and females, etc...
that's my short take on your question, a question that I can appreciate someone asking of themselves or others if they are struggling with their religious beliefs and "living in the world"
