[spatso]

"Yes, as I said up the thread, Jesus loves everyone whether they are so-called "good" or so-called "bad". He also tells us (if we want to be pleasing to God and have an eternal relationship with Him) to give up our own selfish will and voluntarily do what God wants us to do.

Illicit sex - aka sex outside of marriage - is soundly condemned by God in ever religion."

I take it you have never studied the complex teachings on sexuality contained in the Bible. One of the earliest is, "If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and sleeps with her, he must pay her price and make her his wife. If her father absolutely refuses to let him have her, the seducer must pay a sum of money equal to the price fixed for a virgin." (Ex22:15-17)

I gave this passage earlier in the thread. It is a good example that the notion of sexuality is far more complex than you may think.

[little jeremiah]

Obviously such instructions are in the realm of: If you can't do the best thing, A, at least do the next best, B.

It's not at all the same as "screw anything that moves as soon as you're physically capable of it, it's all God's gift, guilt-free sex is what God wants for you" etc etc. Which is basically what you are saying.