There is nothing immoral itself about sex whether within or outside of marriage. This church makes no judgement about sexual conduct between consenting adults. Sex is a way to reproduce and it is a form of healthy entertainment and exercise. It is also an instinctive need that most people have to deal with in order to have a healthy existence. People have the right to choose to have sex with whomever they want to have sex with, and that includes same sex relationships, relationships that involve more than two people, and paid sexual relationships.
The Church of Reality however encourages honesty in relationships and high ethical standards. Relationships involve a high level of trust where people have agreements to be loyal to each other, to reproduce together, and to raise their children together. These commitments are not to be taken lightly and realists are supposed to act ethically and responsibly when it comes to other people and their obligation to raise children. The Church of Reality does not take an adverse position to what other religions call adultery except to the extent that it involves deception. Adultery without deception, where the people involved agree to an open relationship is a matter of individual choice.
Our position on sexuality is to be smart, to be respectful of other people, to take into account the other persons feelings, hopes, and dreams, to be honest and open, to be trustworthy, to be responsible, and of course to be realistic. We realists are to be good sexual citizens and to strive for a world where sexuality is understood and appreciated.
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