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89:7.3 Even after most [[groups]] had ceased the [[ritual]] killing of [[children]], it was the [[custom]] to put an infant away by itself, off in the wilderness or in a little boat on the [[water]]. If the child [[survived]], it was thought that the gods had [[intervened]] to preserve him, as in the [[traditions]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargon Sargon], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus Cyrus], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus Romulus]. Then came the [[practice]] of dedicating the first-born sons as [[sacred]] or sacrificial, allowing them to grow up and then [[exiling]] them in lieu of [[death]]; this was the [[origin]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization colonization]. The [[Romans]] adhered to this custom in their scheme of colonization.

89:7.3 Even after most [[groups]] had ceased the [[ritual]] killing of [[children]], it was the [[custom]] to put an infant away by itself, off in the wilderness or in a little boat on the [[water]]. If the child [[survived]], it was thought that the gods had [[intervened]] to preserve him, as in the [[traditions]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargon Sargon], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus Cyrus], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus Romulus]. Then came the [[practice]] of dedicating the first-born sons as [[sacred]] or sacrificial, allowing them to grow up and then [[exiling]] them in lieu of [[death]]; this was the [[origin]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization colonization]. The [[Romans]] adhered to this custom in their scheme of colonization.

89:7.4 Many of the peculiar [[associations]] of [[sex]] laxity with [[primitive]] [[worship]] had their [[origin]] in connection with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice human sacrifice]. In olden times, if a [[woman]] met [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_hunter head-hunters], she could redeem her life by [[sexual]] [[surrender]]. Later, a [[maiden]] consecrated to the gods as a [[sacrifice]] might elect to redeem her life by [[dedicating]] her [[body]] for life to the [[sacred]] [[sex]] [[service]] of the [[temple]]; in this way she could earn her [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redemption redemption] [[money]]. The [[ancients]] regarded it as highly elevating to have [[sex]] relations with a [[woman]] thus engaged in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom ransoming] her life. It was a [[religious]] [[ceremony]] to consort with these [[sacred]] [[maidens]], and in addition, this whole [[ritual]] afforded an acceptable excuse for commonplace [[sexual]] [[gratification]]. This was a subtle [[species]] of [[self]]-[[deception]] which both the [[maidens]] and their consorts delighted to [[practice]] upon themselves. The [[mores]] always drag behind in the [[evolutionary]] advance of [[civilization]], thus providing [[sanction]] for the earlier and more savagelike sex [[practices]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64 evolving races].

89:7.4 Many of the peculiar [[associations]] of [[sex]] laxity with [[primitive]] [[worship]] had their [[origin]] in connection with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice human sacrifice]. In olden times, if a [[woman]] met [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_hunter head-hunters], she could redeem her life by [[sexual]] [[surrender]]. Later, a [[maiden]] consecrated to the gods as a [[sacrifice]] might elect to redeem her life by [[dedicating]] her [[body]] for life to the [[sacred]] [[sex]] [[service]] of the [[temple]]; in this way she could earn her [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redemption redemption] [[money]]. The [[ancients]] regarded it as highly elevating to have [[sex]] relations with a [[woman]] thus engaged in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom ransoming] her life. It was a [[religious]] [[ceremony]] to consort with these [[sacred]] [[maidens]], and in addition, this whole [[ritual]] afforded an acceptable excuse for commonplace [[sexual]] [[gratification]]. This was a subtle [[species]] of [[self]]-[[deception]] which both the [[maidens]] and their consorts delighted to [[practice]] upon themselves. The [[mores]] always drag behind in the [[evolutionary]] advance of [[civilization]], thus providing [[sanction]] for the earlier and more savagelike sex [[practices]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64 evolving races].

89:7.5 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_prostitution Temple harlotry] [[eventually]] spread throughout [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Europe southern Europe] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia Asia]. The [[money]] earned by the [[temple]] [[prostitutes]] was held [[sacred]] among all peoples—a high gift to present to the gods. The highest types of [[women]] thronged the [[temple]] [[sex]] marts and [[devoted]] their earnings to all kinds of sacred [[services]] and works of [[public]] [[good]]. Many of the better classes of [[women]] collected their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry dowries] by temporary [[sex]] [[service]] in the [[temples]], and most men preferred to have such [[women]] for [[wives]].

89:7.5 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_prostitution Temple harlotry] [[eventually]] spread throughout [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Europe southern Europe] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia Asia]. The [[money]] earned by the [[temple]] [[prostitutes]] was held [[sacred]] among all peoples—a high gift to present to the gods. The highest types of [[women]] thronged the [[temple]] [[sex]] marts and [[devoted]] their earnings to all kinds of sacred [[services]] and works of [[public]] [[good]]. Many of the better classes of [[women]] collected their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry dowries] by temporary [[sex]] [[service]] in the [[temples]], and most men preferred to have such [[women]] for [[wives]].

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