<sod>On the matter of masturbation, the biblical story of [[Onan]] was traditionally interpreted by Christians to be about the sin of masturbation and condemnation thereof,<ref name=vines>{{cite book|last1=Vines|first1=Matthew|author-link1= |last2= |first2= |author-link2= |last3= |first3= |author-link3= |last4= |first4= |author-link4= |last5= |first5= |author-link5= |display-authors= |author-mask= |author-name-separator= |author-separator= |lastauthoramp= |year=2014|origyear= |chapter=4. The Real Sin of Sodom|trans_chapter= |chapterurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=bTS0AAAAQBAJ&pg=PT72&dq=traditional+christian+interpretation+onan&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=YRoLVM-sBoTsaIGcgAg&ved=0CEAQ6AEwCQ|editor1-last= |editor1-first= |editor1-link= |editor2-last= |editor2-first= |editor2-link= |editor3-last= |editor3-first= |editor3-link= |editor4-last= |editor4-first= |editor4-link= |editor5-last= |editor5-first= |editor5-link= |display-editors= |title=God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships|trans_title= |url= |deadurl= |format= |type= |series= |language= |volume= |issue= |others= |edition= |location=New York, NY|publisher=Doubleday Religious Publishing Group|publication-date= |page=72|pages= |at= |nopp= |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi_brokendate= |isbn=9781601425171|issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc=869801284|ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |via= |registration= |subscription= |laysummary= |laysource= |laydate= |quote= |separator= |postscript= |ref= }}</ref> since it was a constant of the prescientific mind to consider that the child is contained in the sperm the same way a plant is contained in its seed.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Nelson|first1=James|author-link1= |last2= |first2= |author-link2= |last3= |first3= |author-link3= |last4= |first4= |author-link4= |last5= |first5= |author-link5= |display-authors= |author-mask= |author-name-separator= |author-separator= |lastauthoramp= |year=2003|origyear= |chapter=Homosexuality and the Church|trans_chapter= |chapterurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=9RYs-Z6AdpQC&pg=PA884&dq=traditional+christian+interpretation+onan&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=Vy4KVOa6II7OaKuYgLgN&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAw|editor1-last=Laderman|editor1-first=Gary|editor1-link= |editor2-last=León|editor2-first=Luis D.|editor2-link= |editor3-last= |editor3-first= |editor3-link= |editor4-last= |editor4-first= |editor4-link= |editor5-last= |editor5-first= |editor5-link= |display-editors= |title=Religion and American Cultures: An Encyclopedia of Traditions, Diversity, and Popular Expressions|trans_title= |url= |deadurl= |format= |type= |series= |language= |volume=1|issue= |others= |edition= |location=Santa Barbara, CA|publisher=ABC-Clio|publication-date= |page=884|pages= |at= |nopp= |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi_brokendate= |isbn=9781576072387|issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc=773527161|ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |via= |registration= |subscription= |laysummary= |laysource= |laydate= |quote= |separator= |postscript= |ref= }}</ref> <eod>
<sod>On the matter of masturbation, the biblical story of [[Onan]] was traditionally interpreted by Christians to be about the sin of masturbation and condemnation thereof,<ref name=vines>{{cite book|last1=Vines|first1=Matthew|author-link1= |last2= |first2= |author-link2= |last3= |first3= |author-link3= |last4= |first4= |author-link4= |last5= |first5= |author-link5= |display-authors= |author-mask= |author-name-separator= |author-separator= |lastauthoramp= |year=2014|origyear= |chapter=4. The Real Sin of Sodom|trans_chapter= |chapterurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=bTS0AAAAQBAJ&pg=PT72&dq=traditional+christian+interpretation+onan&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=YRoLVM-sBoTsaIGcgAg&ved=0CEAQ6AEwCQ|editor1-last= |editor1-first= |editor1-link= |editor2-last= |editor2-first= |editor2-link= |editor3-last= |editor3-first= |editor3-link= |editor4-last= |editor4-first= |editor4-link= |editor5-last= |editor5-first= |editor5-link= |display-editors= |title=God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships|trans_title= |url= |deadurl= |format= |type= |series= |language= |volume= |issue= |others= |edition= |location=New York, NY|publisher=Doubleday Religious Publishing Group|publication-date= |page=72|pages= |at= |nopp= |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi_brokendate= |isbn=9781601425171|issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc=869801284|ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |via= |registration= |subscription= |laysummary= |laysource= |laydate= |quote= |separator= |postscript= |ref= }}</ref> since it was a constant of the prescientific mind to consider that the child is contained in the sperm the same way a plant is contained in its seed.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Nelson|first1=James|author-link1= |last2= |first2= |author-link2= |last3= |first3= |author-link3= |last4= |first4= |author-link4= |last5= |first5= |author-link5= |display-authors= |author-mask= |author-name-separator= |author-separator= |lastauthoramp= |year=2003|origyear= |chapter=Homosexuality and the Church|trans_chapter= |chapterurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=9RYs-Z6AdpQC&pg=PA884&dq=traditional+christian+interpretation+onan&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=Vy4KVOa6II7OaKuYgLgN&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAw|editor1-last=Laderman|editor1-first=Gary|editor1-link= |editor2-last=León|editor2-first=Luis D.|editor2-link= |editor3-last= |editor3-first= |editor3-link= |editor4-last= |editor4-first= |editor4-link= |editor5-last= |editor5-first= |editor5-link= |display-editors= |title=Religion and American Cultures: An Encyclopedia of Traditions, Diversity, and Popular Expressions|trans_title= |url= |deadurl= |format= |type= |series= |language= |volume=1|issue= |others= |edition= |location=Santa Barbara, CA|publisher=ABC-Clio|publication-date= |page=884|pages= |at= |nopp= |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi_brokendate= |isbn=9781576072387|issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc=773527161|ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |via= |registration= |subscription= |laysummary= |laysource= |laydate= |quote= |separator= |postscript= |ref= }}</ref> <eod>