>Duh, Mike, > Didn't anyone ever tell you that religion is a private matter? >Pashinka>> Tolerance comes to mind here. Appreciating the differences in people's orientations, philosophies, and beliefs can only make our lives richer. I've noticed people react negatively to things for a few reasons: 1) They lack understanding 2) They fear the unknown 3) They 'recognize' a part of themselves they don't like, in another (the shadow self) Sex used to be a 'private' matter, rarely discussed. As a result, our societyu swung in the opposite direction, where sex permeates our lives in many ways each day. Anything ignored, pushed away, or repressed will make itself bigger in order to be acknowledged and heard. Restriction doesn't work...but flow does. For example, we more than likely would not still be discussing this if some didn't have a reaction to it, it would have just flowed through. Siobhan