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- From: HADCRJAM@admin.uh.edu (MILLER, JIMMY A.)
- Subject: re: Sex Sacrifice, and the USA
- In-Reply-To: dking@raul.nas.nasa.gov's message of Fri, 4 Sep 92 15:56:17 GMT
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- In <1992Sep4.155617.22210@nas.nasa.gov> dking@raul.nas.nasa.gov writes:
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- > I guess if we accept the bible as non-fiction, then even completely avoiding
- > coitus sex is less that 100% reliable. However, that is not what I'm referring
- > to. When you mentioned "abstinence = no intercourse", I began to think about
- > my apology for using the term abstinence. But then much to my pleasure, I
- > look up abstinence in the dictionary (Actually used xwebster) and there in
- > the first definition is "voluntary forbearance". So even with practicing
- > 100% abstinence, a woman can still end up pregnant by someone who ignored
- > her wishes not to participate in coitus sex.
- > Dan King
-
- Smugness is unbecoming of you Dan. :-) Some others have pointed this out
- as well, and of course you are correct. I was naturally thinking in voluntary
- terms.
-
- semper fi,
-
- Jammer Jim
-