tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post7448196069008680622..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: Quote of the DayMichael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-13089385510373552222015-10-05T18:07:14.090-05:002015-10-05T18:07:14.090-05:00Philly was gearing up for this meeting and pilgrim...Philly was gearing up for this meeting and pilgrims were arriving just as we ended the Women's Ordination Conference. We were not welcome by planners of the World Meeting of Families. Shocked?Mary Bethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-54940191582220883782015-09-26T12:01:47.300-05:002015-09-26T12:01:47.300-05:00That headline writer at Philly.com did the author ...That headline writer at Philly.com did the author of the column no favor. It's not about "no to sex forever". Lordy, there are straight married couples who no longer have sex (some very unhappily, many grudingly, some happily). People don't die from not having sex; sex is not the same as food or water in that regard. People do die - not only physically but spiritually - from loneliness and depression. It's about (1) saying no to intimate companionship forever, and (2) saying yes to living your life in neuralgic fear that your sexuality is a bomb waiting to go off and that you Must Always Mind That Boundary Fiercely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com