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From: acu@stat-l (Shoe)
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Subject: Re: Redbook Survey
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Date: Wed, 25-Jul-84 17:27:43 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 25 17:27:43 1984
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I agree that ALL aspects of a healthy relationship (including sex) are
enhanced by a deep commitment of the partners to one another.

I do NOT agree that such a commitment must necessarily be founded in a
religious (in the conventional meaning) environment. In fact, I imagine
that those who are more committed to each other enjoy sex (and
everything else they do together) more than those who put doctrine
above people -eg- "We're not really in love any more, but divorce is
sinful".

It seems to me that the Redbook survey provides no hard evidence that
women who hold tradition religious beliefs have more meaningful sex
lives.  First, the term "deeply religious" was never defined. I
consider myself "deeply religious", but I don't subscribe to the major
tenets of any Judaeo-Christian sect that I know of.

Second, there is no proof that many of the respondents did not simply
choose those answers that would put them in the most favorable light;
being religious and enjoying sex are valued (by many people) in our
society. (Perhaps Paul Dubois has more info on the controls used by
Redbook).

And lastly, the Redbook survey was (according to Paul's article) a
"survey on sex lives of their readers"; further data needs to be
provided before you can simply equate the general population of 1984 to
the readers of Redbook in 1978.

-- 
Mark Shoemaker					/dev/shoe
...!pur-ee!pucc-k:acu				mas@purdue

Religion is the process of finding our inner strength.
	--Tolbert McCarroll