[Judith Anne]

I think that guilt is a GOOD thing, when someone has violated cultural norms (like prohibitions against murder, adultery, theft, lying, blasphemy) then it's GOOD to feel guilty. No society exists without guilt.

Liberals such as yourself believe this too...otherwise, they wouldn't attempt to socially coerce PC speech.

Since this is basically, and in the majority, a Judeo-Christian society, then the normal Judeo-Christian taboos would exist--this is bad because...?

If someone thinks stealing is a BAD thing, then my property is that much safer. If someone thinks adultery is a bad thing, then everyone's marriage is that much safer. If someone thinks murder is a BAD thing, then the lives of all around that person are much safer...you get my drift.

If sexuality is surrounded by ritual (meeting, dating, committing, and marrying) and taboo (no sex without the rituals observed), it is not necessarily a BAD thing--but I don't think you will agree, due to your judgemental remarks about the structure of Judeo-Christian society.

[pcl]

I think that guilt is a GOOD thing

Agreed. Guilt is good thing in a general sense. When it comes to gult produced by artifical taboos, guilt is a foolish thing. For example inducing guilt over eating meat on Friday is foolish. Inducing guilt when teenagers do what their bodies tell them to do is foolish.

Since this is basically, and in the majority, a Judeo-Christian society, then the normal Judeo-Christian taboos would exist-

Since the taboos of which we speack are no longer taboos for the majority, there is something illogical about your statement.

If someone thinks adultery is a bad thing, then everyone's marriage is that much safer.

How about you worry about YOUR own marriage and leave other people's marriages to their own choices?

If sexuality is surrounded by ritual

Sexuality is always surrounded by ritual. Ritual exists for the devout Christians and for the pick up in the bar.