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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (74413)	9/11/2003 1:58:57 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Yes, I'm assuming the masseur is fictitious. If he's real, it might be amusing to talk to him. A neighbor of mine recently left some flyers announcing that she had just finished her training and was looking for clients. She offered a nice introductory price but I'm not really into massages unless I've damaged something, which I don't do anymore since I'm getting most of my exercise in the pool. However, since this discussion, I will try to catch her and ask her how she was trained to deal with sexual behavior or expectations on the part of her clients. She's an attractive young woman. Her ad did not constrain her potential client list in any way. She provides her services in the client's home. I am pushing the non-religious aspects in response to the term Neocon has been using that he considers a fundamental right or priviledge granted by the constitution...protections for "freedom of conscience." Yeah, and it's not sitting well with me. It sounds fine as a principle, but I'm struggling to find useful practical application for it. And I see all sorts of opportunities for abuse. Like my conscience forbids me to pay taxes, or my conscience forbids me to associate with fill-in-the-blank, or my conscience requires me to hit children who misbehave. I think your masseur would be on firmer ground asserting a religious exception. This conscience thing is a can of worms.