Okay, Jenny N. said I should post it, so I shall.
I saw some article at…I forget where–somewhere that barely
counts as an information source–all about why we Americans have such
guilt over
our affairs. The French, who are surprisingly not as unfaithful as we
are led to believe, have their little affairs, preferring to keep
things
quiet, discreet, and when they are done everyone moves on, and no one
feels the need to kiss and tell. No ugly scenes, no ruined
marriages over a little “fling”, and best of all, no guilt. (Ha!) In comparison American couples
usually end up in counseling or divorced, or both. The woman’s
whole point was to
figure out why there’s such a stigma against extramarital affairs in
America. She never really figured it out. But I did, before I even
finished the first page: We feel guilty because it wasn’t that long
ago that our entire nation understood that we are guilty. France is
hundreds of years out of its “religious influences”, and they never had
the background we have to begin with. And suddenly I was laughing. We
may be a new-millennium, unrestrained-by-traditional-views kind of people, but
we’re having a really hard time escaping the legacy of our nation’s
beginnings. And the guilt just won’t go away.
Score one for the
founding fathers.
PennyDaisy 
Decent point.
I honestly didn’t think about the message function on here. I’m not sure if its private or not. I emailed the xanga powers that be to ask them about it, because it wasn’t really addressed in their FAQ’s.
I think the French don’t talk about it because they are ashamed…the women are so hairy that the men don’t want people to think they have been with other men…ok, that was totally wrong and I am sure I need to ask forgiveness for it. Bad, Jon, bad….
Thank you. The picture is from Jenny and David’s wedding… I believe I was watching their first dance at that moment.
And…I read the same article. It was on MSN – a source you can always count on for a numbing of the mind and soul. You are right. Thank God we still have some guilt over sin left. What an awful day when we feel nothing!
Huh.
That’s good. But it won’t hang on forever if we don’t return to God and His way. It is both an encouraging and concerning thought.
I was suprised, when I read your post, at the similarity of topic it had to my own recent reading adventures (see my post from today.) I applaud you for posting it!
mmm. yes, i edited my post to include this fact: i don’t like milk. seriously, i don’t drink it. ever. there’s the rub, i suppose. have i mentioned that my dear aunt just moved to dallas? i forget where about in TX you live… if it’s dallas we’ll have to grab coffee when i come out for a visit! *smile*