Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site psuvax1.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!cmu-cs-pt!cadre!psuvax1!berman From: berman@psuvax1.UUCP (Piotr Berman) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: throwing candy Message-ID: <1797@psuvax1.UUCP> Date: Mon, 16-Sep-85 04:02:57 EDT Article-I.D.: psuvax1.1797 Posted: Mon Sep 16 04:02:57 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Sep-85 03:29:12 EDT References: <741@lsuc.UUCP> <3780084@csd2.UUCP> Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ. Lines: 14 > > I am not an expert on Christian concepts of sexuality but I have the > impression the honeymoon started in Northern European protestant > nations which took seriously the Pauline notion that sexual > intercourse was disgusting. If sexual intercourse is disgusting, then > when people get married and theoretically the couple are virgins, they > will shortly after the marriage go out and commit a disgusting act. > Better to do this far away from home so that no one close to the > couple need think about the disgusting acts which the newlyweds are > committing. Question. Why newlywed annouce the place of the honeymoon in the newspaper ad? And why they choose nice places (sometimes quite close to home, like Martha's Wineyard for Boston couples)?