User talk:Yesusmen

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Hello, Yesusmen, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 17:48, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
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Please remember to maintain a neutral point of view when editing Wikipedia, and not to introduce original research (including original analysis or synthesis of existing facts). This edit to Celibacy violates both of these principles, and has been reverted. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 17:48, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Confusing
In this change to Celibacy you have altered the wording from:
 * The words abstinence and celibacy are often used interchangeably, but are different. Sexual abstinence is the absence of intercourse (even for an individual who is married), but celibacy is the avoidance of all forms of sexual activity (including, but not limited to, the state of marriage itself).

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 * The words abstinence and celibacy are often used interchangeably, but are different. Sexual abstinence is the absence of intercourse (even for an individual who is married), but celibacy is the state of being unmarried, usually in connection to a religious practice.

The former defines celibacy as a complete avoidance of sexual activity, whereas the latter merely defines celibacy as not being married. I think it is clearly understood by all speakers of the English language that merely being unmarried does not preclude the possibility of sexual activity, and that engaging in extra-marital sexual activities could hardly be included in the definition of celibacy. I have reverted to the previous definition. If you plan to dispute this, please discuss the matter here or on Talk:Celibacy before you do so. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:20, 12 November 2010 (UTC)