[quote]forlife wrote:
ZEB wrote:
God is good…
Anal sex is bad…
There that was simple.
Because Zeb says so? I know you think highly of yourself, but I need a little more than your word when it comes to such statements.
You have yet to provide a study showing that anal sex is bad, WHEN APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. As far as god being good, I’m guessing you don’t have many scientific studies in that regard either.[/quote]
Just these:
(Wake up)
Physical Health
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The proportion of men reporting having multiple sex partners and unprotected anal sex increased from 23.6 percent to 33.3 percent.
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