"The majority determined that the definition of adultery requires sexual intercourse."

This reminded me of that old Susie Bright adage, "Penetration is as heterosexual as kissing." I've heard that lesbians have all sorts of ways to get inside each other. There are workshops!

Reminds me of a girl I knew who considered herself a virgin because she had only had anal sex. I guess it all comes down to your definition.

Peggy, I know a few girls like that. For me, if I wouldn't do it in front of my father, and if it's off-putting to imagine G-d watching me do it, it's sex.

And from the difficulty in answering the first question, "What is adultery?" they have senselessly glided into another more difficult question, "What is sexual intercourse?"

If it does indeed involve "getting inside someone," it would logically follow that two men could have sexual intercourse, but two women couldn't. (Apparently, in the minds of NH justices, the tongue doesn't count.) I wonder how long that little double standard will prevail.

"For me, if I wouldn't do it in front of my father, and if it's off-putting to imagine G-d watching me do it, it's sex."

That's a very broad definition of sex! Isn't G-d omnipotent, anyway? He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake. And he's sees every little kinky thing you get into. Oh, well. Another eternity in hell...

As the risk of getting hit over the head with a cast iron frying pan by Amy, I think the court's decision is a little, um, phallocentric. Yes, it's a word that reeks of 1970s feminism, but it seems apt. Some people just don't think you're having dinner if there isn't a good cut of something rare on the plate.

But, Lena, I totally agree with you that it's phallocentric. I just couldn't bring myself to use the word.

PS I'm only verbally violent.

If there were a god, I do like the idea that he'd be the world's biggest peeping tom -- and as part of his job description. Of course, this plays on the rather simplistic notion of many religions which assumes (based on zero evidence) god looks, acts, and thinks just like man. In fact, the way a lot of religions portray god, he's a small-minded dude who needs a lot of stroking (uh, prayer) to feel good about himself -- and apparently, runs around smiting people when he doesn't get enough positive feedback.