>I'm looking for personal reasons from people who _actually_ believe devoutly in a religion and adhere to its tenets. I just don't understand that irrational behaviour.< You can't be asking a serious question--? If you already know that such 'behaviour' is 'irrational,' what kinds of 'reasons' would you expect? Robert Paul Reed College ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html