Interestingly, the Mike Pence rule, “never be alone with a woman”, is the same rule followed by Theravada Buddhist monks. They also don’t eat after noon, don’t dance, don’t lay on high and luxurious beds, and don’t touch money. Maybe we should all just be conservative monks!?
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Replying to @VincentHorn
Interestingly, both are meant to prevent possible public accusations of sexual misconduct, rather than misconduct itself. (Or, that’s my recollection of the vinaya rule—I might be mistaken.)
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Replying to @Meaningness @VincentHorn
People went crazy when I defended the rule on Facebook...but a few messaged me privately saying "Yes! We need more advocates for neovictorianism".
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Replying to @patrissimo @VincentHorn
De gustibus non est disputandum :)
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