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SAN FRANCISCO - Two peace activists have planned a massive anti-war demonstration for the first day of winter.
But they don't want you marching in the streets. They'd much rather you just stay home.
The Global Orgasm for Peace was conceived by Donna Sheehan, 76, and Paul Reffell, 55, whose immodest goal is for everyone in the world to have an orgasm Dec. 22 while focusing on world peace.
"The orgasm gives out an incredible feeling of peace during it and after it," Reffell said Sunday. "Your mind is like a blank. It's like a meditative state. And mass meditations have been shown to make a change."
The couple are no strangers to sex and social activism. Sheehan, no relation to anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, brought together nearly 50 women in 2002 who stripped naked and spelled out the word "Peace."
The stunt spawned a mini-movement called Baring Witness that led to similar unclothed demonstrations worldwide.
The couple have studied evolutionary psychology and believe that war is mainly an outgrowth of men trying to impress potential mates, a case of "my missile is bigger than your missile," as Reffell put it.
By promoting what they hope to be a synchronized global orgasm, they hope to get people to channel their sexual energy into something more positive.
The couple said interest appears strong, with 26,000 hits a day to their Web site, http://www.globalorgasm.org.
"The dream is to have everyone in the world (take part)," Reffell said. "And if that means laying down your gun for a few minutes, then hey, all the better."
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The Internet is one of the most powerful communications mediums ever; yet, we all know how many sites there are out there that are dedicated purely to commitment-free dating and "hooking up." We applaud all those who use those sites and have, in fact, included many of them on our site---as part of finding romance, not as romance itself.
At Romance Channel, we believe that there's a need for a different kind of website. We're about more than just meeting people or matchmaking. We're about more than giving advice, we're about more than giving you useful information to access. We're about more than sex. We're about starting, building and maintaining healthy, romantic, and loving relationships. While movies such as "You've Got Mail" and "Must Love Dogs" have romantic qualities to them, and many people meet their spouse on the internet (Congrats to all of you!), the internet can not start, build and maintain romance between two people simply because the 'romance' to which we are dedicated, involves person to person contact. We wanted to clarify that and hope you'll continue to watch us grow.
