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Discussion w/ a Theist RE: Premarital Sex
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RE: Discussion w/ a Theist RE: Premarital Sex
July 21, 2014 at 6:03 pm
(July 21, 2014 at 5:43 pm)StealthySkeptic Wrote: Or they think they will go blind or grow hair on their palms.
Thinking That explains it...
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RE: Discussion w/ a Theist RE: Premarital Sex
July 22, 2014 at 11:07 am
(July 21, 2014 at 6:03 pm)ShaMan Wrote:
(July 21, 2014 at 5:43 pm)StealthySkeptic Wrote: Or they think they will go blind or grow hair on their palms.
Thinking That explains it...

That's how my pastor tried to explain it when I went to confession about it for the first (and only) time. Not only did I think it was weird for him to ask me about that sort of thing, but it also was one of the first signs for me as a kid that something was rotten in the state of Rome.
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RE: Discussion w/ a Theist RE: Premarital Sex
July 22, 2014 at 11:09 am
(July 22, 2014 at 11:07 am)StealthySkeptic Wrote:
(July 21, 2014 at 6:03 pm)ShaMan Wrote: Thinking That explains it...

That's how my pastor tried to explain it when I went to confession about it for the first (and only) time. Not only did I think it was weird for him to ask me about that sort of thing, but it also was one of the first signs for me as a kid that something was rotten in the state of Rome.

Remember kids, God cares deeply about the state of your genitals.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
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RE: Discussion w/ a Theist RE: Premarital Sex
July 22, 2014 at 11:13 am (This post was last modified: July 22, 2014 at 11:14 am by StealthySkeptic.)
(July 22, 2014 at 11:09 am)FatAndFaithless Wrote:
(July 22, 2014 at 11:07 am)StealthySkeptic Wrote: That's how my pastor tried to explain it when I went to confession about it for the first (and only) time. Not only did I think it was weird for him to ask me about that sort of thing, but it also was one of the first signs for me as a kid that something was rotten in the state of Rome.

Remember kids, God cares deeply about the state of your genitals.

And wants creepy old men to ask you about how often you touch them.
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RE: Discussion w/ a Theist RE: Premarital Sex
July 22, 2014 at 11:41 am
How do we all feel here about adjudicating juveniles as 'delinquent' for engaging in premarital sex ??
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RE: Discussion w/ a Theist RE: Premarital Sex
July 22, 2014 at 11:44 am
(July 22, 2014 at 11:41 am)vorlon13 Wrote: How do we all feel here about adjudicating juveniles as 'delinquent' for engaging in premarital sex ??

Teens are going to have sex. It's pretty much unavoidable with all the hormones flowing around 16 and 17 year olds. Instead of teaching them that it's wrong because...we say so, and then punishing them for it, we should try to educate them as much as possible on how to enjoy it safely and morally (i.e., full consent and such). Adjudicating against them just seems to screw up their views of sexuality more, not to mention slapping them with a record.
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RE: Discussion w/ a Theist RE: Premarital Sex
July 22, 2014 at 11:58 am
(July 22, 2014 at 11:44 am)FatAndFaithless Wrote:
(July 22, 2014 at 11:41 am)vorlon13 Wrote: How do we all feel here about adjudicating juveniles as 'delinquent' for engaging in premarital sex ??

Teens are going to have sex. It's pretty much unavoidable with all the hormones flowing around 16 and 17 year olds. Instead of teaching them that it's wrong because...we say so, and then punishing them for it, we should try to educate them as much as possible on how to enjoy it safely and morally (i.e., full consent and such). Adjudicating against them just seems to screw up their views of sexuality more, not to mention slapping them with a record.

I believe there are supposed to be "Romeo and Juliet" laws that protect underaged teens who have sex from being charged as sex offenders for no logical reason. Sadly, Florida for instance is a ridiculous place, especially if you're gay:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national...-1.1615514
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RE: Discussion w/ a Theist RE: Premarital Sex
July 22, 2014 at 12:23 pm
It's been proven that abstinence only doesn't work. Education is the only practical way, short of surgery related solutions.
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Discussion w/ a Theist RE: Premarital Sex
July 22, 2014 at 12:25 pm
Not that anecdotal evidence is conclusive, but case in point: [Image: emyverad.jpg]
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RE: Discussion w/ a Theist RE: Premarital Sex
July 22, 2014 at 12:39 pm
(July 22, 2014 at 12:23 pm)Chad32 Wrote: It's been proven that abstinence only doesn't work. Education is the only practical way, short of surgery related solutions.


Infibulation ??
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