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Well I don't know if I should chime in on this subject seeing as I would not consider myself a Christian, and I have no sex life! (Although YLF thinks single people like me need our own planet so we can "screw around all the time.") But I think that if two people who love each other express their love physically, it isn't wrong simply because they've not had a wedding ceremony. But what do I know about sex?!? 
Interesting topic. 
posted by
Holy_Grail
on December 27, 2004 at 6:26 PM
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Exactly, the question is:
what constitutes fornication and adultery (in addition to the obvious cases)
posted by
Shams-i-Heartsong
on December 27, 2004 at 6:25 PM
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Fornication and adultery are wrong, according to the Bible, but like
Klara, I wrestle with the same issues.
posted by
Ariala
on December 27, 2004 at 6:22 PM
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C88, This was written in response to a seies of challenging comments by YLF
I will speak on many aspects of the church before i am done.
posted by
Shams-i-Heartsong
on December 27, 2004 at 6:20 PM
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For me there are too many questions about the church in general to be focussing on this one aspect. What I do believe in is that one reaps what one sows, so that in order to have good in your life you must give good to others. In the case of sex outside of marriage, as long as you are not hurting anyone (including yourself) or cheating on anyone, I cannot see what is wrong with it.
posted by
Ca88andra
on December 27, 2004 at 5:59 PM
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I believe you can, Jim. In fact, it's something I wrestle with inside my
own faith, as the "push" for marriage is there, and I don't feel that anyone should be pushed into a marriage. There are too many ramifications there. In my church, even sharing housing is frowned upon, when sexual activity may not even exist. I do find this somewhat extreme myself. Sharing the housing may very well just be a practical approach in order to save money for a marriage.
posted by
KlaraRoberts
on December 27, 2004 at 5:50 PM
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Sure, it happens.
Maybe it's star-crossed or turns out tragic, maybe the first marriage was a mistake, i don't have any right to judge.
posted by
pappy
on December 27, 2004 at 5:21 PM
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Pappy, So you DO believe
that it is possible to find true love outside of legal marriage?
posted by
Shams-i-Heartsong
on December 27, 2004 at 4:50 PM
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No, i don't think so.
Not in a real marriage, anyway. A legal marriage that has gone bad and is over, maybe then, if the people are really finding love.
posted by
pappy
on December 27, 2004 at 4:47 PM
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