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[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

You could stand at the door and hand out "The Joy of Sex" as each couple entered. Think that would work for you?

My old pastor gave us the book "Intended for Pleasure" when we told him we were getting married. I still consider him "my pastor" even though we don't get up there that often. I moved two hours South to move in with my wife, so we started going to her church.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

I never personally ran into anyone who thought like this until the new (now ex) pastor came to town. A friend of my wifes got married just a few months after he came and attended his "marriage classes". A month or two later, she called up crying because her and her HUSBAND "gots to foolin around" and ended up "going all the way!" -exceptin it was a Sunday and you were forbidden to engage in such behavior on the Lords day. She was overflowing with guilt and shame.
How sad that HE (the pastor) would rend asunder what the Lord has joined at the alter!

How sad........

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

I never personally ran into anyone who thought like this until the new (now ex) pastor came to town. A friend of my wifes got married just a few months after he came and attended his "marriage classes". A month or two later, she called up crying because her and her HUSBAND "gots to foolin around" and ended up "going all the way!" -exceptin it was a Sunday and you were forbidden to engage in such behavior on the Lords day. She was overflowing with guilt and shame.
How sad that HE (the pastor) would rend asunder what the Lord has joined at the alter!

Never heard of anybody teaching that.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

My old pastor gave us the book "Intended for Pleasure" when we told him we were getting married. I still consider him "my pastor" even though we don't get up there that often. I moved two hours South to move in with my wife, so we started going to her church.

I've never read it, but any book that shows respect in an intimate relationship can only be good.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Never heard of anybody teaching that.

Me either.

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Me either.

It would be erroneous in the extreme to try to characterize that as a tenet of conservatism.

[The Mrs]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

I have pretty extensive and deep roots among conservative Apostolics, and while that could have been the case 50 years ago, I think that particular erroneous concept is extremely rare today.

You ABSOLUTELY will not hear Nate Wilson teaching that.

I'm not too sure it's extremely rare...

I attended a fairly conservative church, and the marriage classes for the women almost always encouraged the women to ummm...be 'romantic'.

In fact, they even encouraged a certain number of times a week we should...uummm...

you get the picture.

If it weren't a problem, I doubt they would have to teach this.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

It would be erroneous in the extreme to try to characterize that as a tenet of conservatism.

Right. I would have to question the integrity of the teacher. They would have to have some pent up issues, I would think.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by The Mrs

I'm not too sure it's extremely rare...

I attended a fairly conservative church, and the marriage classes for the women almost always encouraged the women to ummm...be 'romantic'.

In fact, they even encouraged a certain number of times a week we should...uummm...

you get the picture.

If it weren't a problem, I doubt they would have to teach this.

I think he was talking about the extent the pastor was going on Randy's thread.

[The Mrs]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I think he was talking about the extent the pastor was going on Randy's thread.

So was I.