Christian Couple Maintains Abstinence
 

Christian couple maintains abstinence through first two years of marriage

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TOPEKA — Jon and Darla Crocker, who dutifully abstained from sex during their 14-month courtship, have remained abstinent after marriage and plan to do so indefinitely.

“If it was holy before, it must be double-holy afterwards,” Darla says.

They have now completed 25 months of marriage without any sexual contact, going about their normal lives, jobs and social calendar with no hint of relational strain.

Sometimes after dinner they will kiss in the kitchen and “start having bedroom thoughts,” Darla says, but they never fail to pull back. Darla breaks away to spray cool, misted water on her face. Jon eats a whole raw potato to take himself out of the mood.

They don’t know when they’ll finally break the pledge, and they feel no pressure. After abstaining so long before marriage, “a few extra years is nothing,” says Darla.

“Of course, we don’t lord it over any other couple who decides to have sex after marriage, but for us it’s about staying faithful to the abstinence message and the holiness involved with that,” says Jon who seems unbothered. “For us, true love waits, and waits, and waits.” •

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Lark news is a crackup....:nod

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:D

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Har-Har.

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What is fascinating are the people arguing against (and some for) abstinence after marriage on the Facebook post where I first saw this, not even realizing, or caring, that it is a spoof!

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Wow.... :blink

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I thought their last name was appropriate!

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I thought someone was lying!!! It really is not funny, nor remotely realistic!

It's called satire, my friend ;)

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It's a spoof news report--I think it's hilarious. However, I do find it disturbing that people are defending such a stance, spoof or otherwise.

I had a conversation with a relative of mine before she got married. She was joking and said, "After Saturday [the wedding day], I'm going to be a dirty girl." I knew she was only being funny, but it bothered me, and I said, "No, you'll still be pure." She contradicted me, and I said again, "You'll still be pure. Sex inside of marriage isn't dirty."

I had the same hesitation when my husband bought our daughters purity rings a few weeks ago. The standard explanation is "I will remain pure until marriage." That whole phrase irritates me. We decided to change it and if someone asks about the ring, they say, "I'm saving myself for my husband" or "I'm going to be a virgin until I'm married." I know it's a technicality, but it's a misnomer to imply that marriage makes one impure.

Sex in and of itself isn't "dirty." It's only when it's outside the boundaries of God's laws that there's a problem. Unfortunately, there are Christians who still see sex as something "dirty", so the idea of a couple being abstinent after marriage somehow appeals to them. That's just as much outside the will of God as the people who have sex before marriage, IMO.

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Y'all are all a bunch of "Doubting Thomas's" aren't you?

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When this story was first posted on Facebook it immediately generated a huge amount of replies. Many realized it was satire but there were/are a scary amount who didn't. Even worse, of those who didn't, they took both extremes: Some argued that it was not right for the couple to do this, and others applauded them! And not just one or two, but several! I've often told the story of an old pastor who taught that sex was a necessary evil for procreation only and that all manner of rules and conditions needed to be applied to it -he is one who no doubt agrees with this couple (and would not recognize it as satire).

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I think abstinence after marriage is fine if both parties are asexual. However, it is cruelty if one or both are not!

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I get it. Was just saying, that it took me by surprise, because I know that it is possible for someone to be that screwed up.

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It is not possible to distinguish satire from reality. See "Poe's Law".

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The funny thing about sites like the Onion, Lark news, etc is that they can sound just close enough to reality to fool some folks. Some years ago the Gospel Tidings the Western District magazine printed a Onion article about Harry Potter.....they were totally punked on that one. The more I read the article the more it sounded like something was wrong.....and I had not even heard of the Onion back then. They ended up apologizing for their gullibility in the next issue. Lesson learned...always take this stuff with a grain of salt and check the source.

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I posted this article from The Onion a few weeks back. My sisters were on their way to Disney at the time and they were shocked at the story!

http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com...horized+disney

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There are quite a few people who think Mary remained a virgin for the rest of her life. This is not just a holdover from the Immaculate Conception doctrine taught by the RCC but also by many diehard Protestants.

Personally, I believe those who called to be the brothers of Jesus were also the sons of Mary.

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Had a pastor who quoted that "article" from the pulpit. A week or two later, he almost apologized. Said it turned out the things he quoted weren't true, and pretty much left it at that. I was surprised he even mentioned it, actually. :lol

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Any idea what this article was titled? I'd love to read it myself!

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I wonder if it's this one?

Harry Potter Books Spark Rise In Satanism Among Children

From July 26, 2000

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Haha!

Before marriage, it's called abstinence........after marriage, it's called defrauding the marriage!

Here is a great collection of proof that people believe this stuff.

http://literallyunbelievable.org/

Some of those recaps may contain language, by the way.

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Ya, I remember the "Taco Bell Morning After Burrito" and all the emotions it stirred up on Facebook.

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I guess as far as the original story goes, this song applies as much to them as to any couple who are merely seeing each other. :)

http://magicpcmedia.com/Music/KeepYo...ToYourself.mp3

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I instructed my daughters to follow the advice represented in this song....always liked it.
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