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Originally Posted by Emma Bontrager
I'm sure RRFord had it drilled into him. For some, it is a cultural practice and has nothing to do with commitment. But some people are taught that it is wrong and then it actually CAUSES rumors if people don't abide by the teaching. (So, the teaching causes the distrust and rumors IMO.)
Ooooppss!! (ILG hijacked the computer and wrote this!!)
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You make a very valid point there, Emma (or ILG. LOL)
I've known ministers who refused to ride around the block in a car with their own sister-in-law for FEAR that people would talk.
It's sad that people feel like they have to be bound by such fear, don't you think?