Pre-marital "you-know-what"

lol..........

 

So far we have 4 good Christians.

 

James, there are at least a couple of flaws in your thinking.

1. The sample is not statistically valid. The population is too small.
2. There is no evidence anyone on here had "abstinence only" education.

As for LeBuick's comment about "good Christians", everyone has sinned. This doesn't make anyone a "bad Christian". Reminds me of Don Francisco's song that has the lyrics:

"I don't care where you've been sleeping,
I don't care who's made your bed,
I already gave my life to set you free.
There's no sin you can imagine
that is stronger than my love,
and it's all yours if you'll come home again to me."

As for the poll, it is now at 11-6, or almost 2 to 1, those who did versus those who didn't.

 

A child will tell on itself. I ain't saying nutting!!!!

I just came on this thread to see who did tell.

 

Ummmmm. I will state, what has now become, an infamous quote...

"Define you-know-what". :laugh:

 

Actually, I wanted to know that too, but didnt want to risk getting us thrown into a private forum, lol. I know for a fact that teens today (and prob adults too) done define certain things as "that". :saint:

 

MP - do you wonder about the sample that Guttmacher Institute used for their findings? 95-98%? 98 % of what population? Who are in the sample? Is there bias in the sample? Are these 38,000 (30,000 women) paid to participate in the research or are they randomly selected. What are their ages, backgrounds, cultural influences, education, religious affiliations, etc.

Do you think? Guttmacher is free to come out with this statistic like their findings were beyond scrutiny. The press is free to tout it like the greatest things since sliced bread.

I'm sure 99% of monkeys surveyed at the Bronx Zoo would say they like bananas.

 

That's for sure! Actually, I was just 'copping out' the same way Bill Clinton did... :smilewinkgrin:

 

Sue,

You have a good point just the same. Our youth blind sided me with this discussion about a month or so ago. One said kissing and another said "making out" and there I was with the deer in the headlight stare.

I must admit, it is easy to teach abstinance until one of them ask, "abstain from what?"

 

LOL. So it just depends on what your definition of "is"is.

I can ask my 8th graders if yall want, lol. They love talking about it. :saint:

 

We should get back to the basics with teen-agers. Have them sing the children's song, "Be Careful Little Eyes What You See".

Be careful little feet where you go.
Be careful little hands what you touch, etc.

Brent will be 13 in a couple of weeks and I have talked a lot to him about the importance of staying pure (in thought as well as deed).

I have impressed on him that the wife God picks for him will be pure and she has a right to expect a pure husband.

I always told my boys as well as my girls that one way NOT to marry the wrong person is to not date. If you don't date, you won't kiss. If you don't kiss, you won't have 'you-know-what', if you don't have 'you-know-what, you won't mistake 'you-know-what' for love. If you don't "fall" in love, you won't get married to the wrong person.

I wish someone would have cared enough to talk to me that way.

I haven't had a teen in the house for 25 years, so I may be in for a bumpy ride...

 

I don't care what anyones definition of "is" is....No, and I was born between 1956 and 1970

 

I think it depends on how you were raised, with christian values or not, not enough variety, or enough voters here to tell with a true accuracy. Not having premarital "you know what" only makes a person a good christian if they were already a christian, it does not make one a bad christian if they weren't a christian at the time.

 

I confess, I preached my first sermon at 5 and was baptized at 8. The preachers in my family go back to my great, great, great (you get the point). I was raised in a good Christian home and believed I was a good Christian myself. But I did not stay pure.

Was I taught right, yes.
Did I believe right, yes.
Did I do right, no.

While I was in the military and stationed in GA, I began drinking, tried smoking and yes, had a girlfriend who was not a Christian. I agree with Sue and say if you keep yourself out of those situations you will stand a better chance. I believe Christian education is equiping of the saints but having the right weapon will do you no good if you don't use it in times of temptation.