Posted on 05/29/2018 10:14:29 PM PDT by DeweyCA
Pence, Billy Graham, and others are taking a Biblical approach. They humbly recognize that about the time a person begins to believe in their "purity of heart and spiritual maturity" to keep them from sin, that's when they may be most vulnerable. Give Aimee Byrd a couple years, and odds are, her spouse is going to be "shocked" to discover she's just as vulnerable as everyone else. I pray that's not the case, for her family's sake, but she's playing with fire.
bookmarking for later.
In brief, I think both sides need to walk on eggshells with their comments. I’ve had friendships with the opposite sex that were not the least bit sexualized even when we were alone together then there are other situations when the slightest suggestion could have pushed me into desiring more.
We live in a hypersexualized environment where the culture turns women into objects, despite what feminists claim to want. IMO, there was a correlation of the rise of sexual harassment laws and the rise of strip clubs - men needing an outlet where it was safe to have sexy banter with flirtatious women so long as it didn’t go too far.
I do know that, as a batchelor who works in a predominantly male business, I thirst for female interraction. I reject segregated men’s only groups because I want to hear a woman’s viewpoint and thoughts on various topics so I can weight them with my own.
” It’s too easy for a false accusation to be leveled.”
There it is. One (false) accusation can destroy an organization - or a life.
Woa there, buddy. You’re acting as if I accused you of adultery. I just made a light-hearted remark about the nature of some women.
Sex....will ruin most “friendships”...
Maybe not you but my comments on this thread provoke this arcane reasoning that duh an old man shouldn’t talk to attractive women especially if young cause Lordy they could be conniving vixens or I could go weak to their expected charms since they simply must seduce some not so handsome thirty pounds overweight hair loss grandpa
That’s just ridiculous scorning from sad glass half empty people....this is not new btw
It’s like some Hester Prynne freak show here at times
Scold scold scold especially about sex and beauty
It’s depressing
My point and I’ll stick to it is that when old and after years of a faithful marriage talking to attractive women is easy cause it’s not sexual no matter how beautiful they are
It’s just different
But no ....
preachers here gotta preach
You lighthearted
Others not so much
Indeed you get it
It could be a struggle when young unless the girl showed strong interest which is really what made things always happen
Not my charm or good looks
Agreed.
Integrity and Virginity; once lost are gone forever...
ruined her cute looks
I’ve got some women as friends...annoying creatures.
Folks have touched on it, and really hit it, regarding “integrity” with the Billy Graham post. Gotta run, and didn’t read every post, but didn’t see this, which is all I need to make sure I use the Pence/Graham rule:
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
For later
+1000
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