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Originally posted by twhiteheadI am aligned with the NT teaching that it is immoral.
And what is you opinion on the morality of promiscuity?
Originally posted by divegeesterThere are four Divine Institutions which are applicable to the human race: 1) Volition [free will]; 2) Marriage [between one man and one woman]; 3) Family; 4) Protection of the National Entity from external threats with an overwhelming military force and from internal threads by an objective judicial system and law enforcement.
How, and importantly, why was marriage a "game changer" for you personally, in terms of your promiscuity?
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyI have no idea what you are talking about. Did you mean to reply to my post?
There are four Divine Institutions which are applicable to the human race: 1) Volition [free will]; 2) Marriage [between one man and one woman]; 3) Family; 4) Protection of the National Entity from external threats with an overwhelming military force and from internal threads by an objective judicial system and law enforcement.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyObviously I have no reason to believe that marriage is a "divine institution". Marriage for all intents and purposes is a social convention/construct and a certain kind of promise or commitment made between two people. The demographics of human sexuality being what they are, it's more often than not between a man and a woman, but I don't think it has to be. "Sex" and "marriage" are not synonymous ~ this thread is about promiscuity rather than marriage. If you think sex outside marriage is immoral, then you should just say so, and if so, why.
There are four Divine Institutions which are applicable to the human race: [...] 2) Marriage [between one man and one woman] ...
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyA legendary post!
There are four Divine Institutions which are applicable to the human race: 1) Volition [free will]; 2) Marriage [between one man and one woman]; 3) Family; 4) Protection of the National Entity from external threats with an overwhelming military force and from internal threads by an objective judicial system and law enforcement.
Originally posted by wolfgang59Promiscuity is one example of a class of high-risk behaviors,” says Deirdre Lee Fitzgerald, PhD, assistant professor of psychology at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic. “It is comparable to, and may coincide with, behaviors such as heavy drinking, gambling, and other thrill-seeking behaviors like driving too fast."
Is it immoral and why/why not.
Personally I think it is a perfectly sound way to live.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyDo you think your marriage might not have stood the test of time ~ or that you might have been unfaithful ~ if you had not looked upon it as a "Divine Institution"?
"How, and importantly, why was marriage a "game changer" for you personally, in terms of your promiscuity?" ~divegeester
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Yes.
Originally posted by twhiteheadSome might say that engaging in a potentially life altering activity inherently implies commitment.
I agree. The immorality is not the sex but breaking any commitments we might have made to someone else and the fact that breaking said commitments can bring a lot of pain to them.
Originally posted by divegeesterI think twhitehead summed it up pretty well; "The immorality is not the sex but breaking any commitments we might have made to someone else and the fact that breaking said commitments can bring a lot of pain to them."
How, and importantly, why was marriage a "game changer" for you personally, in terms of your promiscuity?
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeAgreed.
Promiscuity before entering a committed relationship could be argued as being healthy and natural (as long as done safely and legally) and that we grow though such experiences in preparation for a committed relationship and ending up with a compatible partner where trust and fidelity can be established.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyAs a self professed sales and marketing executive, I would have thought you could recognise the difference between an open and a closed question.
"How, and importantly, why was marriage a "game changer" for you personally, in terms of your promiscuity?" ~divegeester
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Yes.