Posted on 04/28/2007 8:38:55 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
An American couple going out for two years have enjoyed their first kiss - at their wedding.
Katie and Tim McAfee agreed to a sex ban and no kissing before they wed. The couple from Bismarck, North Dakota, are devout Christians.
They prayed with their parents for God's strength before going out on dates.
Tim, 25, touched his 24-year-old wife's lips for the first time at Bismarck's Evangel Temple.
Tim said his kiss with Katie was great but added: "I don't have anything to compare it with."
Katie's sister, Margie, 21, and her new husband Nadir Torres, 22 also took the same vow and were wed at the same ceremony minutes later.
All four Christians wanted to uphold biblical law on sexual purity and were worried even kissing each other could "light a fire," reports the Bismarck Tribune.
The girl's parents, Pam and Larry Rehn, prayed with the couples before letting them leave for a date. Both their daughters took a covenant of purity when they turned 13 and were given a purity ring to wear.
Pam said the newlyweds were "nervous" when the time came to spend their first night together after the wedding celebrations.
She told her new sons to be gentle with her daughters, then watched them walk home. "The girls kept looking back," Pam added.
Wow, what if that first kiss really sucked?
Congrats to him. He now holds the Guiness World record of having the longest sustained pair of blue balls.
This is so sweet.
“Good for them...”
I agree. I gave up my virginity when I was in my early 20’s (which is alot longer than many I know!). Of course I want it back, but it is too late. I believe in God’s grace, but have no problem lamenting my loss and being happy for these couples at the same time.
God’s ways are wise.
I am thankful that there are still at least two people with the integrity to do this...
Good for them.
I do question the public nature of their situation.
Jesus said, “Let not your right hand know what your left hand does.” I don’t recall him recommending contacting the press to brag about your virginity and holiness.
Now it’s ‘Katie bar the door’ YEEEHHAAAWWW!!
"Fundamentalist" Christianity does often consider kissing to be for married people (to each other), while mainstream society has gotten "looser" and looser on personal propriety (OPINION).
Can’t think of one good Christian counselor who says one should wait until the wedding to kiss your intended spouse.
yes, good for them, but I just can’t imagine not kissing my husband before we married. Yikes, lol! Of course when i got married my husband and I were already behaving badly. Shame on us. But seriously, he and I talk about it all the time. If we could go back in time we would have waited till marriage to have sex, but God is still good to us regardless and we love each other dearly. But it is neat to see people who can go into their marriage purely.
I know Sean Hannity and his wife waited till they were married to have sex and it was a really hard year for the both of them. I also have a friend who’s mother was 17 when she got married and didn’t even know what sex was. When her husband started making the moves on her on their honeymoon she freaked out. She remembers her mother telling her right before she walked down the isle that her husband was going to do something things to her that night and she needed to just let him. UGH, she let him allright and it took a long time before she got over it.
I think it is good to wait for sex until marriage, but just because someone waits for it, doesn’t mean it is going to be wonderful that first few times, and you can still have trouble in your marriage because of it. But when it comes down to it God tells us to wait and wait we should. To late for me, lol!
I suppose they don’t test drive a car before they buy it either.
Yeah, I’d demand a security deposit on that honeymoon suite.
It should. If it doesn't light a fire then this is not the person for you. Doesn't mean you throw them down on the floor and have your way with them.
The moment I kissed hubby to be I knew that he was the one. Had know him for two years as a friend before then but with that kiss we knew there was something much more then friendship that had been growing between us.
On the other hand I had another relationship that ended at the kiss. We both agreed that no matter how compatible we were as friends there was just no spark. We are still friends.
On the other hand I think it is wonderful that they wanted to remain pure until marriage I just think they went a little far.
Later pingout.
How would they know?
Any puns intentional.
Mrs. Whiskers and I were both virgins when we got married, lo the long ages ago.
We have since made up for it many times with compounded interest. :-)
Cheers!
Cheers!
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