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To: TheSpottedOwl

Certainly not, and I hope I didn't imply that it is. However, emphasis on marriage, and especially early marriage, is particularly strong in the LDS Church (and some other churches), and that is a contributing factor. If you believe that there's something wrong with you if you aren't getting married by your early 20s, you're more likely to convince yourself of the merits of some particular man (or woman) who's expressing interest in marrying you. And if you're young and inexperienced about life in general, you're more likely to miss warning signs.


40 posted on 07/26/2004 3:16:19 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: GovernmentShrinker
"By the way, how is Lori?" Hodge quoted Hacking as asking. Hodge said he replied, "Well, she's not made it into work yet."

Do you find it odd that he calls her work and asks.. 'How's Lori?'.. instead of 'Is Lori there?', or 'Is Lori busy?' or 'Can I speak to Lori?'.

52 posted on 07/26/2004 3:49:02 PM PDT by Netizen (Abortion is not a choice -- it's murder. The only 'choice' is which method of birth control to use.)
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To: GovernmentShrinker

Oh no, I didn't mean that you did imply anything! In any religion, this kind of thinking can pop up. I'm RC.

There are shall we say, subsets in a religion, where things are taken too far. Early marriage stems from the fear that the offspring might "sin" and therefore burn in hell. It's not unlike what happens in Islam.


56 posted on 07/26/2004 4:25:38 PM PDT by TheSpottedOwl ("In the Kingdom of the Deluded, the Most Outrageous Liar is King".)
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