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I was in my early-mid twenties at the time. The church I was going to then had some strange views on dating as well. I went to a brunch after Sunday morning service with one woman from the same church. Same age. During the evening service I got taken aside by one of the deacons and was lectured that I did the same as shacking up.

During the evening service I got taken aside by one of the deacons and was lectured that I did the same as shacking up.

When I was young... getting accused was permission to do whatever I had been falsely accused of.

/johnny

I was in my early-mid twenties at the time. The church I was going to then had some strange views on dating as well. I went to a brunch after Sunday morning service with one woman from the same church. Same age. During the evening service I got taken aside by one of the deacons and was lectured that I did the same as shacking up.

Thanks for sharing that.

Here's one from my past:

One evening at Bible study, the youth minister quoted from Genesis 26:8-9 to state that young men should treat their girlfriends exactly as they would treat their sisters. I don't think a young man who sees a girlfriend as being exactly like his sister would want to marry her. Such was the teaching at this church.