When discussing ‘naked touching’ keep in mind that the Puritans practiced ‘bundling’ wherein an unmarried young man and woman would be put in bed together, naked, with a sheet between them, and encouraged to rub against each other, while family and friends looked on.
It was considered a courting ritual.
by contrast, playing cards was strictly forbidden.
The past is a different country.
I think they did a lot of that bundling in Intercourse, Pennsylvania!
There wass a ‘bundling board placed between the bundelers, IIRC.
Based on tthe 25% bastardy rate, that board sometimes had a knothole in it.
I might agree with you if that was still being practiced, but it isn’t. Yet, the LDS has not changed that much at all in its core beliefs (less polygamy).
I just saw some part of a movie where the guy is courting the daughter. The girl’s mom bundled them, but then they left. (Artistic license?). The husband of the daughter was reluctant to leave, and the mother whispered to him “Don’t worry - I’m a better seamstress than my mother was.”
;) !!