bylm1-Bernie

He has created everyone and given all of us free will. Unfortunately our free will sometimes allows us to forget Him and make poor decisions.

kemmer

You need to get out more.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

I was curious myself, so I searched for and found a somewhat related link. Read the 4th paragraph.

https://www.history.org/Foundation/journal/Holiday07/court.cfm

bylm1-Bernie

I sort of thought you were h*****g it up for this thread, Kemmer. You're a glutton for punishment, man.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Also, with regard to more current sexual practices, from Wikipedia:

A majority of Americans have had premarital sex, according to a 2007 article in Public Health Reports. This is true for current young adults and also young adults in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Data from the National Survey of Family Growth indicate that in 2002, 77% of Americans had sex by age 20, and of that percent, 75% had premarital sex. In comparison, of women who turned 15 between 1964 and 1993, approximately 91% had premarital sex by age 30. Of women who turned 15 between 1954 and 1963, 82% of them had had premarital sex by age 30. Additionally, when comparing the General Social Survey of 1988–1996 to the one of 2004–2012, researchers found that participants of 2004–2012 did not report more sexual partners since the age of 18, nor more frequent sex or sex partners during the past year than those respondents of the 1988-1996 survey. Furthermore, there appears to be no substantial change in sexual behavior contrasting the earlier era to the current one. However, current-era respondents were more likely to report having sex with a casual date or friend than reporting having sex with a spouse or regular partner. From 1943 to 1999, attitudes toward premarital s*x c****ed such that young women’s approval increased from 12% to 73% and from 40% to 79% among young men. People’s feelings of sexual guilt also decreased during this period. As of 2005, less than 25% of people believe premarital sex is “always or almost always” wrong.

You're welcome, Nwtk.

nwtk2007 Loc: Texas

That's interesting but I'm wondering how they would know that?

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

I wondered myself, but haven't the foggiest idea.

Time machine

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

I was directing the question to Kemmer specifically, and I am still waiting for his answer.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

As old as time itself. Human nature is hard to change.

kemmer

Just wanted to see if this thread would die if the religious nutflakes didn’t have me to cast into hell every time I said something. Pretty much on life support, I see.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

Religion is the most difficult thing to discuss on OPP because much of it is a matter of faith and cannot be proven. I usually don't get myself embroiled in the subject because it only leads to misunderstanding and hurt feelings with nothing to gain. No one really changes their mind on the subject regardless of what is written here. Much of it is virtue-signaling.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

True 'nuf, Tuck.

dtucker300 Loc: Vista, CA

It does present an interesting conundrum. Nearly 70% of black children are born out of wedlock. The disintegration of the family, replaced by Big Brother Government has not helped and has made segments of the population more dependent.

Mr. Rogers

There will be no need of a sea on the new planet. There will be, however, the tree of life and a pure river of "water of life", with streams.

Mr. Rogers

That does not make it right! The percentages you replied reveal how far we as a nation have drifted away from God and the doctrines of Jesus, the Christ.