Chromosphere, I think you should understand some things about me--first of all, I like to research and learn. Secondly, I do nothing and I mean nothing simply because someone else told me to.
I'm not sure why you would assume that I do this blindly and without any real reason why I am doing it.
I mb'd happily for 20 years before I grudgingly came to accept the teachings regarding this matter. I read the Bible, studied the teachings and gradually..gradually...came to acceptance about it. It wasn't easy to give it up and I still struggle mightily with temptation.
My point is that just because I say I do something because it's against my religion, you should never assume that I am doing it blindly and without looking into the Why's and Wherefore's.
I have made many decisions in my life that go against the grain of what society deems normal and natural simply because I believe that my way is better.
Now, my H. Yeah. He'd be one to do whatever he was told without so much as questioning why. The fact that Church fathers (who are also the Church fathers for Protestant religions, I might add) felt it necessary to speak out against it is enough for him. I find this attitude simplistic but, then again, it is necessary for people to believe this way or else our society would be a wreck of rebels (like me) and academics (like you) zinging this way and that. Blind followers, as distasteful as the notion is to me, are a necessary element to an orderly society. My H made an excellent Marine because he didn't question why; he just did what he was told and excelled at everything, to boot. However, that venerable institution (cough cough) was enough for even him. When his time was up, he never looked back. The people were too dumb and uneducated for him to even think about re-upping. Anyway, just wanted to say that this is not a decision made on the spur of the moment, with no thought.
