tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230245579458786956.post9202591055167995493..comments2022-11-19T02:21:40.864-09:00Comments on The Latter-day Snark: Sex and teensDavid Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12881388186547426677noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230245579458786956.post-64445404004196024312009-12-23T21:55:35.669-09:002009-12-23T21:55:35.669-09:00The assumption is not that all teenagers will enga...The assumption is not that <i>all</i> teenagers will engage in sexual activity if given half a chance, but that in any given group of any sizeable number, there's always a couple, who'll be doing hanky-panky if given half a chance.<br /><br />The last place where we want to give that half-chance is at Church activities, right?<br /><br />2 c worth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230245579458786956.post-83698638586633592002009-11-10T10:27:42.149-09:002009-11-10T10:27:42.149-09:00Well, it’s a widespread underlying assumption, not...Well, it’s a widespread underlying assumption, not something that gets stated directly—but it’s there in the idea that unmarried people shouldn’t be left completely alone together in most situations, and the cultural approval of short (<i>very</i> short!) engagements.<br /><br />Actually, sometimes you hear it explicitly in relation to the short engagement thing, where the idea is that the couple needs to get married quickly “So they won’t slip.”David Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881388186547426677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230245579458786956.post-17700758573156395522009-11-10T07:57:11.777-09:002009-11-10T07:57:11.777-09:00I guess those discussions must go over my head sti...I guess those discussions must go over my head still... I've never noticed that at all.Butterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105823816056374574noreply@blogger.com