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Greetings~

I find Ceilbacy easy to do, it has been many years since I sinned with a man.

However, my concern is in the word Abstinence. Is there any scripture that talks about this?


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I'm not sure I understand your question.  What is the difference between celibacy and abstinence?


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The two are the same.  You know how to pick the topics, Snow...

Look, we're Christian but we're not dead. How do you answer this?  

As far as urges go...I used to hear all kinds of  things like "just pray"...uh, okay.

I got married. That works for me.  :crosseyed:


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;)  :P  ;)  :D  :P  :crosseyed:  :angel:

Cat you are priceless!! :thumb:


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Yeah, they're basically the same. However, if someone says they're abstinent, it means they are abstaining at the time, when I've heard celibate, it carries a permanent conotation, its an oath. Everyone is called to be abstinent prior to marriage, not everyone is called to be celibate though.


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Yeah, well I'll take marriage anyday.... :crosseyed:


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Much better to marry than to burn! :inlove: It is hard though, for some single people to keep their sexual desires in check.  God never lets us be tempted more than we are able to withstand though.

Personally, I think the teaching about celibacy in the Catholic church is what got them so many perverted priests.


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No, it has nothing to do with celibacy. Being married does not effect whether or not a person will be a child molester... please, lets not let this thread too degenerate into a priest-bashing session...

Celibacy and child molestation are not related.


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I totally agree; you'll find people who prey on children come  in all stripes.

They often feed on certain internet sites which show child porn - and some are married and or single men; church-goers of all denominations...hey, look - this kind of sickness knows no boundaries...age, race, or religion.

We need to not put it all on one group of people and stereotype .... I can't even imagine what the poor priests who are totally committed to feeding the poor and tending their own church flocks must be going through.

Everywhere they go someone's looking at them with suspicion.

The innocence we once knew in America is gone. Ozzy and Harriet is replaced by Ozzy and Sharon.

Father Knows Best is replaced by Will and Grace...

It's not the same America we once knew...


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You're right perverts come in all stripes and such

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