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From: bch@mcnc.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Re; Christian Singles (and sex)
Message-ID: <2440@mcnc.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 18-Dec-84 10:05:22 EST
Article-I.D.: mcnc.2440
Posted: Tue Dec 18 10:05:22 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 21-Dec-84 00:13:48 EST
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Reply-To: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes)
Organization: North Carolina Educational Computing Service
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In article  chabot@amber.DEC (l s chabot) writes:
>> The bible says that adultery is a sin.  So, the question is: just when is
>> one committing adultery?  I won't overstep the tone of this news group by
>> quoting a bunch of scripture. Just listen to your  conscience. No,
>> not that, that's just your genitals.  Your CONSCIENCE. You do have one...
>> don't you?
>
>Gee, I remember hearing, in church, that it's when you add water to wine.
>At least that's all the minister ever said about it.
 
Golly!  You heard that one too?  Even as a child I thought that explanation
a bit strange -- certainly an arbitrarily great punishment for a seemingly
insignificant transgression.  Having noted the arbitrariness of the Deity,
however, I ultimately became a beer drinker...
-- 

						Byron C. Howes
				      ...!{decvax,akgua}!mcnc!ecsvax!bch