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Originally Posted by Intense1
Regardless of what most of society is doing, there is a great number of believers who still uphold what scripture says about "keeping the marriage bed pure". You all just don't know about them because they don't belong to TFP, and as one of the rare few evangelical Christians here I can assure you they exist.
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And here's a second evangelical Christian who agrees with Intense1.
Maybe we're a vocal 10% or 7%, but I think our 'voice' has been fading for years and years. I think the 90% gets pretty up in arms over the 10%. And as a member of that 10%, I'm certainly not militant or pushy about my beliefs. I abstained from sex until I was married. I didn't force anyone to do like I did. I think it's the right thing, and I think that because of my morals and belief system, but I didn't raise my voice to make you think that. The 10% knew and know our numbers are dwindling, but we're not shocked or surprised by it. We tend to think that the world is devolving instead of evolving, and humanity's depravity and immorality are our proof. Don't hate us because of that. Don't judge us because we are following a belief system that does not condone sexual promiscuity and recklessness. Don't judge us because we try to follow what we believe God is telling us to do.
Now, to totally mangle a paraphrase of someone elses words, "My abstinence does not bother me; does your conscience bother you?"