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Originally Posted by Evangelical
Rules about female/male interaction are not uncommon in my view in Christianity. I was once involved in an inter-denominational evangelical organization that believed men and women could not hold hands because the tension between them will lead to a 30 second flurry of activity and produce unwanted offspring. They warned us about holding hands in other words. The LC do not go to such extremes, but I think it works - the out of wedlock pregnancy rate would be lower in the LC than say the Baptist church and Pentecostal churches, applying the biblical principle of marrying rather than burning. This is because in the LC marriage is encouraged rather than so-called "Christian dating".
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From my experiences and observations in LC's, denominational, and non-denominational church, each you would not likely to see a brother and sister holding hands unless they're married.
In my adult experiences since moving to Washington state, children being born out of wedlock is rare.
As far as female/male interaction goes, there's a bit normal human conversations in denominational and non-denominational churches whereas in the LC, it's not that easy. There is a social dysfunction resulting from concepts young people in the local churches have. Single sisters are apprehensive being spoken to by single brothers and single brothers may have their unique concepts. "Do I need to check with the brothers before speaking to sister ____". Responsible brothers may have their concepts too. If a single sister is responding in conversation to a single brother, she's being flirty. When in fact she's just being nice and cordial. Responsible brothers may think single brothers need to check for their approval before interacting with a single sister with a courtship in mind. Each locality is different. I have had my experiences and ones in other localities has had theirs.