Remember the old days when Oral and Anal sex were not considered sexual relations and not worthy of
allowing a divorce?
Ah, those were the days.
If you have sex with your spouse after you find out he/she cheated on you, you cannot divorce them.
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jean-luc picard
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designs
'Preserving Our Precious Bodily Fluids' Dr. Strangelove
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Band on the Run
So the second makes the first sin all right. This is not a wise policy. Are GB members married? God sees into hearts, not just actions. They are truly modern day Pharisees.
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clarity
What if your spouse tells you during sex ?
You must stop doing that immediately!!
You must get your pants on as fast as you can.
You must run to the phone and call Elder Voyeur within the time allotted (2 min).
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Oh, what's that you say? It's been 2 hours? Oh well that's just wrong then!
You're screwed!!!
clarity
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designs
Do Not Proceed Do Not Pass GO Do Not Collect $200.00
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sizemik
Maybe you want to screw the unfaithful mate once more, just to see if the old magic is still there or not before you make your decision? . . . if it makes you heave your gut's out, you may then decide forgiveness is not an option . . . did the GB think of that? . . . noooooooooo.
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tenyearsafter
You could always say there was no second witness there to hear the admission, thus it doesn't count anyway!
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james_woods
I actually saw a case where a wife had sex after the husband had an affair - but claimed this was not a "forgiveness" because she had absolutely no idea that this was a JW teaching. Which, I was certain in her case - absolutely true. We were never sure if this husband had really quit the affair or not - I strongly suspected that he absolutely had not.
They tricked her into confessing this, and even though she was totally ignorant of their rule, they still ruled that she was without grounds for divorce. She divorced the guy anyway and was eventually disfellowshipped.
Neither one of them is a witness today, nor are their kids.
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WTWizard
This is just another formality regarding sex. Infidelity is one thing--lying about it is another. Chances are good that the cheater is going to lie about it, promising that it will never happen again, and then be more careful not to get caught next time. And the innocent person could fall for that promise, only to have the cheater welsh on an unrelated promise that could throw doubt on the "no more cheating" promise. Trouble is, this time the cheater is more careful to not get caught. Without evidence (and what constitutes evidence that there is new cheating?), no divorce with remarriage.
If they are going to profess to follow the Bible, they should just take the most liberal course possible. If a rule is explicitly spelled out in the Bible, it will apply. Otherwise, where there is no explicit rule in the Bible, they should remain silent on it and allow couples, and the courts, to work out things on a case by case basis. And yes, the Bible does explicitly spell out that liars shall not inherit God's Kingdom.
Additionally, they never get to the real source of cheating. Usually, a couple will start feeling stress when they get bored with each other. Imposing a bunch of rules and dominating the wife consistently is also going to create stress. They get bored with each other when they are always doing the same things all the time. Field circus, attending boasting sessions together, and always adhering to the restrictions imposed by the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger get boring when done together all the time. The "headship" rule, especially when abused, creates the dominating problem. Combine this, and before long you have one or both parties seeking an excuse to get out of it and onto something more stimulating. Adultery usually results, and then they try to hide the issue. The guilt makes being honest that much more difficult, and before long you have a real mess.
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ziddina
Keep in mind that that particular rule is only applicable in Watchtower World...
Except for a few backwards civil courts, nowadays a divorce goes thru without that sort of medieval thinking...
Am I right, on-board lawyers??
Thanks! Zid