Now wait. I see written all the time here at CAF that this is all that protestants do: jump from one church to another.They can’t jump either.
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tomarin
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You can dress real neat from your hats to your feet* and surprise them with the victory cry!
*(well that generalization holds at least).
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Tommy999
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When I was in junior high school a long time ago, in some class – I forget which one – they did a couple of class sessions on co-ed Square Dancing where they taught us all to Square Dance. I remember “Swing your Partner” and other calls from the leader. I always tried to line up opposite the girl I secretly liked at the time. 
Some of the Pentecostal and Assembly of God kids opted out (their parents opted them out is more accurate) and they went to the school library and read a book and had to do a book report on it or something like that while the rest of us danced. Some of them asked me what it was like when we had other classes together. I was sad they couldn’t join us. It was fun and harmless and there were adults to make sure everyone acted appropriately.
As others have touched on, it is believed by some faith traditions that dancing can lead to promiscuous behavior, kind of like marijuana can lead to harder drugs, especially with bodies pressed together and gyrating back and forth, etc.
Like a lot of stuff, I believe dancing can be abused, but it can also be a fun and harmless activity if done in the right attitude and environment.
Some of the Pentecostal and Assembly of God kids opted out (their parents opted them out is more accurate) and they went to the school library and read a book and had to do a book report on it or something like that while the rest of us danced. Some of them asked me what it was like when we had other classes together. I was sad they couldn’t join us. It was fun and harmless and there were adults to make sure everyone acted appropriately.
As others have touched on, it is believed by some faith traditions that dancing can lead to promiscuous behavior, kind of like marijuana can lead to harder drugs, especially with bodies pressed together and gyrating back and forth, etc.
Like a lot of stuff, I believe dancing can be abused, but it can also be a fun and harmless activity if done in the right attitude and environment.
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Sarcelle
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Yes, the safety dance
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tomarin
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There’s lots of dancing in Jane Austen novels, and she always struck me as the prim and proper type.
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Mike_from_NJ
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It’s all John Lithgow’s fault.
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cmodrmac
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wow-my denomination has no such restrictions -not even the LDS restricts dancing
perhaps she is a graduate of Bob Jones University?
perhaps she is a graduate of Bob Jones University?
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spedteacherita
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When I first joined the LCMS I remember my pastor at the time telling us about growing up in the south and being part of a strict Lutheran family. He said that they couldn’t go to dances or even go to movies…Part of that culture and age. That was in 1978 and he was in his 50’s at the time - hard to know…
Blessings!
Rita
Blessings!
Rita
Interesting. My Lutheran pastor day and my mom used to role the rug up in the large living room in the parsonage so the could have dances on the hardwood floor. That was in the late 50’s and early 60’s near Philadelphia.
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ComplineSanFran
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But Jane Austen was Church of England - a good Anglican - and Anglicans love to dance.
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ComplineSanFran
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Dancing, playing cards, alcohol… all forbidden by many conservative churches. My guess is that grape juice was brought in to Communion services because of the evils of alcohol. It reminds me of Puritan culture.
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Starwarsfan2
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Dancing is fine modern dance included , and I am conservative .
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QNDNNDQDCE
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It’s not just a Protestant thing. Dancing has historically been viewed with suspicion in the Catholic Church.
newadvent.org/cathen/04618b.htm
newadvent.org/cathen/04618b.htm
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PaulfromIowa
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Darryl_Revok
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Given the general lack of rhythm in the white race, perhaps protestants have the right idea.
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Petaro
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They can’t dance because they don’t have the rhythm method…LOL
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JustaServant
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Gene Kelly was Catholic.
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Seekerjn316
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In my experience the main reason is Christians are to shun “worldy amusements”.
Those faith communities I have been involved with have been quite conservative, not only dancing but movies, carnivals, circus, theater and " mixed bathing(is: swimming with the opposite sex)
It has to do with personal holiness more than anything else.
Those faith communities I have been involved with have been quite conservative, not only dancing but movies, carnivals, circus, theater and " mixed bathing(is: swimming with the opposite sex)
It has to do with personal holiness more than anything else.
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