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Pence fears temptation - GMDino - 04-01-2017 Nice write up about his marriage and his wife. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/karen-pence-is-the-vice-presidents-prayer-warrior-gut-check-and-shield/2017/03/28/3d7a26ce-0a01-11e7-8884-96e6a6713f4b_story.html?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.a6ad31786a31 They seem like a really happy, loving couple. And personally I don't care about his refusal to eat alone with any other woman or attend a party where there is alcohol if his wife isn't there also. Personal choices. But it reminded me of a guy who did some work for our company last year. They were from Indiana also. I had never met the boss in person but the morning they showed up he stopped me in our shop and asked if we could remove the "adult magazines" from the men's room. He told me he was a Christian man and trying to stay faithful to his wife while he was on the road. ![]() The magazines were the biker/car type with bikini clad models on the cover. Before I could move them one of the guys in the shop had already put them away. We left them stored for the three days he was on our site. But we ALL, from the most craven employee to the most holy, had the same question: Why can't you just not look at them? Temptation is different to different people. But you cannot simply go through life trying to have it removed from your site/life and then claim you never fell to it. Doesn't mean you go looking for situations to test your faith/marriage. It means you are strong enough to ignore it when you are in those situations by yourself. RE: Pence fears temptation - Rotobeast - 04-01-2017 I'm not sure it's temptation, but maybe a respect issue. That and being in a political position, you want to eliminate any situation that can be misconstrued. As for the guy with the magazines... Some people believe that even seeing seductive women/men (even in peripheral vision) is cheating on their significant other. Odd, but different strokes.... Sent from my SM-S820L using Tapatalk RE: Pence fears temptation - GMDino - 04-01-2017 (04-01-2017, 01:19 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: I'm not sure it's temptation, but maybe a respect issue. I can't see it. He's a human being. With a job. He can't just say he'll never be alone with a woman in any setting (even public) ever out of "respect" for his wife. I guess the more religious you are the less you trust yourself to do the right thing. RE: Pence fears temptation - Rotobeast - 04-01-2017 (04-01-2017, 01:22 PM)GMDino Wrote: I guess the more religious you are the less you trust yourself to do the right thing. Honestly, I think that's true. The person fears sin so much that they wouldn't dream of putting themselves in a situation where it's possible. Risk reduction by premeditated guilt, I guess. Now me.... I'm more a Daniel in the Lion's Den kind of guy. ![]() RE: Pence fears temptation - GMDino - 04-01-2017 (04-01-2017, 01:31 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: Honestly, I think that's true. Absolutely. It reminds of the story of the man who gave his three sons servants to watch while he away. Quote:Parable of the Three Servants RE: Pence fears temptation - CageTheBengal - 04-01-2017 I think the temptation that calls Pence's name the most is coming from the candy dish. ![]() RE: Pence fears temptation - Nebuchadnezzar - 04-01-2017 (04-01-2017, 10:12 AM)GMDino Wrote: Nice write up about his marriage and his wife. A recovering alcoholic who is trying to stay sober wouldn't go into a bar or to a bbq where alcohol is being served. Someone on a diet who is trying to get to a certain weight wouldn't go into a bakery. Every person has that one sin they can't ignore, sex may be your bosses one sin that he just can't shake so he tries to remove the temptation whenever and wherever he can. At least he didn't tell you that there could be no magazines anywhere on site and only to keep them out of view. I don't think it's unreasonable to remove temptation from your life if you can. RE: Pence fears temptation - BigPapaKain - 04-01-2017 (04-01-2017, 03:50 PM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: A recovering alcoholic who is trying to stay sober wouldn't go into a bar or to a bbq where alcohol is being served. Someone on a diet who is trying to get to a certain weight wouldn't go into a bakery. That's ridiculous. If you fear your sins, you can't grow as a person. Which is probably why Pence is such an old child. If he's that weak, he has zero business being in any position of power. RE: Pence fears temptation - Vas Deferens - 04-01-2017 Who's jerkin it to bikini models in the crapper? Hope this guy only had a flip phone. RE: Pence fears temptation - bfine32 - 04-01-2017 I searched the article linked in the OP for the word temptation and came up empty. RE: Pence fears temptation - bfine32 - 04-01-2017 (04-01-2017, 04:22 PM)BigPapaKain Wrote: That's ridiculous. I'm sure Neb appreciates your assertion that he cannot grow as a person. RE: Pence fears temptation - GMDino - 04-02-2017 (04-01-2017, 03:50 PM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: A recovering alcoholic who is trying to stay sober wouldn't go into a bar or to a bbq where alcohol is being served. Someone on a diet who is trying to get to a certain weight wouldn't go into a bakery. Using that analogy Pence would be someone who already cheated and fears it again. I was at an event for our son tonight. My wife chaperones and I have to sit in the stands myself. I found myself having a very nice conversation with a lady who was also there by herself and who, it turns out, had college roommates that were from our town. I didn't feel the urge to have an affair. I also drove past a Wendy's, McDonalds and Sheetz without getting food despite being famished. RE: Pence fears temptation - GMDino - 04-02-2017 (04-01-2017, 04:54 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Who's jerkin it to bikini models in the crapper? Our employees don't. This guy was weird. RE: Pence fears temptation - Dill - 04-02-2017 (04-01-2017, 01:36 PM)GMDino Wrote: Absolutely. I wish I had servants like that. RE: Pence fears temptation - Westwood Bengal - 04-03-2017 Maybe to keep Pence happy, we should require all women to cover themselves to remove all possible impropriety for all parties involved. ![]() |