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The original was posted on /r/exmormon by /u/whitecatprophecy on 2024-09-19 21:36:19+00:00.

Just thinking about all the stories of local leaders and such being involved in swinging—

When I was a member, I considered the end-all-be-all definition of the Law of Chastity to be the commandment we covenanted to obey in the temple, which is something very close to not having sexual relations except with your husband or wife to whom you are legally and lawfully wedded.

I’ve heard a lot of members say this, or at least agree when it’s voiced.

Considering how much Mormons are taught to buy into dumb semantic arguments and believe that words don’t mean what they’re supposed to mean (think of the church redefining what ‘translating the Book of Mormon means, for example) I think it would be really easy for a sexually repressed, desperate member (even somebody believing and relatively high up) to say that swinging is still having sex with their spouse since their spouse is presumably like, in the room or at least a part of the event/night or whatever.

To be clear I think this is stupid, but far less stupid than, for example, believing that soaking doesn’t at least violate the spirit of BYU rules.