{"id":40,"date":"2009-07-28T10:33:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-28T10:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/stuffchristianculturelikes\/2009\/07\/92-hoping-that-the-rapture-doesnt-happen-until-after-your-wedding-night.html"},"modified":"2009-07-28T10:33:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-28T10:33:00","slug":"92-hoping-that-the-rapture-doesnt-happen-until-after-your-wedding-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/stuffchristianculturelikes\/2009\/07\/92-hoping-that-the-rapture-doesnt-happen-until-after-your-wedding-night.html","title":{"rendered":"#92 Hoping that the rapture doesn&#8217;t happen until after your wedding night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/Sm82fnLFbYI\/AAAAAAAABgU\/xoYpJ8okMqI\/s1600-h\/acronym2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;width: 284px;height: 400px;text-align: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/Sm82fnLFbYI\/AAAAAAAABgU\/xoYpJ8okMqI\/s400\/acronym2.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It goes that people who&#8217;ve been waiting for marriage want to have sanctioned sex here on earth before going to heaven. In Christian culture it&#8217;s a running joke that you hope Jesus doesn&#8217;t return till after you get married. Saying this out loud makes a person in Christian culture feel a bit naughty and worldly while staying safely within a Christian context.<\/p>\n<p>The chances that vestal sexytimes will be mentioned during the wedding ceremony are pretty high among Baptists and non-denominational evangelicals. The pastor is likely to make a statement such as &#8220;They completed the difficult task of waiting and now they will enjoy the rewards on their honeymoon,&#8221; &#8220;They have honored their purity and tonight is <span style=\"font-style: italic\">the night!<\/span>&#8221; or &#8220;Jessica has saved her virginity for Nick.&#8221; As odd as it is that the couple&#8217;s maiden boning voyage is referenced during a holy marriage ceremony, a random and senseless act of good taste does occur: if the groom did not wait for the bride, this is never mentioned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/SnJK-WVgonI\/AAAAAAAABhU\/f4pBI5y6J9Y\/s1600-h\/jessica4-1-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 400px;height: 264px\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_RoFf0W8nCJo\/SnJK-WVgonI\/AAAAAAAABhU\/f4pBI5y6J9Y\/s400\/jessica4-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The subject of the wedding night is never broached during Catholic, Episcopalian, Lutheran or Methodist weddings. 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