st. paul

THEE touch: Would not the touch of real kissing be more enticing than only seeing from a distance? So how do we explain that St. Paul recommended kissing and did not say anything about not looking at anybody? I.e., what does I Thess. 5:26 mean for Mt. 5:28 ?

I remember there was a thread perhaps a few months ago here where we discussed the sacrament of confirmation. Some on the forum were sympathetic to the idea proposed by a minority in the Episcopal Church that this sacrament should be eliminated. I disagreed. Anyway, I was reading a thread in...