# Why Christian teens shouldn't go to the prom **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 18, 2006, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-christian-teens-shouldnt-go-to-the-prom/373177 "2006-09-18T15:13:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-christian-teens-shouldnt-go-to-the-prom/373177/61 "2006-09-20T14:16:53Z")
Sex leading to dancing is a minor problem. The real problem is that dancing might lead to _playing cards_! Oh, the horror! ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-christian-teens-shouldnt-go-to-the-prom/373177/62 "2006-09-20T18:57:23Z")
I think the _other_ kids will have more fun at prom if the kids likely to read that site, and take it even half-way seriously, don’t go to prom. These people don’t read much Song of Songs, do they? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-christian-teens-shouldnt-go-to-the-prom/373177/63 "2006-09-20T19:13:19Z")
[QUOTE=irishgirl] These people don’t read much Song of Songs, do they? [/QUOTE] Of course not! You know what singing leads to, don’t you? DANCING! ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-christian-teens-shouldnt-go-to-the-prom/373177/64 "2006-09-20T21:15:41Z")
[QUOTE=irishgirl] These people don’t read much Song of Songs, do they? [/QUOTE] They taught us in school that it had nothing to do with “fleshly love”-- it was a parable of Christ’s love for the church. (Never could get that to mesh with “thy breasts are like two fawns”.) ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-christian-teens-shouldnt-go-to-the-prom/373177/65 "2006-09-20T22:24:22Z")
[QUOTE=Dijon Warlock] A whole page and not ONE “Chick Tract” joke? C’mon… [/QUOTE] Hey, consider the plight of **Lissa** … > [@Lissa](#): > > (and no Christian rock, because someone passing by might hear it and think you were listening to real rock) . … who is not allowed to _“ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, rock with **THE ROCK**!!”_ ( **Hypno** is right anyway…) ---
**Author:** ![mrald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mrald](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrald)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-christian-teens-shouldnt-go-to-the-prom/373177/66 "2006-09-21T00:06:17Z")
Okay, shouldn’t they be teaching the Christian teens to go and have fun without drinking, having sex, and dirty dancing? You know, set a good example for others, stand up for you beliefs and so on. The was the morals that my Christian teachings tried to convey, you are supposed to be an example to others. The whole “boycott anything fun!” because it will send you to hell is ridicules. Besides that, I never understood the no dancing rule, my God loves it when I shake my booty, he likes to laugh at my awful rhythm. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-christian-teens-shouldnt-go-to-the-prom/373177/67 "2006-09-21T04:38:01Z")
[QUOTE=mrald] Okay, shouldn’t they be teaching the Christian teens to go and have fun without drinking, having sex, and dirty dancing? [/QUOTE] Definition of Fun: Drinking, having sex, and dirty dancing. So probably not. ---
**Author:** ![jake1964](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@jake1964](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jake1964)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-christian-teens-shouldnt-go-to-the-prom/373177/68 "2006-09-21T14:37:19Z")
It’s not about sex. Dancing starts with “D” and that rhymes with “P” and that stands for “Pool”. We’re just not gonna have any pool playin’ here in River City!. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-christian-teens-shouldnt-go-to-the-prom/373177/69 "2006-09-21T16:52:20Z")
[QUOTE=mrald] Besides that, I never understood the no dancing rule, my God loves it when I shake my booty, he likes to laugh at my awful rhythm. [/QUOTE] I’m really not your God, but yes…I love it when you shake your booty. If you wish to worship me for this, I’m okay with that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-christian-teens-shouldnt-go-to-the-prom/373177.md?page=3)