could also be because no one remembers why there was prohibitions in the first place and when it was first in place it was common knowledge but over generations people forget why they did it in the first place.
I'm sure that's the case, but that just means that the problem has existed for much longer and that the generation tasked with teaching mine was similarly failed by the generation responsible for teaching them.
It's a church, so all of their positions should be Biblically based. Between the Bible itself and the various creeds, catechisms, confessions, and canons that arose to clarify things, I'd think they should be able to defend their position if they looked into it.
could also be because no one remembers why there was prohibitions in the first place and when it was first in place it was common knowledge but over generations people forget why they did it in the first place.
I'm sure that's the case, but that just means that the problem has existed for much longer and that the generation tasked with teaching mine was similarly failed by the generation responsible for teaching them.
It's a church, so all of their positions should be Biblically based. Between the Bible itself and the various creeds, catechisms, confessions, and canons that arose to clarify things, I'd think they should be able to defend their position if they looked into it.