SUMMARY OF AIDS RULES & POLICIES!        DB 7, page 500   9/87
--By WS Staff & Dad.

         All new disciples must take an AIDS test before they are allowed to move in with us! If their test proves negative, they may move into our Homes, but they must abstain from sex with others for their first six months in the Family, after which they take a second AIDS test to make sure they are clear. It is absolutely crucial that our babes refrain from sex during their first six months, & that our older members lay off of them sexually!
         Anyone who indulges in sex with a new disciple who has been in the Family for less than six months & has not passed a second AIDS test, is not only disobeying the Word & the Lord by such indulgence, but are putting themselves, their mates, children & anyone else with whom they have contact, at risk! Therefore sex with babes is now an excommunicable offense!
         No-sex-with-babes means just that--no sex! Not even mutual masturbation, oral sex or whatever, & not with condoms either! The counsel regarding using condoms to avoid AIDS is to our folks who have sex with well-known close friends who live outside.
         All sex with outsiders is now banned!--Unless they're already close & well-known friends!--We're now DFing instead!
         --Which means ESing with sex is now out!--It is too dangerous for our girls to deliberately put themselves into contact with the high-risk people who make use of such services! ESing involving sex is now unequivocally banned to all Family members, but hostessing without sex is okay!
         All "high risk" Family members should take an AIDS test!--Especially those who have fairly recently come out of a background in which sodomy, intravenous drug-taking, prostitution etc. were involved! Also, FFers--ESers particularly--who have had a lot of frequent contact with outsiders are also advised to take the test if they wish to continue to have sex with other Family members! If your last "high risk" contacts were over six months ago, then only one test is necessary. However, if you have had such contacts more recently, after your first test, you should abstain from intimate contact with others until you have taken a second test, 6 months after your last "high risk" contact. Sorry, but it's better safe than sorry!
         And beware of needles!--Hypodermics, as well as those used to pierce ears! In many places, particularly in the poorer Third World developing countries, doctors, nurses, dentists etc. are not always as cautious as they should be when administering drugs, medication etc. with hypodermic needles. Needles cost money, so they are frequently reused. Therefore, Family members should beware of this danger, & should not get shots or undergo the use of hypodermic needles unless they absolutely have to!--And if & when they do, make sure they are new, disposable syringes, possibly even purchasing their own from a drug store or pharmacist.
         It goes without saying that blood transfusions should be avoided!--And if the doctors tell you that it's a "life or death" necessity to take one, then you'd better count the cost, that it could very well be your life or death by AIDS if you receive some unknown infected person's blood into your body! Besides, to "drink", or take someone else's blood into your body is absolutely unscriptural!--Lev.7:26.--But in some places like the U.S. it's against Man's laws not to, if the doctor orders it!--So pray!
         Oral sex must also be avoided with outsiders, as the AIDS virus can enter the skin & mucous membranes of the mouth, as easily as those of the vagina!--Particularly if there are any slight cuts, scratches, lacerations, sores etc. on your mouth, gums, lips etc.!
         If someone has been possibly exposed to AIDS, they should discontinue all sex with others until they are cleared by at least two AIDS tests! To reason, "Well, we can continue making love, because if I have it, the person I share with would already have it also", is absolutely wrong! Just because you happen to make love with someone that has AIDS does not necessarily mean that you've contracted it, as it usually enters the body through slight tears, scratches or abrasions in the skin or tissue. However, the more contact you have, the greater the risk of infection! So to continue to make love with someone when you know you have been exposed to AIDS, & haven't gotten your second test, is putting the one you're with at great risk!--Not to mention anyone else that they share with as well!
         So if someone has had direct sexual contact with someone else who turns out to be an AIDS carrier, the least they should do is to immediately get their first test, & then abstain from all sexual activity with anyone--even their mates--for six months from the time of their contact with the carrier, at which time they can get their second test to confirm that they are free from the virus! They should then abstain from all intimate contact with others for an additional 6 months--or a total of one year from their last contact with the AIDS-infected person.--The reason for this is because recent researchers report that the AIDS virus can remain undetected for up to one year. (See WND 200) This should apply to second & third & fourth parties as well; if someone made love to party A, & party A turns out to get positive results on an AIDS test, then it is imperative that party B immediately get a test & abstain from further sexual contact with anyone for one year, as well as party C & D etc.!--Let's isolate it!
         Also, any new disciples who have come from a background of intravenous drug-taking, homosexuality, prostitution etc., should also abstain from having sex for a one-year period! Others, who come from a fairly "safe" background, if they successfully pass an initial AIDS test before moving in & joining the Family, & then pass a second AIDS test 6 months later, can still be allowed to have intimate fellowship with others. "According to your faith be it unto you!"--Mat.9:29. Even after successfully passing two tests & 6 months' abstinence, you still need to make sure you have the faith before sharing sexually with new disciples!--Pray!
         Although we're trying to do all we can to protect the Family from this plague, we cannot rely solely on our precautions, rules, regulations etc.!--Our trust must be in the Lord, & we should all desperately pray for His merciful protection & safekeeping! So let's all obey & do our best to do what we can, & trust the Lord to do what we can't! "Salvation is of the Lord!"--Jonah 2:9.
         If anyone does turn out to actually have AIDS, we must isolate them & take the necessary precautions.--But this does not mean that they cannot be miraculously healed by the Lord! "His arm is not shortened that it cannot save!--Is anything too hard for the Lord?"--Isa.59:1; Gen.18:14.--No!--He can heal anything!--Even AIDS!
         But such a person must continue to be isolated until his or her healing is confirmed by further AIDS tests!--So earnestly seek the Lord & have desperate united prayer & trust Him for a miracle! He's the same yesterday, today & forever!--Heb.13:8.--So don't leave Him out of the picture! Amen? PTL! GBAKY!

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