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Flirty Fishing

Flirty fishing (FFing) is a practice that was started by a religious group called "The Children of God". They believed that it was good to have sex with people in order to get them to join their group and become religious believers.

FFing works like this: the members of the group, usually women, would go to places where people were likely to be looking for romantic or sexual partners, like bars or clubs. They would then try to strike up conversations with people and use their charms and flirting to convince them to join their group. This might involve spending time with them, going on dates, or even having sex with them.

The idea behind FFing was that it was a way to spread the group's message and recruit new members. The group's leaders believed that sex was a powerful tool to get people to open up and listen to their message.

However, FFing was controversial and ultimately led to a lot of criticism of the group. Some people felt that using sex to recruit new members was manipulative, unethical, and even abusive. Others were concerned about the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that could result from this practice.

Today, FFing is generally viewed as an outdated and harmful practice that should not be encouraged or condoned. It's important to remember that using sex to manipulate or coerce someone into doing something they wouldn't otherwise do is never okay.
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