"Put to death, therefore, what is earthly in you: sexual immorality. . .which is idolatry" (Colossians 3:5).
Watching an ad about a drug that treats genital herpes prompted me to write this. The drug inhibits the transmission of the herpes virus to a partner, but does not prohibit it. The same can be said of the use of condoms and vaccinations to deterr the HPV and the development of cirvical cancer. Those who are dealing with HIV gulp dozens of expensive pill to deter the advancement of a disease that will eventually claim their lives years before their otherwise normal life-expectancy. The ads imply, like the cigarette ads of old, that if you use these things life will be even more blissful because one "can have his cake and eat it too." One can engage in promiscuous sex and not suffer the consequences. Of course the reality is that it is no fun to have to deal with sexually transmitted disease. And condoms and vaccinations only deter, but do not prevent, the diseases a problems that accompany sexual promiscuity. The sex god is a demanding god! He will get his offerings!
The sex-drive is a powerful thing. It is a wonderful gift from God! However, when it is given a priority that is higher than the boundaries that God intended to contain it, sex becomes a god, an idol. It is a free country. I am proposing no new laws. You can choose the god whom you will worship, but you will not worship the sex god without giving him his offering--which will be your life. We only need to enforce the pornography laws we already have, the reason being that pornography predisposes boys to sex addiction. What a load our society imposes on our boys!
Grace&Peace,
Tom
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As usual, Dr. Steele, I have to bail you out otherwise you are going to sink.
It may be a free country. People should have the freedom to worship the god's they choose, but society has a stake in all this. What about the cost of medical care and welfare that that this sexual freedom imposes on all of us? These people who have contracted STD's can't even give blood! It takes responsible people to give blood for the ones who carry the STD's! There is a reason that conservatives give more blood than liberals--liberals are out screwing around so much that they have made it so they cannot give to someone else. The blood from a bleeding-heart liberal tends not to help anyone. The single biggest predictor of one's charity is whether or not one is a Christian.
Your biggest critic,
--Husker Red
Thanks for the comment HR. One gives up a lot to worship the sex god. A clear conscience, being able to sleep at night and being able to give blood are just the beginning of the blessings of keeping sex within the boundaries God has intended for it.
Tom
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