First a bit of light diversion from the great American
philosopher Bill Watterson:
Funny and insightful and relevant to a point I wish to make.
Before Dr. Laura Schlesinger went on satellite I was a fairly regular listener.
Once she read an e-mail from a gay man concerning gay marriage. The e-mailer
was countering the idea that gay marriage was a threat to the institution of
marriage by pointing out the fact that heterosexual couples were already in the
process of destroying marriage without any help from gays. (For the record Dr. Schlesinger
does not support gay marriage or adoption but does not condemn the gay
lifestyle.)
Last time we looked at gay marriage. We looked at forcing
the nation to accept a morally deviant behavior as morally equivalent to
marriage that God ordained and how doing so erodes the very foundations of a
free society. What I hope to do now is
look at some of the greatest threats to the very institution of marriage and
suggest how we might put our nation back on a path of cultural and moral
stability.
Threat number 1- Loss
of Sexual Purity.
This subject has two subcategories that need be addressed,
Promiscuity, and abuse. I am hesitant to
include this link the video quite honestly is disturbing and disgusting but it
is accurate and maybe it will shock you into seeing what your kids are being
taught. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7XR9yH2ETk
Even if the curriculum your school is using isn’t so
blatantly obscene as are these Planned Parenthood curriculums, the basic
concept is the same. Moral absolutes, the concept that marriage is the only and
proper place for the expression of sexuality, and the idea that boys with boys
and girls with girls is not morally equivalent is verboten. I cannot imagine
how infuriated my sainted mother would have been if ever I had been exposed to
the sex-ed of today. She once gave the Jefferson County School system quite a
going over for having school on Good Friday, and she never asked if I could be
excused from class she just told them her son would not be there. The problem
runs very deep, and perhaps its most significant cause is that parents have
come to believe that the government has moral authority over our children. Yet
Chief Justice Burger Wrote concerning Griswold vs. the State of Connecticut, “The
history and culture of Western civilization reflect a strong tradition of
parental concern for the nurture and upbringing of their children. This primary
role of the parents in the upbringing of their children is now
established beyond debate as an enduring tradition 17
[emphasis supplied]”. Even if the Court gives in to the liberals, this right
cannot be taken away, it is inalienable. Don’t misunderstand the government can
declare itself superior to the parent, and persecute those who refuse to
acquiesce, but God’s law falls to the side of the parent. At some future date
we will discuss this at greater length but the point being, parents you have
not only the right, but the obligation before God to insure that your children
are taught the acceptable use and context for sex, and the sanctity of
marriage. I recommend homeschooling, the government system is just too corrupt
and too Godless at so many levels for our kids to be sent to. Unless of course
you think it’s wise to teach your kids to swim by throwing them into shark
infested water. They might not drown and they might not get eaten, but the odds that
they will hold to your beliefs drastically diminishes after 12 years of
indoctrination.
The second factor that so drastically increases promiscuity
is what New York Times columnist Pamela Paul has called the “pornification” of
the culture. Sexual imagery is everywhere, the poster boards in the Target
ladies underwear isle would have been resigned to a “girly” book when my dad
was young. I am not only referring to the extreme examples, to the ready
availability of pornography on the web, or the Oscar dresses made of a
handkerchief and two posted notes, I am talking about the general comfort level
with sex as commonplace. There is a spiritual element of sexuality, a value
that exceeds its biological function. Something of it needs to be kept a
“mystery”. Am I the only one who finds a romantic scene in a film so much more
intriguing when the curtain is pulled and something is left to the imagination?
There is little romance in two people throwing off clothing and slobbering on
each other, or maybe that’s just me. As
long as sex is treated as just one more thing people do like brushing teeth or
going to the movies, we will never return to a sane and healthy view of
sexuality as a sacred part of marriage.
Finally, the devaluation of sex also devalues women. A woman is a precious and valuable thing. A
few proverbs on the subject: Proverbs 19:14 House and riches are the
inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Proverbs 18:22 Whoso
findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
Proverbs 31:10 Who
can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
The sexual revolution (actually rebellion against the Lord)
did not make women less of a sex object, it made them wholly that. Ideally a
woman is to be sought and fought for, and wooed and won, treasured and
protected, provided for and romanced, “as long as they both shall live.” In
return for this giving of his life for her the woman offers to love and support
her “prince” all the days of her life and only when he has made that sacred
commitment is he worthy to receive the blessing of knowing her sexually. If she
gives that away for less than a wedding ring (and the sincere commitment that
accompanies it) she cheapens herself, but by withholding it she demonstrates
her true worth. Laura Schlesinger once took a call from a woman who felt
disrespected by her live in boyfriend Dr. Laura’s suggestion was to “make him
leave 50$ on the dresser in the morning after you have sex, at least a
prostitute places some value on herself. How is he going to respect you if you
don’t respect yourself?” (Quoted from memory) I agree with the doctor.
The second layer of the loss of purity is more unseemly but
must be addressed: sexual abuse. According to a CDC study as many as one in
four college age girls have been raped, or someone has attempted to rape them. Let’s deal with this but first it’s necessary
to note that not all women are virtuous and there have been cases where men
have been accused falsely by women looking for an upper hand in custody
hearings or as some sort of revenge, so men, be careful who you are alone with.
However the study in question was anonymous and no men were affected so we can
assume these numbers are close. The question
of preventing sexual abuse is of paramount importance and its implications on
marriage can hardly be overstated. First of all a woman once abused tends to
struggle with issues of self-worth, and this leads often to promiscuity and
other struggles with relating to a loving relationship. For woman, a level of
caution is required, care with where she goes and who she goes with and how she
behaves while she’s there. I think all girls should take self-defense courses. Getting raped is never a woman’s fault, but a wise
girl can lessen her danger considerably by being responsible. With so many girls being hurt this way the
grace and healing of the Lord are the first most important things. Then she
will need a man to understand the trials she goes through as a result of her
ordeal. It can be done, thank God!
We tend to look at Sodom and Gomorrah and see the
homosexuality and relate it to the destruction of the cities, (GEN 9) after all
we do call it “Sodomy”. However though Homosexuality
is a sin, I think the real evil in Sodom was the violent and abusive nature of
the men. Not that the homosexual aspect isn’t of importance, the image we have
been getting of the loving gay or lesbian couples just wanting to love each
other is often false. Homosexuality is not a preordained condition; most men
who identify as gay were victims of child sex abuse. ( http://www.home60515.com/3.html
). Gays tend to be violent, not all of
course, but many are. http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20America/Sodomy/homoviolence.htm
and http://chalcedon.edu/research/articles/gay-activists-threaten-violence/
America is desperately in danger of losing its
very soul and the violent abusiveness of the culture is largely to blame.
Men are constantly bombarded with sexual images, violent
porn is readily available, and there is a perverse mythos that women secretly
want to be dominated. The curse of sin takes the natural desire to love and cherish
and turns it on its ear and makes it a desire to own and dominate woman. No college
professor would acknowledge that he condones rape, but when they teach the
concept of moral relativism they do just that. If nothing is inherently
wrong on its own than the 35% of men
who say that if they knew there would be no consequence would consider forcing
a woman to have sex are not morally wrong. Not all men could be salvaged by
moral absolutes but many could. For the rest we have law enforcement.
There is more to get to but given the length thus far we do
that next time.
Until then keep on the firing line!
