You know our society has become sex-obsessed when even the churches start advertising sex. A church in Cullman County, Alabama, is the latest to jump on the hormonal bandwagon with a sermon series entitled "Great Sex: God's Way." This is after a Texas preacher, perched on a bed on the dais, preached a series of sermons in which he encouraged his congregation to have sex for seven straight days. Evangelist Roland Belew makes a very valid point: "Paul said preach the Gospel. Talking about sex ain't gonna get nobody to heaven."
How many advertisements have you seen recently that don't have at least some hint of sexual innuendo? Most of them don't even rely on innuendo -- they are quite overt. Even children's animated movies have veiled references to sex.
This week, the Pope issued a statement in which he said that condoms are not the solution to HIV/AIDS. He has been ridiculed by those who say that abstinence is unrealistic. What those people are, in effect, saying is that we are no better than animals -- we have no control over our urges and cannot make moral choices. I agree with the Pope. Our world is much too concerned with sex and "if it feels good, do it," and "do whatever is right for you." If we all went back to God's way, monogamous relationships in marriage, there would be no AIDS epidemic, and there wouldn't be a world full of fatherless children and welfare mothers.
"Church causes a stir with sermons on sex." The Dallas Morning News; March 12, 2009; p. 9A.
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They say, SEX SELLS, So I guess the churches are trying to cash in! I agree with you totally.
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