On 3/26/2007 2:38 PM, Christian Seberino wrote:
On 3/26/2007 11:40 AM, Christian Seberino wrote:
There are other places in the Bible where men are commanded to love their
wives. Marriage shouldn't be just about sex. In attempting to give
create a brief email I think I gave that impression. My apologies.
Many people in this country have
tried the sex without marriage route and it generally works pretty well.
Marriage basically is about a promise not to abandon someone. I think
most people want a promise like that. Whether sex without marriage works
pretty well is a big question. I doubt it. I wonder if all the
out-of-wedlock children would agree with you that it works pretty well.
If someone is serious about another, I think they probably want a
promise to not be abandoned, but if all they want is sex I doubt that's
often very high on their list. Otherwise there wouldn't be a demand for
prostitutes.
Making babies is a different problem, at least that's how I see it.
People who make unwanted babies, married or not, are (IMO) being
irresponsible. Same with people who infect others or themselves by not
using protection against STDs. There are solutions: condoms, birth
control, and abortion. Certainly abortion is the more difficult and
expensive option, and I think most would want to avoid that.
For someone who is irresponsible enough to make an unwanted baby or
infect someone with an STD, sex is more likely to be a troublesome
behavior. And if all they want is sex, telling them to get married isn't
going to help. For most people responsible enough to avoid those
problems, sex as I described earlier will be just fine.
Karl
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