| Just when I think people can't be any more stupid, they are. I find religion playing a major part in this. Take for instance: Purity balls. Yes, you heard right. Now they're having bullshit formal dances for fathers and their daughters, usually between the ages of 12-18. After they dance, the girls have to make a pledge in front of everyone and God that they will remain pure and abstain from sex until they're married. Now keep in mind that a good portion of these girls haven't even reached puberty, much less have any idea what sex even is. The older girls are generally very misinformed, if they've even been told anything about sex at all. Lord forbid the girls break their vow. One of the girls interviewed said that her family nearly disowned her after she broke her promise and became pregnant.
There is no reason that these girls have to go to a dance to pledge abstinence. All it takes is a strong will. And really, there's nothing wrong with sleeping with a few people. As long as you use proper protection, you should have nothing to worry about, and you won't end up waiting your whole life to be disappointed night after night.
If anything, I think the whole thing is just a big elaborate form of brainwashing. "If you have sex before you're married you'll be a filthy whore and no one will love you." These girls don't need a big fancy dance; they need parents who are responsible enough to educate their daughters about sex, protection, contraceptives, and to answer any questions they might have. If the parents can't or won't help, then pick up a goddamn book and educate yourself. I was browsing around Xanga, and one of the featured blogs was "My boyfriend of two years moved in with me, and now we don't have sex as often. We work long hours and are tired at the end of the day. I miss sex, what's wrong with us?" And of course the very first comment to that was "That's why you should've listened to the Lord and waited until you were married, that way he'll always come back."
I saw nothing about a sermon request, who the hell did that person think she was? Marriage does not make one immune to a diminishing libido. Nor does it ensure they'll keep coming back. There are plenty of people who waited until they were married to have sex, and ended up cheating on their spouse because they didn't work well together, they weren't getting what they needed from the other, they were bored, they felt cheated because they didn't get to have any other experiences, whatever the reason.
My response? When you're living apart, you really don't know when you're going to see each other again, so you're going to fuck like bunny rabbits when you're together. When you move in together, you get comfortable. You know they're going to be there when you get home. You said so yourself--you're tired after work. If you want sex, then have it! If you want to sleep, then sleep. Don't sit there and cry because you don't feel like taking off your pants. And really, what's so bad about just spending time with your boyfriend? You should be able to find satisfaction in whatever you do together, even if it's just crashing on the couch with each other after a long day. If you can't find enjoyment in that, maybe you're bored but too lazy to find someone else. There was another Xanga entry about how we should wait until marriage before we kiss now, to remain completely and totally pure. What's next, waiting till marriage before you hold hands? What does one do if the person they married turns out to be a horrible kisser? The whole idea is completely unrealistic. Proposition 8. You got your way, are you all happy now? I fail to see how two men or two women being married is of any concern or bother to you. Yes, we're all aware how the Bible says that marriage is a sacred pact between a man and a woman. But the Bible was also written thousands of years ago. Times have changed. So what if homosexual couple can't procreate? They can easily adopt. A child having gay parents isn't guaranteed to become gay itself. The world is overpopulated anyway. Maybe this is the earths way of balancing itself out, did you ever think of that? The Constitution says that we're all supposed to be given equal rights. What right do you have to say that people can't get married just because of their sexual orientation, when it's none of your business in the first place? What happened to turning the other cheek, or doing unto others as you would have them do unto you? Practice what you constantly preach. I guess my point is that I'm tired of all these Bible-thumping assholes shoving their beliefs in everyones faces. All it does is piss people off. This country may have been founded on Christian principles, but the whole reason America was even founded was so people could escape Catholic persecution. Now Christians are persecuting everyone whose beliefs differ even slightly. It's great that you all have your morals and whatever. Don't push them on everyone else. When you can come up with better reasoning other than "because it's the Lord's way" maybe the rest of the world will care about what you have to say. |
