Comments on: Abstinence arouses displeasure Down-under and State-side http://aristophrenium.com/mathew/abstinence-arouses-displeasure-down-under-and-state-side/ Proclaiming the truth of the gospel and the centrality of Christ in all things Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:29:00 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Abstinence at the movies : thoughts out !oud http://aristophrenium.com/mathew/abstinence-arouses-displeasure-down-under-and-state-side/#comment-808 Abstinence at the movies : thoughts out !oud Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:29:50 +0000 http://aristophrenium.com/?p=561#comment-808 [...] media attention on the issue of sexual abstinence of the past two to three weeks – which I wrote a commentary piece on over at The Aristophrenium – led me to watch a movie that I would not have ordinarily have watched. Not 15 minutes into [...] [...] media attention on the issue of sexual abstinence of the past two to three weeks – which I wrote a commentary piece on over at The Aristophrenium – led me to watch a movie that I would not have ordinarily have watched. Not 15 minutes into [...]

]]> By: Mathew http://aristophrenium.com/mathew/abstinence-arouses-displeasure-down-under-and-state-side/#comment-802 Mathew Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:21:36 +0000 http://aristophrenium.com/?p=561#comment-802 Thanks for your comments, Carlotta. That's great about your daughters and their actions fly in the face of all those nay-sayers who say that practising abstinence is unrealistic. I am sure their relationship with their future husbands (should they choose to marry) will be all the stronger because of the stand they're taking. Thanks for your comments, Carlotta. That’s great about your daughters and their actions fly in the face of all those nay-sayers who say that practising abstinence is unrealistic. I am sure their relationship with their future husbands (should they choose to marry) will be all the stronger because of the stand they’re taking.

]]> By: Excerpt: Abstinence arouses displeasure Down-under and State-side : thoughts out !oud http://aristophrenium.com/mathew/abstinence-arouses-displeasure-down-under-and-state-side/#comment-790 Excerpt: Abstinence arouses displeasure Down-under and State-side : thoughts out !oud Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:03:54 +0000 http://aristophrenium.com/?p=561#comment-790 [...] read the rest of the article at The Aristophrenium and be sure to subscribe to the site's RSS Feed in order to stay up to date with both my [...] [...] read the rest of the article at The Aristophrenium and be sure to subscribe to the site’s RSS Feed in order to stay up to date with both my [...]

]]> By: Carlotta Morrow http://aristophrenium.com/mathew/abstinence-arouses-displeasure-down-under-and-state-side/#comment-789 Carlotta Morrow Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:46:22 +0000 http://aristophrenium.com/?p=561#comment-789 Excellent article Mathew! I'm glad you touched on the fact that the predominant attitude towards sex is that people can't refrain from their lusty urges. This attitude within families results in the large percentage of parents who supply their children with all the contraceptives they need. This is even the attitude of Christian parents who also believe it's more important to have contraceptives available then telling them no NO and NO to sex OR contraceptives! I've raised my children with the expectations that they aren't to have sex NOR will they have any contraceptives at their disposal. Educating them about contraceptives is one thing, but giving them to your children sends the message that it's somewhat okay to have sex. I compare it to telling your child no about drugs and drinking, yet supplying them with those things with the attitude that "well, they're going to do it anyways." Parents don't realize they send the same message with contraceptives. I've experienced somewhat of a victory in raising my children. My daughters at 22 and 25 are both still virgins and still have their purity rings from their pledges they made as teenagers to stay pure until marriage. I wish I could say the same for my boys, but at least they tell me that they are now practicing abstinence. God didn't give us commandments because He thought it would be impossible for us to obey them, but for our own good! You showed in your article that the pregnancy and STD rate is 0% when abstaining from sex! It's not impossible, and as we know that with Christ ALL things are possible - including not having sex until married! Excellent article Mathew! I’m glad you touched on the fact that the predominant attitude towards sex is that people can’t refrain from their lusty urges. This attitude within families results in the large percentage of parents who supply their children with all the contraceptives they need. This is even the attitude of Christian parents who also believe it’s more important to have contraceptives available then telling them no NO and NO to sex OR contraceptives!

I’ve raised my children with the expectations that they aren’t to have sex NOR will they have any contraceptives at their disposal. Educating them about contraceptives is one thing, but giving them to your children sends the message that it’s somewhat okay to have sex. I compare it to telling your child no about drugs and drinking, yet supplying them with those things with the attitude that “well, they’re going to do it anyways.” Parents don’t realize they send the same message with contraceptives.

I’ve experienced somewhat of a victory in raising my children. My daughters at 22 and 25 are both still virgins and still have their purity rings from their pledges they made as teenagers to stay pure until marriage. I wish I could say the same for my boys, but at least they tell me that they are now practicing abstinence.

God didn’t give us commandments because He thought it would be impossible for us to obey them, but for our own good! You showed in your article that the pregnancy and STD rate is 0% when abstaining from sex! It’s not impossible, and as we know that with Christ ALL things are possible – including not having sex until married!

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