Posted on 11/11/2005 7:06:50 PM PST by wagglebee
(AgapePress) - The director of the Culture and Family Institute says the rise in a couple of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is proof that so-called "safe sex" does not work to prevent the spread of venereal diseases. Federal health officials say syphilis and chlamydia infection rates are on the rise.
The federal experts say part of the reason for the rise in syphilis cases -- 81 percent since 2000 -- is the cyclical nature of the disease. However, they also attribute the increase to a reported rise in risky sex among homosexual men. The report from the Centers for Disease Control says 64 percent of last year's reported early-stage syphilis infections occurred among that group.
Bob Knight of the Culture and Family Institute says these statistics show the failures of the condom promotion done by "safe sex" advocates among the homosexual community. "They've spent millions of dollars in federal funds on safe-sex programs," he says. "They're basically telling these guys, 'Go on, do whatever you want with whomever you want, as long as you use condoms."
However, Knight asserts, promoting the safe-sex-through-condom-use myth is a strategy doomed to failure. "As long as they do that," he says, "we're going to see a rise in all kinds of sexually transmitted diseases."
The CFI spokesman says the combination of misplaced confidence in condoms and effective treatments for HIV and AIDS give homosexual men too little reason to abstain from sexual activity because they see no consequences to their actions.
"The young men are being told that if you just use condoms you'll be safe," Knight adds, "and a lot of them are practicing reckless sex anyway because they think the specter of dying from AIDS has been lifted because of the HIV treatment drugs." But the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections among homosexuals prove otherwise, he says.
Condom Advocates' Misinformation Campaign Continues
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently come out with new guidelines for condom package labeling, purportedly in an effort to comply with a law signed in 2000, requiring that the labels be medically accurate about condoms' effectiveness -- or lack thereof -- in preventing the spread of STDs, including the human papillomavirus, or HPV. But critics of the guidelines say they fall short of fulfilling the law's requirements.
Linda Klepacki is Focus on the Family's Analyst for Sexual Health. She says the new FDA regulations regarding the consumer information provided on condom packages still do not ensure truth in advertising on the part of the condom manufacturers.
"Up to this time, condom labeling has been notoriously misleading about the efficacy of preventing the spread of STDs, particularly the spread of HPV -- the leading cause of cervical cancer," Klepacki asserts. "Unfortunately, the guidelines released ... remain medically inaccurate."
The sexual health expert notes that no epidemiological evidence exists demonstrating that condoms lower the risk of contracting human papillomavirus. And yet, she points out, the FDA's guidelines state that "consistent use of condoms may provide some benefit for these STDs, such as reduced risk of herpes infection or reduced risk of developing HPV-related diseases."
Klepacki calls this "an appalling deception" by which the FDA, under the guise of correcting previous errors, has "allowed the condom purveyors to continue to create false hope about the effectiveness of their product."
Even more disturbing, the Focus on the Family analyst asserts, is the knowledge that children are being "indoctrinated with this deception" in schools in the name of comprehensive sex ed. "Our kids are being assured that they should place their faith in a piece of latex -- never knowing that they are jeopardizing their own lives if they do so," she says.
According to Klepacki, the FDA's announcement of its new guidelines only serves to underscore the importance of parents educating their children about what she calls "the only safe and effective method of preventing STDs -- abstinence before marriage and faithfulness thereafter."
Abstinence, Klepacki contends, ensures the best possible future for children, a future not marred by unplanned pregnancy or disease. She says Focus on the Family is calling on the FDA to revise its guidelines to comply fully with federal law and end its participation in this pro-condom misinformation campaign.
The left's homosexual agenda is more important than people's lives.
Moral absolutes - homosexual agenda ping.
One of the problems is, is that condoms are the least reliable forms of birth control around. Why would they think that it would prevent STDs if it doesn't prevent pregnancy?
The ad is aimed at convincing teens of the perils of drinking. But, I cringe everytime I see it, because the implication is that there's really nothing at all wrong with teens engaging in sex, as long as it's protected sex.
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Yes, the religion of "Safe Sex". Children must learn the ritual of the Condom Placement on Fruit or Vegetable, memorize the Safe Sex recitations, learn the values-free lies. Result? More promiscuity, more cheap, casual, meaningless sex, both homosexual and more or less normal, more diseases, both curable and incurable.
Just why is it that leftists are so loathe to admit that the only way to ensure freedom from disease and unwanted pregancy is abstinence until marriage and fidelity within marriage? What is so noxious about these truths?
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Its actually probably worse than you know. I know out here in college most kids will only use condoms the first few times and then after that when they know the girl is on the pill they stop. Most people i know are this way, most men refuse to wear condoms because they hate how it feels. Of course most people iknow will take the others word at 'they have no stds' and then just go at it without any other thoughts. I suspect this is one of the reasons theres such a high rate of stds. Unfaithfulness, blind trust, and a lot of people just dont know that they have an std. I know a guy who ran around for 2 years with an std before he found out he had one, and the moron had spread it to a bunch of other women(he was too arrogant to ever use a condom and most women being on birth control didnt care, they were 'caught up in the moment').
Its actually kind of sad, everytime i toss out the idea of abstinence it gets laughed down. I've always thought STD's are gods way of saying close your fly if you dont want to die.
An insurance company in one town I used to live in always had witty and pointed messages on its sign board. I liked this one:
"Flies spread disease. Keep yours zipped."
I like that. Another thing that i just remembered that often comes up with discussions of abstinence and rampant promiscuity that is so apparent with my generation is that whenenver you start to bring up abstinence with them they almost all universally say one of two things 1) But what about sexual compatibility, what if you marry someone who isnt sexually compatible with you and 2) oh the bible doesnt really say anything about premarital sex...(the christian youth i know) and when you poke and prod them on #2 they just say well god will forgive me.
#2 is much easier to nuke, but what do you say to #1? i've always taken the tack that its highly unlikely two people are immediately sexually compatible right then and there their first time. However over time people will equilibrate to each other, whether its in a pre marital relationship or a marriage. Not to mention in this day and age even if you have trouble equilibriating there are ways to fix it.
I'll think about it and get back to you later. Gotta run. The Bible doesn't specifically mention child porn, bestiality, or a host of other vices, either. Just because a particular vice isn't mentioned doesn't mean it's fine and dandy with God.
The spirit of the law is what's important.
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Sex should be an expression of love. If it is not, it is merely rutting, lust, and the other party could be an inanimate object if the only purpose is the sexual climax. When a husband and wife love each other, (and have married for the right reasons), the sexual experience will be in the context of commitment, caring, love and very likely children. The happiness and comfort and needs of the spouse will not only be in the picture, but will be even more imporant than "my" gratification. If both husband and wife are in that consciousness, sex will be better than anyone can imagine.
If the relationship is temporary, casual, no commitment, basically just for sex, the sex will be possibly "good" (meaning physically enjoyable) in the beginning (and maybe not, especially for the females), and get worse over time.
"Testing" the other person for sexual compatibility is tantamount to treating the other person like a blowup sex doll or vibrator. It's incredibly insulting and demeaning. The ultimate in disrespect. Unless a person is diseased, malformed, or has some serious psychological problems, a husband and wife who love each other will be able to work everything out JUST FINE.
Good points, thanks for the reply.
When you love someone, he or she looks beautiful to you. The real beauty comes from the inside. I've seen "beautiful" people like models who look like rabid weasels, despite their classic features.
When the love is the center, the sex is not the center. Sex can be had without love - obviously. But real love is so much deeper than sex, and makes the sex so much deeper than it is without the love.
One thing you can maybe tell them is that if a person uses sex casually, it harms and even ruins their ability to have that kind of relationship with a husband or wife later on. WHen you treat others like sex objects, you're also disrespecting your own body and soul. Treating yourself like a trashy sex object as well. And those memories and experiences then become a part of the mind and can't be erased.
To fight temptation makes you strong. And that strength of character ennobles and deepens the love that will come later. Then, when marriage comes, you bring a treasure instead of a wastebasket to your future life partner.
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