I have less problem with this guy choosing celibacy as I do with his "I'm-doing-it-and-it-works-for-me-so everyone-should-do-it" attitude. He says, (obviously referring to the world at large), "Sex shouldn't be part of a dating relationship." and "They need to abstain. If you can't put a ring on a woman's finger or you don't want to marry the brother, you shouldn't be out there." Look - if this guy wants to deny himself, fine. Do it and shut up about it. Don't tell me how I should be running my relationships and I won't tell him how to run his.
But, Mountain, he's some kind of HIV counselor. He sees the results of stupid sex firsthand routinely and is well-educated in the matter.
Washington, a state-certified HIV/AIDS counselor, regularly speaks out about abstinence. He says he does so because it is the best alternative, particularly for African-American couples.
I think from the wording that Mr. Celibacy is black, has completed state certification for HIV/AIDS counseling, and is a director of external affairs for SBC Indiana (I think this is a phone company, not the Southern Baptists). He has a special concern for the destructiveness that has been wrought in black communities by sexual immorality.
Do you really think he's wrong about that? He's making a pretty strong statement on the subject by his own abstinence.