What is the Government willing to stop!

In 1964, Luther Terry was the U.S. Surgeon General. He told the nation, that year, that smoking was bad for your health. In 1965, a warning label was placed on every pack of cigarettes that was made in America. 40 years later, smoking is now taboo in most places. Here in Ohio, we just voted to outlaw all smoking in public indoor places. (I am not sure how they will enforce this).

The same thing is now taking place with food. Americans are fat, and we all know that food helped create this problem. Americans are now demanding better food that is better for us. McDonald's quit super-sizing every thing. I guess large is large enough. There is now a salad on every menu. We have now declared war on trans-fat. I don't even know what a trans-fat is. However, I do know it is yummy. Nevertheless, we also know it is bad for us. The government has now decided to step in and keep us from eating transfat. This is what the government does. Recently, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tommy Thompson, made it clear that it was the responsibility of the restaurants to have a healthy menu. I expect the government to be stricter and stricter in years to come.

The Government has absolutely no problems interfering in the things we love to do if the government think it is bad for us. I have never once heard a smoker say that he or she smokes because they hate it. As a frequent user of transfats, I want you to know that I love them. I will certainly miss them when they are gone. Yet, the government has spoken, and there is little I can do about it.

There is one thing that I am waiting for the government to tackle. There is a behavior that is so dangerous and so destructive that it often leads to death. It is the major cause of AIDS. It is the reason behind cervical cancer. It causes acountless amounts of STDs. Maybe worst of all, it is often a creator of poor- unwanted children. When will the government come out and take on the topic of Sex outside of Marriage.


So why won't they do it? Simple, our society now defines itself by sex. Sex is everywhere and there is nothing off limits. When I was growing up, Victoria's Secrets had back rooms where their sexist stuff could be viewed. Today, Victoria no longer has any secrets. Sex is now more important to us than marriage and children.

I wish I could say that the church is doing a good job with this problem, but I can't. There is no longer any shame when it comes to pre-marital sex. I have often wanted to preach a sermon titled "It Is Still Wrong TO Have Sex Outside of Marriage."

So what can we do? The best we can. We can't expect the government to stop it. The Church must stand against it, but the church has no power to control behavior. Thus, those of us who care must fix the problem in the home. My girls will be expected to stay pure until they are married. If they do, they will have a great wedding. If they don't, they can pay for it themselves. We must stop rewarding bad behavior. We must stop overlooking and justifying the problem.

Fathers, you are the protector of your little girls innocence until they are married. You are to be as protective of their bodies as you are of your spouses. As for your sons, demand righteousness. If you expect less, that is what you will get.

Let us protect our little ones from all of the problems that sex outside of marriage brings. I don't think we will ever regret doing our best.