August 17, 2009
August 17, 2009
As featured in Christianity Today, an author is promoting early marriage as a way to combat premarital sex and unwed pregnancies.
“Indeed, over 90 percent of American adults experience sexual intercourse before marrying. The percentage of evangelicals who do so is not much lower. In a nationally representative study of young adults, just under 80 percent of unmarried, church- going, conservative Protestants who are currently dating someone are having sex of some sort. I’m certainly not suggesting that they cannot abstain. I’m suggesting that in the domain of sex, most of them don’t and won’t. What to do? Intensify the abstinence message even more? No. It won’t work. The message must change, because our preoccupation with sex has unwittingly turned our attention away from the damage that Americans—including evangelicals—are doing to the institution of marriage by discouraging it and delaying it. If you think it’s difficult to be pro-life in a pro-choice world, or to be a disciple of Jesus in a sea of skeptics, try advocating for young marriage. Almost no one empathizes, even among the faithful.” Continue Reading
Marriage is an important piece of society. Let’s hope we get back to respecting it as we used to.
I think of the fact that early marriages (i.e., those of immature individuals) all too frequently end in divorce. For such reason, this idea needs to be closely examined. Take another look at the Palin-Johnston fiasco. It is sad but highly probable that had the “kids” gone ahead with a marriage they would now be divorced.
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Interesting position and view points. However, I does make me wonder how God looks at this subject.