"Safe Sex" is a Bust

As you may guess from that title, there is a conservative rant coming up here. Read at your own risk. A few weeks ago we heard that 1 in 4 girls may be infected with STD's of some sort, and then one of Obama's campaign points is that he doesn't want his daughters "punished" with a baby or STD's if they should make a "mistake". I wonder if society will start to consider whether what we've been doing is really working. I doubt it, but personally I think modern sexual ethics is a train-wreck and I am not convinced that even dropping millions of condoms from the skies on a weekly basis will stop the spread of disease, lower illegitimate birth and abortion rates. I'm not sure why that isn't obvious to everybody else. Or why it's not obvious that our young people, particularly girls, are suffering the emotional and psychological consequences of rampant promiscuity on top of the more visible physical disasters. The problem is, the real solution requires self-restraint, which means it will never be accepted by the majority.

Apparently anything, anything at all, is better than self-restraint. Why bother with morality when you can fix anything, from pregnancy to herpes, by popping a pill? "Pregnant? No problem, this little pill will forcibly evict that unwanted tenant. If that doesn't work, we can scrape out your insides and suck the "blob" into a sink for you. It won't hurt. Well, not much, anyway. Warts? This pill will take care of outbreaks. We've got a shot to "prevent cervical cancer". Forgot your pills and now you're infertile because of disease? No problem. We've got pills and shots and test tubes galore for your convenience (provided you can afford it). Feeling rejected, depressed, used, enraged? This handy-dandy little pill will fix you right up, turn your frown into a smile. Now get out there and have some more "fun". Don't think about the future, don't worry about consequences. Don't you dare cry over your next breakup. There are no consequences. None at all. None that can't be fixed with a pill, anyway. And if the pills don't fix you, don't tell anyone, because it's your fault and you probably did it all wrong because some religious nut told you to abstain..."

Young girls are put out on the meat market at very early ages. Instead of being taught that saying "No" is good, that they are worthy of being courted instead of used, they are given shots and pills and condoms so that they can service males conveniently and without any obvious immediate consequence. [This non-feminist comments: What the heck happened to liberation from being viewed as nothing more than a warm body for the pleasure of men?? I thought that was one of the pillars of feminism.] Unfortunately, there are inescapable consequences to this kind of sexual behavior, both physical and psychological. At some point they will surface, months or years into the future. We rely too much on our pills and shots and little bits of rubber. They fail. And they don't cure heartache, though they may mask it for a time.

What, exactly, is fun about genital herpes, pelvic inflammation, infertility, cancer? What is fun about decades on artificial hormones (have you ever read the side effects lists???)? What is fun about abortion and it's repercussions? What is fun about raising a baby on your own? Or giving it up for adoption? Is it fun for a baby to grow up without a dad? What is fun about depression, rage, bitterness, and the feeling that men are all jerks? Is the "fun" really worth it?

Does nobody wonder if there could be a better way? Does it occur to anybody else that enjoying sexuality within the context of lifelong covenantal marriage gives the best of both worlds? Fun minus horrendous consequences. Sounds good to me. What would stop STD's and illegitimate births in their tracks? Anyone wanna venture a guess? How about: waiting for a life partner, making a lifetime commitment, and then enjoying a lifetime of fun, with no extracurricular excursions?