Mike Ramey
07-27-2002, 02:47 AM
LET’S TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT SEX--BABY!
One of my mentors, Pastor Gene C. Baker of True Belief Missionary Baptist Church in my home city of Indianapolis, Indiana, got blunt one Sunday morning on the topic of excuses. “Excuses,” he told members of the congregation and assorted visitors including yours truly, “are nothing but LIES clothed in the garments of REASON!”
The reason why I started off with this quote; it seems that every time the teen pregnancy rates go down, some individual, or group, of airheads comes out with a report or a study to encourage people to ‘go ahead’ and be promiscuous. Every time people want to stop committing adultery against their husbands or wives, a study is trotted out to justify this heinous act. Every time there are individuals who don’t want to be involved in the homosexual, or lesbian lifestyle, a report comes out saying that there is ‘no harm’ being in the gay lifestyle.
In short, whenever people want to do the right thing, and stop doing the wrong thing, someone comes up with an excuse to try to keep people trapped in doing wrong. So, in this month’s column, we’re going to cover the five consequences of wrong behavior, when it comes to sexual activity outside of marriage. I’ll warn you up front, you may want to get out the smelling salts, because I’m not going to be handing out excuses, but facts.
THE UNTOLD CONSEQUENCES OF PROSTITUTION:
Indianapolis, Indiana, not that long ago, was designated the NUMBER ONE area of the country for the spread of Syphilis, via an increasing number of men and women involved in the ‘World’s Oldest Profession’. I’d hate to see the names of the other cities on that national list. We have been constantly told by the mainstream press that prostitution is a victimless crime.
Tell that to someone who has contracted Syphilis, or any other sexually-transmitted disease (STDs) including AIDS.
Now, many of those who are involved in this lifestyle come from good, honest, and upright families. But the lust for ‘a new thing’, or, a ‘good time’, or, ‘for needed cash’ with someone other than their husband or wife ALWAYS spells disaster.
THE UNTOLD CONSEQUENCES OF TEEN PROMISCUITY:
This one is mainly for the teens in the audience, but can be extended to college and university-aged young adults. For the young men in the crowd, those ‘free’ condoms that you have been given by your school, or, that you may have purchased on your own, are only 60 percent effective. On top of this, there are three other things you need to consider in your quest for a ‘backseat romance’.
First, many of the NEW STDs can STILL be transmitted, or ‘get through’ the common condom. Second, the guilt that you will suffer for that ‘five minutes of pleasure’ is going to get worse when, and if you meet the right young woman whom you want to marry. Third, if you do get the girl you are with pregnant, your earning potential will be cut in half for 18 to 20 years by a little-talked about law called Child Support Enforcement. If you play, you will pay--for a long time.
Now, for those young women in the crowd who think of themselves as the ‘campus hottie’, keep in mind that your friends, parents, and relatives are not going to be around to help you to raise that out-of-wedlock baby. Forget your education, because you will likely have to go to work to support your new family. You may get some support, but not much. The same girls that were squealing at your baby shower with you will be yelling in the phone at you, if you try to call them to ‘baby-sit’ your child.
THE UNTOLD CONSEQUENCES OF HOMOSEXUALITY:
If homosexuality and lesbianism are so ‘gay’, then why are more and more of these people who made the choice to get into this lifestyle killing themselves? Also, ask those in the medical profession if there are ‘cures’ for STDs. Many of them (if they are honest) will tell you that many of the STDs that were ‘curable’ are no longer that way, because they have mutated beyond the scope of present medical technology. We ALL know, AIDS is not curable. Many of these STDs take years to surface, and can kill a person in short--or long--order. Excuses won’t work, once your body has contracted an STD. If it’s AIDS, it’s going to cost you, your family, and society, about $150,000 per year to take care of you until your death. Nothing is happy about this choice of lifestyle.
Let's be honest about homosexuality. It is NOT passed on through the gene pool! It is NOT something that one can 'catch' like a cold. It is a firm, reasoned, and man (or woman)-made decision to have sex with a person of the same sex.
Ever seen an ugly homosexual or lesbian in the mainstream press? NO! The reason for this is a simple one, and it goes back to the same reason why you don't see 'ugly' drunks or 'ugly' dope users; many of those in the mainstream press SUPPORT homosexuality! I've worked in newsrooms for a long enough time to have run into this fact. Plus, if you read any of the gay publications, they ADMIT this to be true, and part of their agenda!
Now, for those who refuse to listen to logic, reason, and scientific evidence about the causes of homosexuality, let's go to the police blotter, which is MY area of expertise. Many child molesters, pedophiles, and gay men and women are more than happy to cite the fact that an 'older' adult molested them 'back in the day', and 'turned them out' into the gay lifestyle. It could have been an uncle, a brother, a mother, a sister, or a father. It could have been a babysitter, teacher, or even a priest. That secret shame sticks with them. Unless they are FREED by the power of Jesus Christ, they will continue in this lifestyle.
THE UNTOLD CONSEQUENCES OF WORKPLACE AFFAIRS:
It seems that the favorite spectator sport in American corporations and workplaces is: ‘Who can bed whom?’, if you go by the writings of the mainstream press and certain business publications. Call me crazy, but I had thought that the purpose of going to work was to WORK, not to fool around. Brothers, you have a wife. Sisters, you have a husband. I’ve noticed that, as time has progressed and the push has been made for more women to enter the workforce, ‘adultery’, has been toned down to ‘affair’, and then down to ‘office romance’ when women are involved in the pursuit. Don’t be fooled, my brother or sister. You will lose a lot more than your job if you cheat on your wife or husband. You may even lose your life!
THE UNTOLD CONSEQUENCES OF PROMISCUITY:
For my single brothers and sisters, don’t believe the hype that you are less of a person because you are single, and without a mate. There are far too many singles out there who are ‘desperate’ to ‘latch on’ to anyone that will pay attention to them, that they often wind up with more than they thought they’d get. Hitting the bars and nightclubs and ‘picking up’ someone who will ‘lay down’ with you is not going to lead to a lasting relationship.
Unfortunately, the old street proverb rings true: ‘Why buy the cow, when you can get the milk for free!’ Far too many singles are spending their time destroying themselves, based on the latest fad, trend, rap video, or Hollywood offering, to realize that if you WANT a quality person, you have to BE a quality person. You don’t meet a future wife of husband in a place that serves liquor, drugs, sex, or a combination of the three. Save you money and your future pain. If you spend much of your weekend wondering what you did the night before, it’s time to stop it, grow up, and find out what mature people do with their weekends. Surprisingly, some of them spend time in church, and in contact with Jesus Christ and His Word.
Don’t be deceived, because you WILL reap what you sow!
If we are going to talk about sex, then let’s include the consequences in our national conversation. As a matter of fact, let’s allow equal time for former adulterers, homosexuals, and bed hoppers to tell their stories about how they were changed by the power of Jesus Christ, and they have been set free from their destructive pursuits.
A fool in a uniform, or with a Ph.D. after their names, who does not know nor acknowledge God, the Bible, or any form of modesty or morality--but still believes that anyone can ‘do their own thing’ without consequences is nothing but a fool spouting well-dressed lies, clothed in the garments of REASON!
Fool me once, shame on you; but fool me twice, shame on WHO?
Mike Ramey is the author of ‘The Manhood Line’, a monthly, syndicated column written for men, from a biblical, business, and common-sense perspective. To Email, drop a line to manhoodline@yahoo.com. (C) 2001 Mike Ramey/Barnstorm Communications (19).
One of my mentors, Pastor Gene C. Baker of True Belief Missionary Baptist Church in my home city of Indianapolis, Indiana, got blunt one Sunday morning on the topic of excuses. “Excuses,” he told members of the congregation and assorted visitors including yours truly, “are nothing but LIES clothed in the garments of REASON!”
The reason why I started off with this quote; it seems that every time the teen pregnancy rates go down, some individual, or group, of airheads comes out with a report or a study to encourage people to ‘go ahead’ and be promiscuous. Every time people want to stop committing adultery against their husbands or wives, a study is trotted out to justify this heinous act. Every time there are individuals who don’t want to be involved in the homosexual, or lesbian lifestyle, a report comes out saying that there is ‘no harm’ being in the gay lifestyle.
In short, whenever people want to do the right thing, and stop doing the wrong thing, someone comes up with an excuse to try to keep people trapped in doing wrong. So, in this month’s column, we’re going to cover the five consequences of wrong behavior, when it comes to sexual activity outside of marriage. I’ll warn you up front, you may want to get out the smelling salts, because I’m not going to be handing out excuses, but facts.
THE UNTOLD CONSEQUENCES OF PROSTITUTION:
Indianapolis, Indiana, not that long ago, was designated the NUMBER ONE area of the country for the spread of Syphilis, via an increasing number of men and women involved in the ‘World’s Oldest Profession’. I’d hate to see the names of the other cities on that national list. We have been constantly told by the mainstream press that prostitution is a victimless crime.
Tell that to someone who has contracted Syphilis, or any other sexually-transmitted disease (STDs) including AIDS.
Now, many of those who are involved in this lifestyle come from good, honest, and upright families. But the lust for ‘a new thing’, or, a ‘good time’, or, ‘for needed cash’ with someone other than their husband or wife ALWAYS spells disaster.
THE UNTOLD CONSEQUENCES OF TEEN PROMISCUITY:
This one is mainly for the teens in the audience, but can be extended to college and university-aged young adults. For the young men in the crowd, those ‘free’ condoms that you have been given by your school, or, that you may have purchased on your own, are only 60 percent effective. On top of this, there are three other things you need to consider in your quest for a ‘backseat romance’.
First, many of the NEW STDs can STILL be transmitted, or ‘get through’ the common condom. Second, the guilt that you will suffer for that ‘five minutes of pleasure’ is going to get worse when, and if you meet the right young woman whom you want to marry. Third, if you do get the girl you are with pregnant, your earning potential will be cut in half for 18 to 20 years by a little-talked about law called Child Support Enforcement. If you play, you will pay--for a long time.
Now, for those young women in the crowd who think of themselves as the ‘campus hottie’, keep in mind that your friends, parents, and relatives are not going to be around to help you to raise that out-of-wedlock baby. Forget your education, because you will likely have to go to work to support your new family. You may get some support, but not much. The same girls that were squealing at your baby shower with you will be yelling in the phone at you, if you try to call them to ‘baby-sit’ your child.
THE UNTOLD CONSEQUENCES OF HOMOSEXUALITY:
If homosexuality and lesbianism are so ‘gay’, then why are more and more of these people who made the choice to get into this lifestyle killing themselves? Also, ask those in the medical profession if there are ‘cures’ for STDs. Many of them (if they are honest) will tell you that many of the STDs that were ‘curable’ are no longer that way, because they have mutated beyond the scope of present medical technology. We ALL know, AIDS is not curable. Many of these STDs take years to surface, and can kill a person in short--or long--order. Excuses won’t work, once your body has contracted an STD. If it’s AIDS, it’s going to cost you, your family, and society, about $150,000 per year to take care of you until your death. Nothing is happy about this choice of lifestyle.
Let's be honest about homosexuality. It is NOT passed on through the gene pool! It is NOT something that one can 'catch' like a cold. It is a firm, reasoned, and man (or woman)-made decision to have sex with a person of the same sex.
Ever seen an ugly homosexual or lesbian in the mainstream press? NO! The reason for this is a simple one, and it goes back to the same reason why you don't see 'ugly' drunks or 'ugly' dope users; many of those in the mainstream press SUPPORT homosexuality! I've worked in newsrooms for a long enough time to have run into this fact. Plus, if you read any of the gay publications, they ADMIT this to be true, and part of their agenda!
Now, for those who refuse to listen to logic, reason, and scientific evidence about the causes of homosexuality, let's go to the police blotter, which is MY area of expertise. Many child molesters, pedophiles, and gay men and women are more than happy to cite the fact that an 'older' adult molested them 'back in the day', and 'turned them out' into the gay lifestyle. It could have been an uncle, a brother, a mother, a sister, or a father. It could have been a babysitter, teacher, or even a priest. That secret shame sticks with them. Unless they are FREED by the power of Jesus Christ, they will continue in this lifestyle.
THE UNTOLD CONSEQUENCES OF WORKPLACE AFFAIRS:
It seems that the favorite spectator sport in American corporations and workplaces is: ‘Who can bed whom?’, if you go by the writings of the mainstream press and certain business publications. Call me crazy, but I had thought that the purpose of going to work was to WORK, not to fool around. Brothers, you have a wife. Sisters, you have a husband. I’ve noticed that, as time has progressed and the push has been made for more women to enter the workforce, ‘adultery’, has been toned down to ‘affair’, and then down to ‘office romance’ when women are involved in the pursuit. Don’t be fooled, my brother or sister. You will lose a lot more than your job if you cheat on your wife or husband. You may even lose your life!
THE UNTOLD CONSEQUENCES OF PROMISCUITY:
For my single brothers and sisters, don’t believe the hype that you are less of a person because you are single, and without a mate. There are far too many singles out there who are ‘desperate’ to ‘latch on’ to anyone that will pay attention to them, that they often wind up with more than they thought they’d get. Hitting the bars and nightclubs and ‘picking up’ someone who will ‘lay down’ with you is not going to lead to a lasting relationship.
Unfortunately, the old street proverb rings true: ‘Why buy the cow, when you can get the milk for free!’ Far too many singles are spending their time destroying themselves, based on the latest fad, trend, rap video, or Hollywood offering, to realize that if you WANT a quality person, you have to BE a quality person. You don’t meet a future wife of husband in a place that serves liquor, drugs, sex, or a combination of the three. Save you money and your future pain. If you spend much of your weekend wondering what you did the night before, it’s time to stop it, grow up, and find out what mature people do with their weekends. Surprisingly, some of them spend time in church, and in contact with Jesus Christ and His Word.
Don’t be deceived, because you WILL reap what you sow!
If we are going to talk about sex, then let’s include the consequences in our national conversation. As a matter of fact, let’s allow equal time for former adulterers, homosexuals, and bed hoppers to tell their stories about how they were changed by the power of Jesus Christ, and they have been set free from their destructive pursuits.
A fool in a uniform, or with a Ph.D. after their names, who does not know nor acknowledge God, the Bible, or any form of modesty or morality--but still believes that anyone can ‘do their own thing’ without consequences is nothing but a fool spouting well-dressed lies, clothed in the garments of REASON!
Fool me once, shame on you; but fool me twice, shame on WHO?
Mike Ramey is the author of ‘The Manhood Line’, a monthly, syndicated column written for men, from a biblical, business, and common-sense perspective. To Email, drop a line to manhoodline@yahoo.com. (C) 2001 Mike Ramey/Barnstorm Communications (19).