Celibacy and STDs

June 11, 2018 By Trevor Thomas

Despite being sexually active for over two decades, -- I know, “TMI,” but you can hardly discuss sex and not have “TMI” -- my wife and I have never spent even five seconds worrying about, or one dime preventing or treating, an STD. This is chiefly due to the fact that our sexual activity exactly corresponds to our marriage years. We’re teaching our four children -- ages 9, 12, 14, and 16 -- that if they conduct themselves similarly, they too will never have to ponder preventing or treating an STD.

For us, “conducting themselves similarly” means adhering to what God has said about sexual behavior. Namely, that the only rightful place for sex is within marriage. And marriage (How tragic that this even has to be said!) is only the lifetime union of one man and one woman. That either of these statements is shocking or controversial -- or even revealing -- only goes to show how corrupt our culture has become when it comes to sexual morality....................... Read more