Sex-Drenched World
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The world is now drenched—actually drowning—in a deluge of sex, with much or most of it having no connection to any real meaning or right purpose. More than ever in history, all mankind is awash in every conceivable kind of sexual pleasure, fantasy, perversion and pursuit—in or out of marriage, and with fewer and fewer people any longer making a distinction between the two. There has come to be no end to—and virtually no limits on—advertisements, television programs, movies, books, magazines, articles, photographs and websites for every kind of pornography and sex-related activity that the misguided creative genius of human beings could devise.
Barriers everywhere have dropped—and are still dropping as they near complete collapse on all fronts. Seemingly, every day establishes new lows in immorality, perversion, debauchery and “anything goes” when it comes to sexual habits and appetites. Experimentation and indulgence have become the norm. Most today have come to believe that free sex of every conceivable kind, with the same or opposite sex—or both—is a simple matter of personal preference. Vast millions have come to believe that achieving sexual pleasure in any setting, for any purpose, and involving any kind of experimentation or activity is perfectly acceptable—and is now, at least unconsciously, even seen to be a kind of human “right” of sorts.
You have seen how God foretold that in the “last days...men shall be...lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God” and “without natural affection” (II Tim. 3:1-4). In the age of gross materialism, mixed with rank hedonism, the three “Ls” of leisure, luxury and license have come to dominate the thinking of whole societies and nations.
God declares of our wanton, lascivious age, through Jeremiah, that “Every one neighed after his neighbour's wife” (2Tim 5:8). His now almost completely forgotten Seventh Commandment—“Thou shall not commit adultery”—is routinely ignored by vast numbers.
Also in Jeremiah is this passage describing all peoples of the earth: “For they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not Me, says the Lord. Take you heed every one of his neighbour, and trust you not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders. And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity [lawlessness]. Your habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know Me, says the Lord” (Jer 9:2-6). All so telling of modern nations.
Do not permit yourself to reduce this description to “God is given to hyperbole”—to “the overuse of superlatives.” The living God chooses His words carefully. He means exactly what He says. Read Psalm 12:6!
Rampant Adultery and Fornication
Return to adultery—just one sin in this long list. It is now rampant in all nations, with four out of five American households experiencing—and afflicted by—adultery, being committed by either one or both mates. Then consider South Korea, where 79 percent of men and 15.5 percent of women admittedto committing adultery in their 30s and 40s. The suffering of all kinds connected to just illicit sex by married people is staggering to consider. At what point will we find 90 percent—95 percent—or even 100 percent!—of couples no longer faithful in marriage (never mind chaste beforehand)?
The widespread practice of adulterous “pleasure marriages” has grown stronger in the Middle East. This is the custom of men marrying several so-called “widows” for the sole purpose of sex outside marriage, but done under the guise of taking care of women in need. In addition, because of China’s explosion of economic prosperity, adultery in that country has grown so widespread that there are now tens of thousands of private investigators whose sole task is to track and report the marital infidelity of wealthy executives whose wives doubt their faithfulness. Incredibly, only one in 100 is found to be faithful! Then there are the various cultures of Europe, where having a mistress has long been considered a badge of honor—and many wives willingly accept the status quo.
With the idea that any kind of commitment is unnecessary, or even a nuisance, a truly horrific new practice emerged that now sweeps society—hooking up. Also called “no-strings sex,” this no-limits-of-any-kind mindset is best described as “I had a beer last night, I hooked up last night,” as one psychologist described it. Today’s college campuses are fueled by alcohol, which serves to create a sexually charged atmosphere in which up to 80 percent of students on many campuses engage in sex with complete strangers, with the prevailing practice being to not even ask the name of their “partner.” The feeling has come to be, “It’s just sex. What’s the big deal?” The countless thousands who now do this several nights a week have come to believe there is only a problem if they “catch feelings” for the person with whom they are having sex.
The awful culture of hooking up pictures a generation of morally bankrupt young adults in which the pursuit of sexual conquests—“trophy nights”—could be compared to big game fishermen out on the open ocean, with the engine idling on low power and the boat moving at low speed, as these “fishermen” troll for “big game” sex. Vast numbers of college students and others now seem to exist for the purpose of moving from one sexual encounter to another.
Prostitution, legal for a long time in Nevada, was in 2002 legalized in Germany. Incredibly, because of technicalities in German unemployment law, women have been told that they may have to be prepared to “take a job as a prostitute” to prevent the government from “stop[ping] your benefits.” One wonders how far governments could go.
Related to the sex that is everywhere, the plague of pornography has also come to be a booming industry raking in billions of dollars across the world. The sexual appetite of people for this pursuit seems to be without limit, as are the magazines, movies, and hundreds of thousands of websites that make it available. Studies show 70 percent of hotel television revenue generated “in-room” is from pornographic films, meaning all other categories combined represent the other 30 percent.
Pornography is a powerful addiction for millions. Like alcohol, nicotine and drugs, it clutches ever-growing numbers who cannot find a way—the strength—to stop. Heartrending letters come to us describing marriages and families torn apart by this destructive social plague.
Homosexual marriage has become an explosive topic in the United States and Europe. Yet, it has been legal in the Netherlands since 2001. The process began in Europe in 1989, when Denmark was the first country to officially sanction such “partnerships,” opening up a host of different related issues that eventually found their way to courtrooms. Whatever the moral issue, it is the misuse of man’s adversarial legal system that invariably leads to the collapse of existing barriers. In December 2009, Mexico was the first Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriage, with the high court upholding it seven months later. Argentina followed soon after Mexico.
Of course, the entertainment industry today thinks nothing of homosexual conduct and routinely depicts it in movies, comedies and a host of television serials and sitcoms.
Also, lesbians and homosexual men have sought and received the legal right to adopt children in various countries, while other lesbians are willing to have a homosexual man impregnate them so they can “enjoy children” with the rest of society.
As this issue takes its place in the “cultural war,” governments are being forced to address it. Politicians are being forced to choose between the most basic Judeo-Christian values and “giving the people what they want” in the name of “human rights” or “equal rights.” The result has been nation after nation, particularly in the West, legalizing homosexual marriage. Some individual states are following suit in America.
Related to this issue are politicians who are even being pressured to create legislation regarding cross-dressing and transgender restrooms in high schools so that “gender neutral” children and teens can enjoy a “gender neutral” restroom. Truly astonishing!